MIDDLEBOURNE – John Brian Shepherd, 58, was sentenced on Jan. 23 to 145 to 540 years in prison for multiple counts of sex-related crimes. Tyler County Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey Cramer handed down ...

(Photo by Ed Parsons) The Paden City Fire Department remains at the scene of a house fire late Tuesday on Third Avenue. Smoke billows from the destroyed home following a fire at the residence on ...

(Photo by Chuck Clegg) New Martinsville employees are shown at a waterline break during frigid weather. With temperatures reaching as low as -10 degrees in parts of the county, it is inevitable that ...

The metric system is used by almost every country in the world, making it a universal language of measurement. The United States officially endorsed the metric system in 1975, but implementation has ...

This week's smiling face is Charlie Ebert of Sistersville. Charlie Ebert of Sistersville is all smiles celebrating his birthday.

My first recollection of a school special event was in Central Grade School. Most of my early memories were in that large stone building which reminded me of a castle in an old Dracula movie. I had ...

Magnolia welcomed Union Local to town on Tuesday night, January 21, in boys basketball action and dropped their fifth game of the season to the visiting Jets 70-57. The Blue Eagles fell behind early ...

Dubale Greathouse defends against Cameron. Magnolia got back on the winning track on Saturday night as they started strong and never let up in taking down the Cameron Dragons 65-43 in a Rotary ...

Returning from three weeks in Florida, last Monday we were flying from Orlando to Akron-Canton airport. I had a business meeting at Marietta. It was sunny and clear. Flying over the Ohio River, snow ...

Paden City Council hears a dog at large complaint during their meeting. The Paden City Common Council met for its regular session on Monday, January 13, 2025 at 7 p.m. in the council chambers of the ...

I know I have shared with readers before my dislike for all things Ohio State, but I am trying to balance my Buckeye aversion somewhat because of my grandson, Leo. He is growing up in the Worthington ...

The Paden City Wildcats met up with a strong Wood County Christian Wildcats Boys Basketball team on January 17, 2025 and fell 73-28 on the road in Williamstown. The Cat’s had trouble all night finding ...