The Big Chill What’s the Deal with the Wind Chill Factor? A term is often bandied about when the weather is frigid, such as ...

Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer It’s common knowledge that Pulitzer Prize winning author Pearl S. Buck was born in Hillsboro, ...

Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer Trisha Barb joined the Pocahontas County Free Libraries staff in 2021 as an AmeriCorps and in ...

The lady in this portrait is Rebecca Sharp Duffield, the daughter of John Sharp and Sarah McCollam, born June 24, 1815. She ...

The West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) has confirmed the presence of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in a backyard flock in Pocahontas County. This marks only the second case of ...

Word has been received that the venerable Gatewood Potts is in a hospital in Elkins for treatment for kidney trouble. His wife, Mrs. Anna Waugh Potts, though eighty years of age, walked the two miles ...

Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer The Marlinton Town Council meeting Monday evening was filled with contention as some town residents shared complaints about the actions and inaction of code enforcement ...

Zoe C. Sullivan passed away Monday, December 23, 2024, at Pocahontas Center in Marlinton. She was a homemaker. Zoe was a daughter of the late Claude and Virginia Carpenter, and was married to Robert ...

The father of southern skiing, Dr. Thomas H. “Doc” Brigham, below, standing among the snow-covered trees at one of his beloved ski resorts – Snowshoe. Above, a glimpse into the past at Snowshoe, abuzz ...

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Christopher Michael Matheny, 50, of Herculaneum, Missouri, completed his walk on earth, Wednesday January 1, 2025, while ...

Lynn Shinaberry Lester, 58, of Marlinton, passed away Thursday, January 2, 2025, at Pocahontas Memorial Hospital. Born April 4, 1966, she was a daughter of the late Shirley Shinaberry. In addition to ...