Opinion Echoes from the Hills: The Webster County Blue Devil Dog October 6, 2026 Guest Contributor By Sherri Brake West Virginia has never been short on strange creatures. Long before Bigfoot sightings became part of Mountain State folklore, stories drifted out of isolated hollows about enormous…
Opinion Valley Voice September 21, 2026 Guest Contributor Featured this week: Renee Anderson There’s something about a summer thunderstorm that refreshes both the soil and the soul. By the time the downpour finally arrived late this afternoon (9/17),…
Opinion SEE YOU THROUGH IT September 14, 2026 Guest Contributor Several weeks ago I contracted Lyme Disease. This is the disease you get from a tick bite that floods your body with a bacteria. Now I didn’t see or feel…
Opinion A new feature of history, folklore and mystery is coming! September 2, 2026 Rachel Isabell Echoes from the Hills, written by Sherri Brake, will be appearing in the Webster Echo. West Virginia’s hills hold more than beautiful scenery. They hold stories. Some are tucked away…
Opinion Farmgirl Philosophy: Tie that Binds August 28, 2026 Guest Contributor By Janet Fliegel In the coal house, next to cardboard boxes needing burned and a few remaining bags of black gold (anthracite coal) left over from last winter, sits a…
Opinion Valley Voice August 28, 2026 Guest Contributor Featured this week: Renee Anderson The weather seems to have turned the page toward September, with noticeably earlier evenings, welcomely cooler nights, and trees tinged with hints of fall as…
Opinion Japanese Knotweed: A super pest or a super food? August 28, 2026 Rachel Isabell Introduced from Asia in the late 1800s as a fodder or an ornamental, Japanese knotweed has become an invasive weed in West Virginia. Because of its ability to regenerate through…
Opinion A LOVING “COINCIDENCE” August 24, 2026 Guest Contributor A recent storm had caused a tree to fall knocking down power lines across a road here. The guy holding the stop sign said it would be four hours before…
Opinion Valley Voice August 23, 2026 Guest Contributor Featured this week: Renee Anderson Another week of above average rain during a traditionally dry month when rivers usually bare their rocky bottoms, shallow wells and clear springs run dry,…
Opinion 4-H Members to Exhibit Projects at County Fair August 23, 2026 Guest Contributor 4-H members will be completing their projects by exhibiting them at the Webster County Fair, September 9 – 12, 2026, at Camp Caesar. The exhibit is an educational display, such…
