LEWISBURG — Scott Wentz, D.O., graduated from the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) with a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree on May 1, 2026. While at WVSOM, Dr. Wentz was president of the Wilderness Medicine Club as well as a member of Psi Sigma Alpha, a national ...
MARLINTON – Three new Board of Education members were elected by Pocahontas County voters this week. Connie Rose, Edwina Garber and Regina Hall were the top three Board of Education vote getters in Primary Election voting in Pocahontas County. Rose received 1,164 votes, or 25.4% of the votes cast, while Garber totaled 844 votes, or 18.4%, and Hall garnered 804 votes, or 17.5%. The other candidates included incumbent Andrew “Frosty” McNabb, who received 522 votes, or 11.4%; Karen McCoy, with 47 votes, or 9.8%; incumbent Morgan McComb, with 391 votes, or 8.5%; Stephen McCarty, ...
ELKINS - The Rotary Club of Elkins packed 90 Jared Boxes for use at Vandalia Health Davis Medical Center for pediatric patients. The project is named in memory of Jared McMullen, a 5-year-old cancer patient at Geisinger Medical Center in State College, Pennsylvania. When McMullen went for ...
PHILIPPI – Coal miners in north central West Virginia now have access to specialized lung health screenings close to home, thanks to a newly approved federal program at Vandalia Health Broaddus Hospital. Broaddus Hospital has been approved as a site for the National Institute for ...
CHARLESTON – Efforts by Gov. Patrick Morrisey and groups affiliated with his vision for the state secured several victories in West Virginia legislative contests, but spending in opposition to other delegates and senators failed. All 100 House of Delegates seats were on the ballot for ...
ELKINS – Randolph County will elect a new County Commissioner in November, as incumbent Chris See was beaten in his re-election attempt Tuesday night by Steve Wamsley, who will be the Democratic nominee heading into the General Election. On the Republican side of Tuesday's Primary Election, ...
