By Paula Mitchell The Pendleton County Farm Bureau’s annual meeting was held Saturday at the bowling alley in Franklin. The bowling alley gang catered a delicious meal to 100 guests. The presentation of the 40th annual service award was given to S. Thomas “Tom” Mitchell. He graduated from Franklin High School in 1957, attended Monterey […]

Pocahontas County had to kick off its season on the road August 28, but they showed no ill effects. They took down the Tucker County Mountain Lions 31-16. The Warriors are now officially on a roll, as this was the team’s third straight win. Pocahontas County’s win bumped their record up to 1-0. As for […]

Ronald “Tuly” Thomas Tulanowski, 79, of Shinnston, passed away on August 30, 2026, at his residence. He was born in Fairmont on April 30, 1947 to the late Arthur Thomas Tulanowski and Eva Vera (Gumont) Tulanowski. Ronald worked for Consol as a coal miner from 1969-1977, then as an inspector for MSHA from 1977-2014. He […]

HENDRICKS COUNTY, Ind — A man who escaped from a minimum-security federal prison camp in West Virginia nearly two years ago is back behind bars after deputies caught him during a traffic stop in Hendricks County. The Hendricks County Sheriff’s Office arrested 53-year-old Roger Austin late Tuesday night. He was booked into the Hendricks County […]

The following hearings were recently held in Pocahontas County Circuit Court before the Honorable Judges Robert E. Richardson and Patrick I. Via An in-person plea hearing was held in the case the State vs Jeffrey Thomas Rose, 29, of Hillsboro, wherein defense counsel advised the court that the defendant will not be changing his plea […]

WEST UNION, W.Va — A 56-year old man faces multiple charges after he allegedly pointing a loaded firearm at a deputy while at the Doddridge County Fair Saturday. Thomas Smith Jr., was assaulting a female at the fair when an off-duty officer intertvened. When the deputy intervened Smith said that it was none of his…

PARSONS, W.Va. — All three members of the Tucker County Commission face misdemeanor criminal charges in connection with allegedly using county money to buy a crossbow and ammunition for one of them. Misdemeanor criminal informations were filed Thursday in Tucker County Circuit Court charging Commission President Michael Rosenau, Commissioner Frederick Davis and Commissioner Timothy Knotts with…

By Mike TonyFor HDMedia A Virginia-based company that has been quiet about its plans for massive data center complex operations in Tucker and Grant counties is again under scrutiny from West Virginia regulators. But again, that scrutiny appears unlikely to alter the company’s plans, which have raised rampant concerns among Tucker County residents that the […]

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