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West Virginia Superintendent says she’s relocating students because she can’t have students “sitting on chemical waste site”
A recent Decision by the Wetzel County Board of Education to close Paden City High School has left many upset. Parents, staff, students, and community members were outside the Wetzel County BOE building Wednesday morning fighting to save their school.
Groundwater contamination from dry cleaning solvent prompts West Virginia school's relocation
Classes at a small West Virginia school will be relocated this fall, two years after the town's contaminated groundwater was added to a national cleanup priority list. Wetzel County Schools Superintendent Cassandra R. Porter announced the move Tuesday for students, faculty and staff at Paden City High School. They will relocate to existing schools in nearby New Martinsville when classes resume in August.
West Virginia’s Original Star Wars Convention, Jedicon WV, returns this weekend
NEW MARTINSVILLE, W.Va. (WTRF) — Calling all Jedi’s, West Virginia’s original Star Wars Convention is coming to New Martinsville! United Methodist Church is hosting Jedicon WV on June 15, 2024 from 10-4 p.m. Admission cost is $1, children aged 5 and under are free! Proceeds benefit Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, including WVU Medicine Childrens. Event […]
New Martinsville's Back Home Festival features The Wailers, hot air balloons
NEW MARTINSVILLE, W.Va. — New Martinsville is set to host the 7th annual Back Home Festival on June 28-30. The music festival was named West Virginia's 2023 Best Festival of the Year. This year’s lineup features Bob Marley's old band - The Wailers - along with other artists like...
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