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Tim Walker AMR Reporter The “on again, off again” potential purchase of the currently leased county landfill, has again been stalled...

The Pocahontas County Grand Jury returned a three-count indictment against two individuals with regard to the May 19, 2024 death...

Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer At the December 17 Pocahontas County Board of Education meeting, superintendent Lynne Bostic recognized 2024-2025 Teacher...

Laura Dean Bennett Staff Writer Naturally, when Old World immigrants came to the New World, they didn’t leave their precious...

Gathering resources to keep on hand doesn’t help much unless the knowledge of how to use them is also present;...

Jaynell Graham Editor The December Grand Jury convened on two separate days in the Pocahontas County Circuit Courtroom and returned...

Tim Walker AMR Reporter The Pocahontas County Broadband Council and the Pocahontas County Commission have, for quite a while, been...

Just like a “family photo.” Pictured, seated l to r: Kristy Shisler, BSN, RN, Director of Nursing and Quality; Sara...

Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer At the special Marlinton Town Council meeting Monday afternoon, the hottest topic on the agenda was...

The second Annual Holiday Community Concert will be presented Sunday, December 15, at 3 p.m. at the Highland Center in...

Tim Walker AMR Reporter At its December 4 meeting, the Pocahontas County Solid Waste Authority (SWA) reviewed the landfill purchase...

Homemade cold weather emergency kit. K. Springer photo Ken Springer On January 25, 1978, an unusually severe blizzard struck Ohio,...

Pocahontas County Homeland Security and Emergency Management Director Michael O’Brien provided the following report of the 503 calls received by...

Ken Springer Contributing Writer Tis the Season For cold injuries “If the thermometer had been an inch longer, we’d all...

Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer At Monday night’s Marlinton Town Council meeting, a concerned citizen addressed council during the hear callers’...

Mya Workman The West Virginia High School Rodeo Association came to Marlinton Saturday and Sunday, November 2 and 3, and...

Tim Walker AMR Reporter Anticipating newly elected County Com- missioner Thane Ryder replacing current Commissioner Walt Hel-mick on January 1,...

Spindles are one of the oldest forms of spinning fiber into yarn but consists of many more styles and techniques...

Jaynell Graham Editor A jury trial was held November 18 and 19 in the Pocahontas County Circuit Court in the...

Tim Walker AMR Reporter JoAnne Gilardi and other members of the Northern Pocahontas Historical Society Association (NPHSA) updated the Pocahontas...