ROMNEY — Members of the Romney Area Backpack Project carried out a day of service in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday.
ROMNEY — When Child Nutrition Director Amy Haines spoke to the board at their meeting last Friday, she wasn’t following a script.
LUKE, Md. — The pulp mill that papermaker Verso shuttered a year and a half ago may soon reopen.
A Hampshire County man has been indicted by the Frederick County (Va.) grand jury.
The Nurse Aid testing occurred in person on Jan. 16, and a handful of Hampshire folks passed both the written and skills examination administered by Professional Healthcare Development, LLC owners Mark and Denise Cihy.
CHARLESTON — Requirements for system upgrades and additional maintenance are included in orders the state Public Service Commission has filed after a full service audit of Frontier Communications.
Investigators with the West Virginia State Fire Marshal’s Office are seeking the public’s help in locating drivers who are believed to have been in the area of last month’s arson fires in Berkeley County that resulted in the death of a West Virginia Air National Guard firefighter.
Biennial report card scores watershed poorly
CHARLESTON — Nobody likes potholes, especially the men and women who work tirelessly to patch them.
CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice will be sworn in for his 2nd term Friday along with the other state constitutional officers.
CHARLESTON — A new state program will help renters and landlords hurt by Covid-19.
KENOVA (AP) — Griffith & Feil Drug has been in business since 1892, a family-owned, small-town pharmacy. This isn't their first pandemic.
Health Director has tirelessly led pandemic fight
Back-to-school discussion draws support, concern
CAPON BRIDGE — Plans for a new festival are under way in Capon Bridge as residents here look forward to the loosening of Covid-19 restrictions, hopefully by summer’s end.
ROMNEY — For the 1st time since Thanksgiving week the number of active Covid-19 cases in Hampshire County has dipped below 100.
ROMNEY — It’s back to school for Hampshire County students, the board decided Friday.
Winter’s favorite bush brightens the landscape year round.
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Our regular commentators on the Opinion page take their turn telling our incoming president, Joe Biden, what their hoeps are for him and this nation. For one writer, retired pastor and martial arts expert Wayne Neller of Augusta, this is his debut as a Review columnist. You’ll be able to rea…
Free Covid testing on Thursday Jan. 21 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Hampshire County Fairgrounds. This is the oral swab test. Please do not eat or drink anything 20 minutes prior to the test.
Pending Hampshire County school board approval, county schools will transition to an A/B model when in-person learning resumes on Jan. 19, Superintendent Jeff Pancione revealed in his Thursday update.
MARTINSBURG — A Springfield man has admitted to having meth to distribute here.
PLEASANT DALE — A Yellow Spring teen was critically injured Jan. 4 in a single-car accident on U.S. 50 east of Augusta.
Daryl Cowles, who represented the east side of Hampshire County for the last decade, has a new job.
BOSTON – GasBuddy, the travel and navigation app used by more North American drivers to save money on gas, is predicting that 2021 may feature a sharp rally in gas prices by year end.
WorkForce West Virginia is awaiting word from the U.S. Department of Labor on extension of unemployment benefits signed into law by President Trump last week.
ROMNEY — The Hampshire County Commission heard plans Tuesday for grant funds to demolish the old Hampshire Memorial Hospital building at their meeting.
Martinsburg’s Matthew Howard is bringing history alive yet again with his plans for a 3rd book about West Virginia’s American Indian past.
West Virginia gas prices skyrocketed 17.7 cents a gallon last week, averaging $2.28 Sunday in GasBuddy's daily survey of 1,154 stations.
ROMNEY — Romney officials are asking, and warning, that property owners in town need to have street numbers on all addresses.
Potomac Edison is lowering electric rates for 2021.
Jan. 4: Daniel Paul McGovern, 66, of Capon Bridge was arrested for burglary.
On Jan. 2, Earth is closest to sun in 2021 at a distance of 91.5 million miles.
CHARLESTON — Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, West Virginia’s Legislature briefly meets today to organize itself for 2021.
Facing federal charges for entering the U.S. Capitol with a mob, a newly sworn-in West Virginia delegate has resigned from his seat.
“A phenomenon noticeable throughout history regardless of place or period is the pursuit by governments of policies contrary to their own interests. Mankind, it seems, makes a poorer performance of government than of almost any other human activity. In this sphere, wisdom, which may be defin…
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CHARLESTON — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice brushed off criticism that the posh resort he owns did not follow coronavirus pandemic guidelines after video surfaced of a New Year’s Eve gala showing a tightly packed ballroom, with many people not wearing masks.
A little over a week ago I wrote a column called “Moving on” about how we needed to put the bitter divisions of the 2020 election behind us.
If I were President-elect Joe Biden and this new Congress I would not try to impeach President Trump.
ROMNEY —With her matter-of-fact voice and contagious laugh, it’s hard not to smile when talking to Hampshire County’s new prosecuting attorney Rebecca Miller, but make no mistake: she means business.
Active cases drop, but 2 more die; vaccine increases
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