SPRINGFIELD — Two-way traffic could return on the John Blue Bridge as early as today, the Division of Highways said Friday.
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Covid-19 took its place among the leading causes of death in Hampshire County — and is undoubtedly behind the rising number of deaths reported here in 2021.
The race is on in the new delegate districts.
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ROMNEY — Now that Old Man Winter has found Hampshire County, he’s planning to make a couple more visits here this week.
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1st in a series on our love affair in history and how it shades our progress
Covid-19 is stretching Valley Health’s resources to new pandemic highs.
The power plant at nearby Mount Storm comes up as 1 of the 100 dirtiest in the U.S., a new study based on government data shows.
Breezeline, the new name for Atlantic Broadband, says it is tapping into the new Affordable Connectivity Program to provide needy households a $30-a-month discount on Internet service.
CPS shortages, lack of data plague system as demand rises
KEYSER — The annual Mineral County Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Festival planning committee is now accepting proposals for presentations.
ROMNEY — Fire consumed a garage and at least 1 vehicle in it Sunday afternoon just north of town.
WINCHESTER — Trex Company is set to break ground on what will be the company’s new global headquarters.
ROMNEY — The town is preparing to ask the state for home rule authority in 5 areas.
The Romney High School Class of 1964 will gather on Saturday, June 4 — the date of the annual RHS reunion.
CAPON BRIDGE — For the 1st time in 18 months, every office in Capon Bridge’s town government has been filled. At the Jan. 11 Town Council meeting, David McMaster was appointed to a seat on the council and Tracey Grassi agreed to serve as town recorder.
New Covid variant detected here as county sees 2 more deaths
MOOREFIELD — Donna Davy, an art instructor at Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College, recently earned national recognition from Artist’s Magazine for a portrait of her pet parrot.
CHARLESTON — A North Carolina steelmaker will build a $2.7 billion mill in West Virginia, creating an estimated 800 manufacturing jobs, Gov. Jim Justice announced Wednesday.
The federal government has quietly launched its website to sign up for free Covid-19 tests, allowing people to order a maximum of four tests shipped directly to their household.
CHARLESTON — For the first time in half a year, families on Friday are going without a monthly deposit from the child tax credit _ a program that was intended to be part of President Joe Biden’s legacy but has emerged instead as a flash point over who is worthy of government support.
I discovered “Judge Judy” on the day it first aired in 1996 and have watched it faithfully — probably obsessively — all the way through its 25-year run of new episodes and even now in reruns.
CAPON SPRINGS — For the 1st time since Capon Springs and Farms opened its Hygiea Bath House in 2006, the spa is offering winter hours for day visitors.
We have some great news for West Virginia to share this week. Nucor Corp., the largest steel producer in the United States, announced Jan. 12 it has selected Mason County as the location for a state-of-the-art sheet steel mill.
Lawmakers have already proved they are serious this year about working with employers to bring opportunities to the state.
The House of Delegates was called into Special Session on Jan. 10 to take action on the West Virginia Industrial Advancement Act. The bills included in this package of bills would be the largest single investment ever made in the state of West Virginia.
Sometimes it seems that the older I become the more I forget. Having taken more than a few blows to the head over the years, it could be that my relaxed brain is simply manifesting.
As we enter Year 3 of the pandemic, the caregivers of Valley Health continue to stand tall in supporting our community through successive waves of Covid-19.
All schools in Hampshire County will be closed on Tuesday, Jan. 18 due to icy road conditions and drifting snow.
This week in the Hampshire Review... Winter snow photos – Real Estate market soars in 2021 – Romney teen offers aid to Ky. tornado victims – D&D purchases Weimer property – Lupton swims to 1st place... and more!
Filing for the 2022 elections opened quietly Monday for races involving Hampshire County.
SUNRISE SUMMIT — D&D Plumbing says it might have bought more space than it needs in acquiring the Weimer Chevrolet property in Sunrise Summit.
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Situated in the middle of Hampshire County, the Augusta Fire Company was called for nearly half again more vehicle accidents than fires in 2021.
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Hampshire County’s real estate market hit heights in 2021 that have never been seen before.
High Covid case numbers stretch Health Department
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said last week he will ask the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for permission to offer a 4th dose of COVID-19 vaccines to residents 50 and older as well as to essential workers.
ROMNEY — The Hampshire County Commission approved new polling places for county precincts, learned the county will get a new aerial mapping this year, and settled on an approach to provide more oversight of the board of health at Tuesday’s meeting.
ROMNEY — The Hampshire County grand jury handed up indictments on 21 people during its January session last week.
It hasn’t been a rough couple of years for West Virginia’s small businesses, beginning with the pandemic and continuing with the labor shortage and breaks in the supply chain.
While you all know I am a conservative and I don’t vote for a party, I have numerous times before mentioned I voted for Senator Joe Manchin.
West Virginia opens its 60-day session today, but are there any Hampshire County priorities in the bills that will be filed?
QUINCY, Mass. — With major expansion and acquisition initiatives extending the company’s reach beyond its traditional east coast footprint, Atlantic Broadband, the nation’s 8th-largest cable operator, has rebranded as Breezeline.
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Department of Agriculture will be hosting a virtual refresher Acidified-Only Better Process Control class on Jan. 26.
Yet another social media threat will cause additional police presence at both Hampshire High and Romney Middle on Monday, Jan. 10. The Hampshire County Sheriff's Office and the county schools learned of a potential threat Sunday to the schools Sunday night posted on the social media app TikT…
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State Farm is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2022 by expanding State Farm Neighborhood Assist program.
