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Tyler County Magistrate Reports

Seth Allen Thomas, 26 was charged in Tyler County Magistrate Court on December 5, 2024 with the misdemeanor offenses of Simple Assault and Violation of DV Protective Order. A hearing was set for December 18, before Magistrate Lynnsie Cline. Ashley M Bellows, 38 was charged in Tyler County ...

Journey to Bethlehem

For the third year, the First Church of God created a portion of Bethlehem on the church’s front lawn. The members of the church prepare all year long to recreate this moment in the Biblical town. It is the congregation’s idea of how over two-thousand years ago the middle east town may have ...

Mission Gives Back to Community

Last Saturday morning as the sun’s light touched a very chilly Main Street, it welcomed several hundred families. They had gathered at the ACTS of Charitable Mission to take part in the warm offering of charity sponsored by the mission and supported by businesses and charity of people. For ...

Princess Tea Party Held

On Saturday, Dec. 14, at the Mollohan Center located at the Wetzel County 4 H grounds, some Disney magic was brought to the town of New Martinsville organized by the Wetzel County AutumnFest. This event was a little girls dream, not only were they able to meet Elsa (Lidia Midcap), Aurora ...

Al-Janaby Acquitted on All Counts

A jury found Abdul Kahar Al-Janaby, 43, of New Martinsville not guilty of sex-related crimes against a child during a trial held Dec. 9-11. The verdict was rendered in Wetzel County Circuit Court on the evening of Dec. 11 by the jury consisting of five women and seven men. It took the jury ...

State BOE Approves County Consolidation

On Wednesday, Dec. 11, the West Virginia State Board of Education met in Charleston at the state complex to consider the business before the board. On that day, four county school systems, Clay County, Preston County, Wetzel County and Wood County came before the eleven-member board to present ...

TCMS Honor Roll

Tyler Consolidated Middle School Principal, Marcus Winters, released the names of the students that have achieved the honor roll for the first nine weeks of the 2024-2025 school year. Congratulations to the following students: 1st Nine Weeks 6th Grade 3.2-3.99 Baker, Brayden; Blake, ...

Paden City Council Reminded to Support Paden City High School

PADEN CITY – Resident Mike Turner reminded Paden City Council members on Dec. 2 that the West Virginia Board of Education is scheduled to consider the Wetzel County School Boards proposed consolidation plan today, Dec. 11. The Wetzel County Board of Education last month approved a ...

Sistersville Ferry Christmas Cruise Creates Holiday Memories

Ohio Valley residents took advantage of the recent free Sistersville Ferry Christmas Cruise which sailed on Saturday, December 7th. With temperatures hovering in the 20s, brisk winds required guests to bundle up while making holiday memories cruising the Ohio River. The cruises, which ...

WV Board of Education Approves Wetzel Consolidation Plan

Despite multiple community members from Wetzel County making the trek to Charleston to urge rejection of high school consolidation requests, the West Virginia Board of Education approved all requests today, including requests from Wood, Clay, and Preston counties. The state Board of Education ...