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The Warner family and friends worked quickly to load and send a truckload of supplies to Hurricane Helene victims. One special load was collected by this class at the Harman Elementary/High School. By Stephen Smoot “It’s what our hearts told us to do. It happened to us in 1985,” said...

Pendleton County middle schoolers learned about safety on the farm, with firearms, and other issues. Here they see a demonstration of fire apparatus tools. By Stephen Smoot Steve Conrad, president of the Pendleton County Farm Bureau, made the headlining statement a week after a Farm Safety Day was held. And...

West Virginia youths in Pendleton County have an opportunity for 4-H to prepare them to be beyond ready for their future, as part of National 4-H Week, held Oct. 7 - 12.  This event is hosted nationally each year to encourage young people to join a local club where they...

By Stephen Smoot “That does not just happen. A lot of hard work goes into that.” Ryan Lambert, principal at Brandywine Elementary School, shared this while opening the school’s Local School Improvement Council presentation to the Pendleton County Board of Education, superintendent of schools, and other school system officials. The...

The Pendleton County FFA poultry judging team competed Sept. 26 in the state competition at the West Virginia University poultry farm. For the second consecutive year, Caleb Armentrout earned the award for the highest scoring individual in the contest. Cole Harper was the sixth place individual. The team, composed of...

Pendleton County Middle/High School September students of the month are, from left, Sam Eason, Jacey Thompson and Cortlyn Hartman. Sam Eason, Cortlyn Hartman and Jacey Thompson have been named outstanding students of the month for September at Pendleton County Middle/High School. Eason is the Academic Student of the Month. A...

Emma Hartman makes a play on the ball as Breena Bowers (#7) and Aubree Keiter (#5) move to support her if needed. By Stephen Smoot Coming off a stretch in which Pendleton County stole a silver division title and then traveled to a Tygarts Valley triad match, the Wildcats hosted...

Team Leo, consisting of, from left, Hunter Ducan, Drew Clements, Cathy Slusher and Jerry Simmons, took home first place honors after competing in the Slusher Scramble. The Slusher Scramble was held Sept. 22 at the beautiful Highlands Golf Club in Franklin. The winners were Team Leo, first place, Team (Barry) Munsey,...

By Stephen Smoot The Fighting Irish of Notre Dame  (the Clarksburg high school, not the university!) made their way west on Corridor H, then down US 250 to Tygarts Valley, where they helped to form a trio of teams competing. Notre Dame brought with them a strong seasonal showing, boasting...

Hunters getting ready for fall hunting seasons may now consult the 2024 Hunting Outlook and Mast Survey, according to the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. The annual publication, which provides details about the abundance of wild fruits and nuts produced by 18 species of trees and shrubs, forecasts similar...