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cblack@newsandsentinel.com WEST UNION — Area school districts are continuing to adapt to COVID-19 and are working to vaccinate teachers. In Pleasants County, remote learning days were moved to Fridays to allocate time for teachers and staff to receive their shots. Students will attend in person Monday through Thursday and will have remote learning on Friday. Jackson County is labeled red on Gov. Jim Justice’s map so high school students began remote learning this week. “When there is a change of the WVDHHR map changing the status of in-person instruction at the high school level, an...

Jan 20, 2021 CLARKSBURG — A Noble County woman was sentenced Tuesday to a year and a day in prison on a federal firearms charge in West Virginia. Amy S. Lambert-Shuster, 41, of Caldwell, was sentenced after pleading guilty in September to one count of aiding and abetting the unlawful transfer of a machine gun, according to a release from U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia Bill Powell. The release said Lambert-Shuster admitted to transferring an AR15-type firearm in January 2019 in Ritchie County. Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen L. Vogrin prosecuted the case on behalf o...

CHARLESTON — Another six people from Wood, Pleasants and Ritchie counties have been confirmed as deaths from the COVID-19 virus, according to Wednesday’s pa

Walking on a Dirt Road: Elliott Corner to Cold Spring Loop Posted by: Candace Gregory January 10, 2021 5,378 Views Let your imagination go wild. You have been riding on a dusty, bumpy, hot stagecoach all day from Mariposa. Or perhaps the day is freezing cold and you are bundled up the best you can in that stagecoach with your coat and some quilts. You are approaching Cold Spring Stage Stop and sure are looking forward to the break. You will most certainly stretch your legs while the stage changes out the stock, maybe get a cold drink of water, a hot meal or spend the night before trav...

ebevins@newsandsentinel.com Wood County Schools nurse Antoinette Nottingham, left, administers the COVID-19 vaccine to Parkersburg South High School teacher Steve Grasser during the first round of employee vaccinations Thursday morning at Parkersburg High School. (Photo Provided) Wood County Schools nurse Marilyn Schreckengost measures out a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine during a round of employee vaccinations Thursday morning at Parkersburg High School. The initial round of vaccinations was targeted at Wood County Schools employees age 50 and older. (Photo Provided) Wood County School...