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BridgeValley receives WV Advance Grant to expand welding training opportunities
05/29/2026

BridgeValley receives WV Advance Grant to expand welding training opportunities

BridgeValley Community and Technical College has been awarded a $20,000 WV Advance Grant, approved by the West Virginia Community and Technical College System, to enhance hands-on training in its Welding Technology program. The funding will support the addition of new equipment and learning resource...

Treasurer Pack to send letter to families about opening Trump Accounts for children
05/28/2026

Treasurer Pack to send letter to families about opening Trump Accounts for children

Newborn parents can begin saving for their child this summer State Treasurer Larry Pack will be sending out a letter to newborn parents in West Virginia to encourage them to enroll their children in a new savings account that President Donald Trump is offering called “Trump Accounts.” “I am pr...

Widen News
05/27/2026

Widen News

Teacher Injured in Fall from 20-Foot Precipice Miss Tessie Bailes, librarian-English teacher in Widen High School, suffered a fractured back and broken leg in a fall over a 20 feet cliff near her home in Enoch, on Wednesday night, February 4, 1959. Miss Bailes, who lives here at the Annex Building d...

United Hospital Center names inaugural Rural Scholars to address West Virginia physician shortage
05/26/2026

United Hospital Center names inaugural Rural Scholars to address West Virginia physician shortage

The United Hospital Center (UHC) Family Medicine Residency Program is proud to announce the first cohort of medical students to join its newly launched Rural Scholars Program. This initiative marks a significant step in addressing the critical healthcare needs of West Virginia, where more than half....

CCHS track team sends eighteen to state championships
05/25/2026

CCHS track team sends eighteen to state championships

By Allen Hamrick Wednesday, May 13, was regional competition time for the CCHS track team with this year’s event being held at Buffalo High School. Here athletes would need to run, jump, and throw their way into CCHS track history, and that they did. As a team, the boys placed 3rd overall, and the...

Unofficial Primary Election results released
05/24/2026

Unofficial Primary Election results released

The Primary Election, held on May 12, saw an overall statewide voter turnout of 250,755 registered voters who cast ballots for the election, or 21% voter participation. That includes 67,361 who voted early in-person from April 29 to May 9, as well as 3,533 voters who participated by absentee ballot....

MTA to add an additional bus with routes into Clendenin and Charleston
05/23/2026

MTA to add an additional bus with routes into Clendenin and Charleston

By Gary Lee Stuber The Clay County Commission met for their first monthly meeting in May 11 with all three Commissioners in attendance. Commission President Joyce Johnson was the only commissioner physically present, both Commissioners David Schoolcraft and Duane Legg were present by speaker phone.....

THE WIDEN NEWS
05/22/2026

THE WIDEN NEWS

WIDEN, WEST VIRGINIA H. L. BEATTIE MANAGING EDITOR ASSOCIATE EDITORS PEARLE D. WILLIAMS VICTOR B. SHINGLER February 1959 Widen Woman’s Club Holds Regular Meeting; Donations Made To "CARE" The regular monthly meeting of the Widen Woman’s Club was held in the Legion Hall, Thursday, February 5, 195...

Governor Morrisey signs pay raise for state workers during ceremony
05/21/2026

Governor Morrisey signs pay raise for state workers during ceremony

Last week, Governor Patrick Morrisey ceremonially signed legislation delivering a 3% pay raise for West Virginia state employees during an event at the Northern Community College Wheeling campus. “Our state workers have earned this raise, and they deserve it,” said Governor Morrisey. “From our...

Panthers defeat Wayne and say goodbye to seniors
05/20/2026

Panthers defeat Wayne and say goodbye to seniors

By Allen Hamrick The Panther baseball team has been on a triathlon of sorts this past week as they played three games. In their last 10 attempts on the diamond, the Panther baseball team has gone 4-6. The gas ran out of the tank this past week, however, when Midland Trail, Scott and Wayne were [...]

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