Williamstown News

My wife and I were traveling to Amish Country in northern Ohio Saturday for her to visit the quilt shops and fabric stores and have lunch in one of the supposedly Amish restaurants.

Eleven months ago, it looked as if Fenton Art Glass Co., which opened its Williamstown facility in 1906, did not have a future.

For the past three and a half years, I have been fortunate enough to call the Eastern Panhandle - and Martinsburg in particular - my home.

Barry Calebaugh, president of the Waverly Lions Club, said the festival has grown over the past seven years and by early Saturday afternoon, about 200 had come to the exhibition area.

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No request for a recount was submitted. Following declaration of the local races, which occurred around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, the 48-hour period during which a recount could be requested kicked in.

A new company wants to restart production at Fenton Art Glass Company and repackage the product for a new generation of customers.

Wood County children kindergarten-through-fifth grade who own a dog are invited to tell Wood County Assessor Rich Shaffer why their pet deserves to be top dog.

She worked as an administrative assistant for over 40-plus years for Ray and Audra Fuentes and previously had been employed by Williamstown Bank.

A U.S. Army HH-60L Black Hawk helicopter and its fight crew from Williamstown, came to the search and rescue training exercise in Pocahontas County.

That was proven Monday when, after adding in the overruled provisional ballots and absentees, the candidate for the District 2 council seat, James Richards, ended up with 81 votes to his opponent Jeremy Crites' 80 votes.

The local contingent is strong as the West Virginia Golf Association's Junior Match Play Championship returns to Parkersburg Country Club today and Sunday.

The doors of stores in Marietta's downtown and Harmar Village were thrown open, people filled the sidewalks and the sound of music filled the air during ReStore Marietta's Garden Party Friday evening.