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Jefferson County Commission OKs Collections For Unpaid Ambulance Fees

Jefferson County Administrator Edwina Benites Resigns

Observer Weekly — November 5, 2026

Election Night In Jefferson County

Observer Weekly — Election Guide Special Issue

Jefferson County’s Budget Reserves Are Shrinking

Observer Weekly — October 29, 2026

2026 Election Guide

Jefferson County Celebrates 225 Years Of History

WV Governor Patrick Morrisey Issues Diesel Fuel Emergency Declaration

Jefferson County Rejected For Summit Point Water Utility Grant

Observer Weekly — October 22, 2026

Valley North Transmission Line Project Has Revised Maps

Observer Weekly — October 15, 2026

Jefferson County Puts Downtown Buildings Up For Sale

Rippon Solar Project Files Update To Construction Plan

CTUB Completes Investigation Into DEP Permit Application

Observer Weekly — October 8, 2026

Observer Weekly — October 1, 2026

Gov. Morrisey’s Nuclear Plan Draws Fire in Jefferson County and Beyond

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Freedom's Run

Freedom’s Run 2022 – Your Solution to the Comfort Crisis

2022-08-01 Tagged With: Freedom's Run, In Print Aug 2022, misogi

So many things today compete for our attention and energy. So it’s no surprise that when we get a few minutes of peace we seek comfort. But a book I brought on a summer trip to Oregon suggests we should regularly seek to get out of our comfort zones. Read the Full Story >>

Weaving In Anticipation

2021-10-01 Tagged With: Court Appointed Special Advocates of the Eastern Panhandle, editor's note, Freedom's Run, Halloween, Shepherd University

A spiderweb backlit by sunlight on German Street in Shepherdstown.

The fall equinox really did signal a change of season this year, sending us to the closet looking for sweaters for an evening walk with the dogs. Orb-weaver spiders (above) seem to be in unusual abundance this year too — perhaps they want to get back to normalcy and just hang out like everyone else. Read the Full Story >>

A Challenge to Stay Healthy — You Set The Bar

2021-08-25 Tagged With: Freedom's Run, Katie Nolan Thompson, marathon, Mark Cucuzella, running

Katie Nolan Thompson.

I see it as healthy for each of us to challenge ourselves every now and then to something where we have a risk of failure. This is what helps us grow. I look at the challenges my colleague Katie Nolan Thompson set for herself this year as a great example and posed a few questions to her about this topic. Read the Full Story >>

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