The Webster Echo

Webster County hunters heading into the woods for the opening of bow season Saturday have another reason to consider donating a deer this year. Local business owner Dee Cowger is…

ECHO REPORTS— The attorney for Julia Surbaugh, who was twice convicted of first-degree murder in the shooting death of her husband, Michael, told a judge on Sept. 23 that he…

Addison Town Council is creating an official record of the town’s 1892 incorporation after its original charter could not be located.The action comes as West Virginia has changed how municipal…

The Webster County Historical Society is seeing some new movement as the organization works to regain its footing and move forward with plans for the historic McLaughlin property and Webster-Addison…

The Webster County Convention and Visitors Bureau wants to better measure what its marketing investments bring back to Webster County. The discussion was a recurring theme during the CVB’s Sept.…

The future of Garage Strong, a youth athletic training facility operated by Jackson Gillespie in the former Dollar General building, brought supporters to a special meeting of the Municipal Building…

The members of the Cowen Volunteer Fire Department have spent years serving their community from a fire station that has struggled to meet the department’s needs.During a recent visit from…

ECHO REPORTS— Sec. of State Kris Warner presented the West Virginia Centurion Chamber of Commerce award to Webster Echo owner and publisher Rachel Isabell on Sept. 23 in recognition of…