Editorial

10 Years Ago  Week of September 20, 2012  Home-Schooled  Students Number 51 Board Told The Pendleton County Board of Education met in regular session on Sept. 4. The board was presented with the names of students who are home-schooled. The number of students so educated is 51. That is a...

By Dave Ellis Good-bye summer, hello fall. There will be less daylight. The leaves are turning their colors before falling from the trees, which will add another task to do, plus cutting the grass. Good luck to the archers as the season opens this Saturday and goes until the end...

Participating in the Treasure Mountain Festival period costume contest were, from left, Cora Faye Alexander (granddaughter of Larry and Jeannie Flynn), Carly Mitchell (daughter of Brandon and Cara Mitchell) and Harper Marsh (daughter of Doug and Kelly Marsh). Sugar Grove By Paula Mitchell There is something to be said about...

10 Years Ago  Week of September 13, 2012  Navy To Be Phased Out At Sugar Grove Commander William “Bill” Kramer of NIOC, Sugar Grove, confirmed in a Tuesday morning interview that the National Security Agency (NSA) is downsizing the US Navy presence at the base. The phasing out of the...

By Dave Ellis This is the special weekend for the Town of Franklin. The annual Treasure Mountain Festival begins today. The festival only happens once a year, and the weather forecasters are calling for a good weekend. There is only one week left of summer.  As of Oct. 1, the...

The Moatstown Family Choir sang spirited and uplifting songs Sunday at the VFW event in Sugar Grove. Sugar Grove By Paula Mitchell Sunday was a joyous occasion for all those in attendance at the VFW Pavilion in Sugar Grove.  The afternoon began with a 2 p.m. assembly where Phil Downs...

10 Years Ago  Week of September 6, 2012  Tomblin Favors  Elk Reintroduction  In State Published reports say that Governor Earl Ray Tomblin favors the reintroduction of elk into West Virginia. The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources records indicate that the last free-roaming, native West Virginia elk were seen near...

Members of the Wilfong family, descendants of the pioneer Michael and Sophia Wilfong, were, from left, Lester (Oct. 1, 1896 – Aug. 9, 1967) married Mary Myrtle Eckard; John Boyd (March 21, 1895 – Aug. 20, 1972) married Rosa Florence Varner; Eva Florence (May 22, 1893 - Dec. 12, 1976) ...

10 Years Ago  Week of August 30, 2012  The Pendleton Past by Harold D. Garber My return from a visit to relatives in Germany marked the end of a five-week sojourn outside these beloved United States. My focus is always intended to be local history, but as this tale unfolds,...

By Dave Ellis Good-bye hot and humid August, hello September. This is a start of the cooling down period, getting ready for fall. Come out this Friday and support the local high school football team. The volleyball team has already started its season, but they also need the county’s support...