The West Virginia State Police will be conducting a Sobriety Checkpoint in Tyler County on Route 18 at the entrance of Tyler Consolidated High School, near Middlebourne, WV. The checkpoint will be held on Friday November 21, 2025, between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. This checkpoint ...
Tyler County Board of Education Member Larry Thomas pleaded guilty before the state ethics board to sending a text message to the Tyler County Superintendent of Schools asking for his help in hiring his son to a position in the school system, which is a direct violation of the state Ethic Act. ...
Tyler County had two volunteers recognized at the 2025 WV 4-H Adult Homecoming Weekend Recognition Dinner. Elizabeth Jackson and Kelly Jackson were honored as 2025 Outstanding 4-H Volunteers of the Year. Elizabeth is one of the leaders for the Cloverbuds, Tyler County’s youngest 4-H ...
Shiny chrome, revving engines, and a whole lot of heart took over Sistersville City Park this past Sunday, August 3, as the Main Street Cruisers Car Club held their first-ever Family for Families car show, a new event aimed at raising funds for a local family in need. The event drew dozens of ...
After an abrupt shutdown in May, the historic Sistersville Ferry is charting a new course forward with a fresh face at the helm. Longtime captain Bo Hause, who piloted the beloved vessel for years, has returned temporarily. He won’t be on board to stay, but to pass the wheel to the next ...
On the evening of August 5, Sistersville Elementary School was buzzing with excitement as families from across Tyler County came together for the annual Back-to-School Fair. The building was filled with the joyful energy of new and returning students, parents, grandparents and community ...
WVU Medicine Wetzel County Hospital is gearing up to open its new coffee shop – Wake Up, Wetzel – in New Martinsville. The facility is following the lead of its sister hospital, WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital, that opened a coffee shop in its main entry a few years ago. Much like the ...
Wetzel County Circuit Court Judge Richard Wilson presided over the following criminal hearings regarding drugs and fraud on July 25. Wilson sentenced Kayla Amanda Quinn of Sistersville to three years of supervised probation after pleading guilty to one count of fraudulent use of an access ...
The Tyler County Board of Education held its regular meeting Monday evening, July 21, at 7 p.m. at the Board of Education office. The meeting began with a moment of silence and the Pledge of Allegiance. Board President Katrina Byers opened the meeting, with board members Larry Thomas and ...
New Martinsville resident Diana Estep, whose 24-year-old son Drew died of fentanyl poisoning in October 2020, attended the signing of the HALT act at the White House on July 16. Estep was accompanied to the event by her husband Steve; daughter Bailey Celedon and her husband Oscar and their ...
