Local Stories

The Annual Mollohan Family Reunion is just around the corner! It will be held on July 11th beginning around 11a.m....

Career and technical students won one of the nation’s highest awards at the National Leadership & Skills Conference (NLSC), held...

July 8, 1894: Walter Aegerter was born in Helvetia. An amateur photographer, Aegerter built both a studio and a darkroom...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Governor Patrick Morrisey today marked the arrival and construction of the America250 Wheel at the State Capitol...

CLENDENIN, W.Va. – Governor Patrick Morrisey joined Mayor Kay Summers and the people of Clendenin on Saturday during Summerfest, where...

Charleston, W.Va. - Standing before the America250 Wheel at the State Capitol, Governor Patrick Morrisey today unveiled the full schedule...

By Gary Lee Stuber The Clay County Commission met for their first regular meeting in the month of June on...

Natalie Coleman of Wallback was named to The University of Alabama Deans List for Spring Semester 2026. A total of...

Cindi Alkire says in rural towns like Wellsburg, high commercial rents and buildings in poor condition are the biggest barriers...

(Reprinted in The Clay County Free Press, Thursday, June 25, 2026, page 5) Masthead: THE WIDEN NEWS — "DUNDON" RED...