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By Jim Hunt for theNews and Journal By Jim Hunt In today's world, where attention spans are short and digital...

By Stephen Smoot Foster care sat at the forefront of a number of minds in the West Virginia State Legislature...

By Stephen Smoot For two decades anyone who walked into Shinnston Peking, a Pike Street mainstay, experienced two sensual stimulations....

By Stephen Smoot Prince Otto Von Bismarck, the Chancellor of the German Empire from the 1870s through the 1890s came...

By Bethany Nuzum The Palette, located above Abundant Mother Apothecary, at 225 Pike St, in Shinnston is offering, Kids Paint...

The Shinnston News provides a calendar of events free of charge to churches and nonprofit organizations. Please submit your listing...

W. O. Bice proudly displays his flora wares at Viropa on this period postcard. He earned the trust ofimmigrant patrons...

“We are incredibly grateful for the gift of a strong, caring community that continues to show up for ourchildren. Today,...

Charleston WV – The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV:...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – In June, Rosenbaum Family House (RFH) will celebrate its founder, Hilda Rosenbaum, and her legacy on what...