The West Virginia Board of Education has stripped the Tyler County Board of Education of its decision making powers, and directed State Superintendent Michele Blatt to find and hire the county’s next school superintendent. The state board met Wednesday in Charleston. “The West Virginia ...
Longtime Tyler County Schools employee Patricia Feldmeier has been unanimously approved by the board of education to become the district’s new superintendent of schools. The decision was made during the May 5 Tyler County Board of Education meeting. Board President Katrina Byers called the ...
Paden City Council on May 5 heard the first readings of three separate ordinances related to vacation leave, sick leave and the tampering of water meters. A proposed ordinance related to vacations calls for employees to give at least seven days notice if they want to go on vacation. It was ...
The Sistersville High School Alumni Association is pleased to recognize Krista Hanood DeVaughn as the Golden Apple Award Recipient for 2025. Krista is an SHS graduate and member of the class of 1988. The Golden Apple Award is presented annually by the association in recognition of a teacher who ...
Both Middlebourne and Sistersville took part in the 2025 National Day of Prayer on Thursday, joining communities across the country in a tradition that dates back to 1952. This year’s theme, “Pour Out to the God of Hope and Be Filled,” called on participants to release their burdens and ...
For more than 75 years, the Sistersville Pool has been a summertime staple, offering a safe, supervised, and family-friendly place for children and residents to cool off during hot afternoons. But as operating costs continue to rise, keeping this cherished community resource open each summer is ...
The Tyler County Family Resource Network hosted its third annual Family Affair on Thursday, April 24, at the Sistersville Elks Club, and the event was hailed as a tremendous success by all in attendance. Designed especially for families expecting a child or with children under the age of ...
The Paden City Public Library’s Lego Club meets monthly to allow children to play, build and learn with Lego bricks. Danielle Ice-Davis, director of the Paden City Public Library, said the club is free and meets at 5:30-7 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month. Children younger than 7 years ...
Construction of the new Sistersville General Hospital will kick off with a groundbreaking ceremony slated for 2 p.m. May 28. The celebration, which will take place near the current hospital building, will include performances by local students starting at 1:30 p.m. and speeches from speakers ...
On Tuesday, April 15, 2025, Union Bank, Inc. donated ham and bacon purchased from local students at the annual Tyler FFA Ham and Bacon Show to the Adam’s House, which provides needed food items for local families in need, and also to the Council of Senior Tyler Countians, which serves local ...