CHARLESTON — Hay stocks in West Virginia were up in December, but 2021 production was down from 2020.
If you know me at all, you likely know that I would add “old” to “good” books in the 1941 Burton Lane/Ralph Freed line above. I like old stuff including old books, of which I have a diverse collection.
On Dec. 3, Augusta 4-H club’s junior and senior members were in the Beef Bowl at Canaan Valley. We didn’t win, but had new learning experiences and a fun-filled day.
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CHARLESTON — The number of hogs in West Virginia on Dec. 1, the year’s total crop and the sows farrowing were all up from 2020’s totals, the USDA is reporting.
If the work is done and the day still young, a ride through the back roads in an antique truck is often in order. Since my work truck is only months short of being 50 years old, the antique factor is already built in. All that’s needed is some time, gasoline, curiosity and a camera.
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Please bear with me. After thinking up a clever title for the March/April Tech Tips column in Antique Power, I’m all “titled out.” The above was one of the first to be rejected. The article is about using spent shotgun shells to plug off dirt sensitive lines and fittings while a tractor bein…
This will be the last installment of this column in 2017. The next will be on Jan. 3, 2018. Such an occasion is commonly thought to be a time of reflection — another year gone by (sigh).
WASHINGTON —More than $100,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is headed to the West Virginia Department of Agriculture.
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WASHINGTON — Three projects totaling $1.31 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture are pouring into West Virginia.
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Department of Agriculture is now seeking applications for specia
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William Taylor and Callie Taylor Dayton may just be 2 of the busiest people you’ll meet come the holiday season.
I guess I’ve gotten into the habit of borrowing titles lately.
Every square inch of ground anywhere holds a story. As children in the then vast New Jersey farm country, we would find lost objects in the fields by throwing our pocket knives then looking at the place where they landed. I admit that this method wasn’t very scientific, but it did sometimes …
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PETERSBURG — The Tri-County Wool Pool take-in has been scheduled for 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Dec. 10 (a Friday), at the Tri-County Fairgrounds in Petersburg.
WHEELING — More than 200 members and friends of the West Virginia Farm Bureau (WVFB) gathered on Nov. 14-16 at the Oglebay Resort & Conference Center in Wheeling to conduct their 102nd annual meeting.
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An old friend, a minister, recently passed away. Because of Covid-19, the memorial service had to be held on Zoom.
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The North River Mills shop has virtually no heat and plenty of ventilation. Years ago, someone must have found themselves in a situation similar to mine as there is evidence of newspapers having been put up on the west wall to block the wind. An open lean-to protects this wall from rain and …
The shortage of natural pollinators, such as bees, is threatening global food production around the world, making it difficult to feed an ever-growing human population. Researchers at West Virginia University have come up with a plan B to this decline in pollinators by creating a robotic pol…
I have virtually no experience in the beef cattle business. There, I feel better having finally made that confession. In addition, I have only 1 (one) tractor repair customer who is a full-time cattle farmer and not retired from some secret branch of the federal government. Of course, all of…
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ROMNEY — The Potomac Valley Conservation District has approved cooperators for financial assistance through the Agricultural Enhancement Program.
The Hampshire County FFA chapter has been hard at work over the past month. The Halloween Country-Style was a big success, with a turnout of over 200 kids throughout the evening. Members were stationed at different carnival-style games, while others helped the kids paint pumpkins.
It was around 6:30 a.m. and I had just dropped off the Old Hippie school bus driver at her bus in Capon Bridge. It was raining an uninspiring rain; Neither the fury of summer thunder nor the deep, contemplative state inspired by a winter ice storm.
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CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the 2021 Specialty Crop Block Grant H.R. 133 Stimulus Program.
A West Virginia University engineer is combining the study of neuroscience and robotics to better understand the nervous system and motor output of insects to create animal-like robots for potential use in agriculture, mining and space exploration.
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CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Department of Agriculture is now accepting Request for Applications for the 2021 West Virginia Farmers and Ranchers Stress Assistance Network grant.
Ah, November. A bright moon in the boughs of leafless trees, a single chill raindrop on the cheek, soft amber glow of distant windows, wood smoke in the silver gray dawn, red glow in the western sky from a Midwest afternoon, survival of the Old Hippie’s orchard day. That’s right — Saturday, …
As many readers already know, I’m an advocate for the preservation and use of old cars, trucks and other machinery. The ‘70s, when the Old Hippie (aka, wife Stephanie) and I were first married, was our golden age of economical, carefree driving; we drove ‘50s trucks. The trucks were designed…
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We who do not celebrate All Hallows Eve or Halloween have nonetheless come to associate this time of year with things spooky and mysterious. It’s only natural, really; consider the long shadows of trees reaching across a meadow, the mystery of a vast, rustling cornfield, early darkness, the …
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Richard Dykstra of Readstown, Wis., writes to ask how much work is involved in replacing the engine in a gasoline powered Massey Ferguson 150 with a Perkins Diesel unit.
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WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has directed the U.S. Department of Agriculture to aid recovery efforts for farmers, ranchers and residents affected by Hurricane Ida.
A Yellow Spring farmer is among the top 10 Angus producers in West Virginia.
There are ideas, there’s on a roll, then there’s inspiration.
Ah, October: frost, foliage, woodsmoke and clear, cool nights. Since hunting season has begun, this author is inspired to write about — what else — guns. I’ve been a regular at C.S. Arms in Upperville, Va., for a few years now. I’m into cheap (of course) fixer-uppers, and my special interest…
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