Local Stories

A Cold One! By Jim Hunt for the News and Journal The pleasant weather we enjoyed until the end of...

By Charlotte R. Lane Chairman Public Service Commission of West Virginia Welcome to the new year. The future looks better...

By Bill Nestor The West Virginia University men’s basketball team is off to a torrid start. In their first dozen...

By Bethany Nuzum The Palette, located upstairs at 225 Pike St, in Shinnston is offering: Calming Art, Friday, January 10,...

By Rosalyn Queen As I reflect on the passing of 2024 and the coming of 2025, a song keeps playing...

By Robert Franklin Maddox, Marshall University U.S. Senator Harley Martin Kilgore (January 11, 1893 - February 28, 1956) was born...

Thursday, Jan 16, 2025 American Legion Auxiliary Unit 31 monthly meetings.  Juniors meet at 6 pm, Seniors meet at 7...

“Jesus Christ our hope” From L’Osservatore Romano At the General Audience on Wednesday morning, 18 December, Pope Francis started a...

From L’Osservatore Romano In the southern state of Tamil Nadu, Sister Johncy Nambikairaj and her fellow religious sisters care for...

By Stephen Smoot   Some records and all-time statuses are unassailable. For example, under current practices, no baseball player will...