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 ...

WETZEL COUNTY, W.Va.— The Wetzel County Board of Education will vote on their plans to consolidate four of their schools into two Friday morning. Hundred High School and Paden City High School ...

A recent decision to close a high school in West Virginia prompted some of the local parents to protest outside the Wetzel County Board of Education building on Wednesday morning.

The Wetzel County Board of Education voted 4-1 in November to close Paden City and 3-2 to close Hundred. Staff of both schools would be combined with Valley, Magnolia and New Martinsville.

The Wetzel County Board of Education in a special meeting Friday voted to set a deadline of December 31st to decide on the future of the county’s four high schools.

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 ...