Wetzel County’s situation is not unique to the Mountain State. Porter said from what she can tell there are 22 schools being proposed for consolidation all across the state this year.

WETZEL COUNTY, W.Va.— The Wetzel County Board of Education voted to close and consolidate four of their schools into two Friday morning. With this consolidation, it will send Hundred High ...

The superintendent of Wetzel County Schools, however, says Paden City High School is closing for good reason: It’s located “atop an EPA-designated Superfund site,” Superintendent Cassandra ...

The Wetzel County Board of Education voted to consolidate schools on Friday morning. The closure of Paden City was passed, 4-1, for students to move to Magnolia High School.

As of this week, plans were still in effect to transfer Paden City students to two schools just north of town in New Martinsville. This move goes into effect July 1, according to the Wetzel County ...

The superintendent of Wetzel County Schools, however, says Paden City High School is closing for good reason: It’s located “atop an EPA-designated Superfund site,” Superintendent Cassandra ...

The superintendent of Wetzel County Schools, however, says Paden City High School is closing for good reason: It’s located “atop an EPA-designated Superfund site,” Superintendent Cassandra ...

There are currently more than 1,300 sites on the EPA’s National Priorities List, with 14 located in West Virginia. The Superfund site in Wetzel County is known as the Paden City Groundwater ...