Miss Kaylee Yost smiles as she lines up to throw a snowball as her picture is being taken. Yost is a freshman at Magnolia and on the varsity basketball team.

Kayson Landry Adams, son of Zachary and Kelley Adams of Forest, Va., celebrated his second birthday on January 3, 2025. Kayson has a brother, Ayden, ten years old, and a sister, Alyse, six years old. His grandparents are Robert and Bonnie McGinnis of Sunset Beach, NC and Stephen and Susan ...

The Wetzel County Animal Shelter is beginning the year with new faces. This dog, named Panda because of his distinctive coloration, is smiling at you awaiting a new family and home. If 2025 is the year of a new family pet, visit the shelter and discover if Panda is the dog for you. Happy New Year.

Susann Taylor has for the last seven years brought sweet treats to the community. On the day our camera caught up with her, she had baked 99 dozen cookies. Her smiles and the sweet aroma of baked goods bring smiles to all who meet her each day.

The real Santa was photographed just moments before he left the North Pole on his world wide trip last night. Under his snow white beard he shows a big smile as he says, "To all a Merry Christmas and Joyous New Year! Ho, Ho, Ho!

Who else would you expect this week? Riding along during a local community parade was none other than Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus. Not only were they smiling bright, they were also handing out candy as a pre Christmas gesture to the little ones. Santa was heard bellowing out Ho, Ho, Ho, Merry ...

Walter Shepherd got his first deer with a crossbow on November 16 in Proctor, WV. He is 7 years old and he was hunting with his dad, Chad Shepherd, and his uncle, Tom Shepherd, on private property.

Members of the 40+ band, David Nixon, Rick Gayor, Tom Fonner, Terry Stick, Marino Calvarese and John Faine all beam great smiles of holiday joy after their performance at the United Methodist Church in New Martinsville.

Hubie Morris of New Martinsville was all smiles on Sunday as he prepared to go home and watch the Steelers and Bengals play. Hubie is a regular for coffee at the New Martinsville McDonald's where he enjoys sitting around and talking with other patrons. Hubie enjoys football and trips to ...

Rising Phoenix Guild, the combined theater efforts of New Martinsville and Paden City middle and high school students, will present The Play That Goes Wrong Dec. 6-8 at Magnolia High School. This play will offer a fun time of theatrical hijinks. If anything could go wrong, it probably will. ...