Sistersville News

Bill Deaton has spent more hours than he can count setting and resetting headstones, cutting grass, trimming trees, reworking a wrought iron fence, hauling dirt, power washing stones, pouring cement, and realigning gravestones.

The Sistersville Community Service Organization is only half way to the annual cost of $7,950 needed for the grand fireworks display at this year's Picnic-in-the Park celebration.

Bright morning sunshine and humid temperatures brought sweat and smiles to over 80 runners and walkers in the third annual Paden City Foundation 5K Run/Walk on June 1. The starter's pistol cracked shortly after 9 a.m. and the participants traversed the 3.1 mile course through some of the city's streets and the city park with hopes of garnering top ... (more)

Alumni Weekend may be over, but the spirit of Sistersville High School remains a permanent fixture in the town, especially now, with a physical reminder of Tiger pride displayed on the sidewalk along Wells Street.

She was born April 18, 1958, in Weirton, W.Va.; a daughter of the late Vonlie and Laura Settle Cooper.

HARMAN, Eldora Elizabeth Lehew, 97, of New Martinsville, WV, went to her Lord Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at New Martinsville Genesis.

At the May 28 Tyler County Commission meeting, the commission made a motion to put out bids for the rewiring of courthouse cabling.

Family, friends, and comrades of the late Brigadier General Timothy Barrick gathered Thursday afternoon to honor his outstanding service and achievements.

Amanda Dawson, a junior at Tyler Consolidated High School, has been selected as a finalist, in line to receive a prestigious scholarship award from West Virginia Wesleyan College.

Beth Tuttle, Customer Service Specialist for the Tyler and Wetzel County Community Resources, attended breakfast at the Sistersville Senior Center on the morning of May 23 to discuss the allocation of Emergency Food and Shelter Program funds.

Memorial Day Services were held at Veterans Memorial Park in Sistersville on Monday.

He was born Oct. 24, 1921, in Sistersville, a son of the late Isaac R. and Leafy R. Reed Baker.

West Virginia food producers often do not have the knowledge and expertise that they need to foray into the international market, participants at a roundtable discussion said Thursday.

The Brent Carry Out Family would like to thank the entire community and surrounding area for all their support and generosity.

At the May 16 meeting of the Tyler County Planning Commission, a $1,000 budget was set aside for advertising with the Tyler Star News.

One of Sistersville's native sons will be honored, posthumously, with a bridge dedicated to him on Thursday at 4:30 p.m. The state Route 2 bridge between the entrance to the Sistersville Country Club and state Route 18, bridge number 48-2-8.84, will be named the Brigadier General Timothy Barrick Bridge.

Alumni Weekend 2013 is finally here! Be sure and check out the Sistersville High School supplement in this week's Tyler Star News.