By Rachel IsabellHD Media WEBSTER SPRINGS — Community members gathered inside city hall on Nov. 28 for a candlelight vigil honoring Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, the 20-year-old Webster County native who died while serving with the West Virginia National Guard in Washington, D.C. The room filled quickly as residents, veterans, civic[Read More…]

By Mark SuekThe Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG – The Mid-Ohio Valley Model Railroad Club will keep the tradition of toy trains at Christmas alive with two family-oriented events this month. First will be the club’s annual Christmas Open House set for 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. Saturday at its facility[Read More…]

By Estaban FernandezTimes West Virginian FAIRMONT — Tuesday afternoon, rain puddled outside the Center of Hope on Cleveland Avenue, an eerie callback to the floods which battered Fairmont five months ago. However this time, the building’s new roof withstood the elements. Rev. Mark Staples, executive director for the Center of[Read More…]

By Rick Steelhammer, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Prior to her death 200 years ago this week, “Mad” Anne Bailey cast a giant shadow across the western fringe of the Virginia frontier as a legendary scout and long-distance messenger during an era of bloodshed between European settlers and Native Americans.[Read More…]

By Charles Young, WV News WASHINGTON — The death of West Virginia miner Steven Lipscomb following the flooding of Nicholas County mine on Nov. 8 was the fifth mining fatality in West Virginia this year.  Information from preliminary and final reports from the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration shows the year’s[Read More…]

West Virginia National Guard Press Release CHARLESTON, W. Va. – We are deeply saddened to confirm the death of one of our own, Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, a member of the West Virginia Army National Guard, who was shot in the line of duty near the Farragut Square Metro Station on[Read More…]

By Mary Jane Epling, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON — Marshall University’s new Institute of Cyber Security may be built for the ever-evolving digital future, but project designers say the building’s foundation is unmistakably West Virginian — shaped by the surrounding mountains, iconic steel bridges and historic brickwork that define the state’s[Read More…]

By Taylor McKinnie, The Inter-Mountain ELFKINS, W.Va. — Elkins has been transformed into ‘Elfkins’ for the 2025 holiday season, as announced by this sign located on the corner of Davis Avenue and Sixth Street. With Thanksgiving now behind us, the Christmas season is directly in front of us, offering many[Read More…]

By Esteban Fernandez, Times West Virginian FAIRMONT — The race to prepare Maple Grove Cemetery for next month’s Wreaths Across America Day begins as soon as the first leaf touches the ground each fall. By mid-November, leaves blanket the ground. Volunteers maintain the cemetery, which is so massive, cutting the grass[Read More…]

By Jacob Martin, The Preston County News & Journal KINGWOOD, W.Va. — Preston County Seniors shared their thoughts on Thanksgiving during the annual dinner at the Kingwood Senior Center, stressing the importance of tradition, slowing down, and most importantly, spending time with family and friends. Throughout the year, Preston County[Read More…]