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25th Annual/Silver Anniversary “Ride for Life” Dice Run
09/06/2026

25th Annual/Silver Anniversary “Ride for Life” Dice Run

Saturday, August 15 is the date of the 25th Annual/Silver Anniversary “Ride for Life” Dice Run benefitting the American Cancer Society. The Ride is approximately 135 miles long through six beautiful counties in West Virginia including dice-roll stops in Barbour, Harrison, Marion, Monongalia, Pre...

Leveling the Playing Field: Why Transparency in School Fees Matters for Every Clay County Kid
09/05/2026

Leveling the Playing Field: Why Transparency in School Fees Matters for Every Clay County Kid

By Amber Ferrebee Watching the conversations unfold following the Board of Education’s sudden decision to charge steep new participation fees for non-enrolled students joining school sports and clubs has been tough. It’s painful to see how fast discussions about our kids' education have turned i...

The Widen News — School Page (March 1959)
09/04/2026

The Widen News — School Page (March 1959)

Source file: _Widen_News.jpg Publication: The Widen News — Widen, Clay County, West Virginia Date: No printed dateline appears on this page fragment. Internal evidence places it in March 1959: the page references a Student-of-the-Month "for March," a region three teachers' meeting held Monday, Mar...

Corn Cheese: Halfway Around the World, Right at Home
09/03/2026

Corn Cheese: Halfway Around the World, Right at Home

One of the many things I find fascinating about food is the throughlines of different cultures. Korean Corn Cheese sounds exotic, but it’s just corn casserole’s Asian cousin, and it shares a lineage with Mexican elote and other similar dishes across the world. Turns out corn, some sort of fat, a...

Governor Morrisey Announces $14 Million Investment to Expand Access to Rural Healthcare
09/02/2026

Governor Morrisey Announces $14 Million Investment to Expand Access to Rural Healthcare

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Governor Patrick Morrisey today announced an approximately $14 million investment through the state's Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) to expand remote patient monitoring and virtual healthcare technology across West Virginia. The funding will help hospitals and healthc...

Bridging the Gap for Our Kids: How Parents and Community Are Coming Together
09/01/2026

Bridging the Gap for Our Kids: How Parents and Community Are Coming Together

By Amy Lane With a new school year fast approaching, families across West Virginia are relying on the state’s school clothing voucher program to help prepare their children for the classroom. However, after opening on July 20, the application window was abruptly closed at 11:59 p.m. on July 27—a...

West Virginia Folklife Seeks Applications Statewide for 2026-27 Folklife Apprenticeship Program
08/31/2026

West Virginia Folklife Seeks Applications Statewide for 2026-27 Folklife Apprenticeship Program

Charleston—West Virginia Folklife, a project of the West Virginia Humanities Council, is now accepting applications for its statewide Folklife Apprenticeship Program. Since 2017, the West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program has supported expert traditional artists working with dedicated appre...

Clay County Free Press July 27 Regular Meeting Coverage
08/30/2026

Clay County Free Press July 27 Regular Meeting Coverage

By Gary Lee Stuber Clay County Clerk Submits Letter of Retirement The Clay County Commission met on Monday, July 27 for their second and final regular meeting for the month of August. All three commissioners were present. Commission President Joyce Johnson and Commissioner Duane Legg were present an...

Local artist to paint community mural near Clay County Courthouse
08/29/2026

Local artist to paint community mural near Clay County Courthouse

By Zachery Miller A retaining wall near the new Clay County Courthouse will soon become a colorful tribute to the community, thanks to the vision of local artist Brittany Stone. Stone, 32, is a lifelong Clay County resident who currently serves the community as a 911 dispatcher. She has previously w...

The Widen News — March 1959
08/28/2026

The Widen News — March 1959

COMMUNITY NEWS Widen Rotary Club News Following the departure of Program Chairman Herb Johnson to Florida, Darrell Wood, President of Widen Rotary Club, appointed Dr. E. B. Gray to succeed Mr. Johnson. Dr. Gray has now lined up a series of medical films to show at the weekly meetings, the first of w...

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