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Printmaker Caroline Hanson poses with her art vending machine at the Rivertown building in Marlinton. Last week, Hanson filled the machine...

Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer Since its inception in 1963, the National Youth Science Camp has taken place at Camp Thornwood,...

FORGET THE GROUNDHOG. We may be hoping for an early spring, but who can’t appreciate the natural beauty and the wildlife found...

Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer More than 100 third through eighth grade Pocahontas County students converged on the Green Bank Observatory...

Tim Walker AMR Reporter At its January 29 meeting, the Pocahontas County Solid Waste Authority (SWA) voted to accept the...

Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer There were three items on the agenda for Monday night’s Marlinton Town Council meeting and council...

Marlinton Middle School social studies teacher Sherman Taylor, standing, was recognized at the Pocahontas County Board of Education meeting January...

by Ken Springer The Accidental Ghostbuster “Critical thinking requires us to use our imagination, seeing things from perspectives other than...

by Randy Graham Hearty Breakfast Casserole You have company coming to stay for a couple of days, and they are...

Jaynell Graham Editor Sentencing was held January 29 in the case the State vs Tony Garretson, 58, of Hillsboro, in...

The Greenbrier Express, which runs from Cass to Durbin, has opened up the scenic railroad for the winter season this...

THE WEATHER LAST week was frightful. Temperatures, below zero at night, barely made it into the single digits during the day. But...

French Creek Freddie The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources announced that the West Virginia State Wildlife Center will host its 48th...

Blair Campbell visited Marlinton Middle School Monday to read her new book, “Jamlachia – The Campbells Go Camping!” with the sixth...

Tim Walker AMR Reporter The Pocahontas County Commission took up the issue of setting the distribution of the Hotel Occupancy Tax...

The Community Care Pharmacy in Marlinton is staffed by, from left, Crystal Halterman, Pharmacist Gabrielle Morgan, and Hannah Cooper. Another...

Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer Hundreds of playwrights apply and submit their work to be considered as features in the Barter...

Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer There may still be snow on the ground and single digit temperatures, but it’s never too...

Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer At its January 14 Pocahontas County Board of Education meeting, the board discussed its concern about...

Pocahontas County Homeland Security and Emergency Management Director Michael O’Brien provided the following report of 675 calls received by the...