$15.00 NEWSPAPERS ARE GOOD BUSINESS IN WEST VIRGINIA WVPRESS.ORG 3 2016 Newspaper Directory Contact WVPA WVPA staff West Virginia Press Association Don Smith 3422 Pennsylvania Avenue Executive Director Charleston, WV 25302 304-342-1011 Ext. 160 Phone: Fax: [email protected] 304-342-1011 304-343-5879 800-235-6881 800-526-6939 Toni Heady Sales and Web: www.wvpress.org Development Specialist Twitter: @wvpress Facebook: West Virginia Press Association 304-342-1011 Ext. 164 [email protected] Legal Advertising Website: www.wvlegals.com Dalton Walker Offce Manager Legal Hotline: 304-342-1011 Carte Goodwin Ext. 165 [email protected] [email protected] Contents On the cover: Foggy Morning, Daily newspaper profles 16-22 Adam Kelly Journalists Award 10 Kenny Kemp, Weekly newspaper profles 33-47 WVPA Associate members 12-13 The Charleston Gazette. Legal advertising laws, rates 14 Fourth of July, Newspapers at a glance: Daily newspaper profles 16-22 Steve Keenan, Location 4 The Fayette Tribune. Convention 24-25 By town name, phone 5 WVU Gymnast, Bob Gay, College newspapers 32 The Dominion Post. Websites 6 Bridge Day, Brian Ferguson, WVPA Offcers, Directors 8 Weekly newspaper profles 33-47 The Register-Herald. WVPA Foundation 9 Newspaper associations 48 Design by Brenda Pinnell, HepCatz Design Life members of WVPA 10 Guide for government offces 50 hepcatzdesign.com 4 NEWSPAPERS ARE GOOD BUSINESS IN WEST VIRGINIA 21 Hancock 22 At a glance: Brooke 6 Ohio 53 Location 54,S Marshall 38 Daily newspaper 76 48,S 49 Morgan Berkeley Tyler Wetzel Monongalia 51 Weekly newspaper 59 Pleasants 71 Marion 44 57 37, S S Sunday newspaper 56 60 45 2, S 29 25 69 20 78,S 11 Harrison Preston Mineral 12 24, S Hampshire 64 65 Taylor Wood Doddridge 26 30 77 Ritchie Barbour 70 Grant Jefferson 32 23 27 Wirt 15 1 Tucker 9 72 17 Hardy 39 28 16 Lewis 63 Calhoun Jackson Gilmer Mason 66 Upshur Randolph Preston 67 Braxton Pendleton 4 55 59 Preston County 61 Roane 5 Webster Journal 7, S Putnam 10 74 60 Preston County News 8 Cabell Putnam Clay 75 31,S Pocahontas 61 Hurricane Breeze 73 34 52 33 Kanawha Raleigh Nicholas 58 Wayne 35 62,S THe Register-Herald Lincoln 3 Randolph 14 Fayette 41 The Industrial News Boone The Inter-Mountain 36,S 13 Mercer 63 Greenbrier 42,S Bluefeld Daily Ritchie Logan 62,S 18 TelegrapH 64 Ritchie Gazette Barbour 46,S 79 Raleigh 68 19 43 Princeton Times 65 Pennsboro News THe Barbour Mingo 47 Mineral Roane 1 Wyoming Summers 50 Democrat 44 Mineral Daily News- 66 The Times-Record 41 Mercer Monroe Berkeley 40 Tribune 67 Roane County Record 2, S The Journal 43 McDowell 45 The Mountain Echo Summers Boone 42,S Mingo 68 Hinton News 3 Coal Valley News Jefferson 46,S Williamson Daily News Taylor Braxton 29 Spirit of Jefferson Advocate 47 Gilbert Times 69 Mountain Statesman 4 Braxton Citizens’ Grant 17 30 THe SHepHerdstown Monongalia Tucker News Grant County Press THe Braxton CHronicle 48,S THe Dominion Post 70 THe Parsons Advocate 5 Greenbrier Democrat-Central Kanawha 49 The Daily Athenaeum Tyler 18 THe West Virginia 31, S THe CHarleston Monroe Tyler Star-News Brooke Daily News 71 6 The Brooke County Gazette-Mail 50 THe Monroe Upshur Review 19 Mountain Messenger Lewis WatcHman 72 THe Record-Delta Cabell Hampshire 32 The Weston Democrat Morgan Wayne 7, S The Herald-Dispatch 20 Hampshire Review Lincoln 51 THe Morgan 73 Wayne County News 8 THe PartHenon Hancock 33 The Lincoln Journal Messenger Webster 21 Hancock Hometown Nicholas Calhoun 34 The Lincoln News- 74 THe Webster 9 CalHoun CHronicle News Sentinel 52 THe NicHolas Republican Clay 22 THe Weirton Daily 35 The Lincoln Times Chronicle 75 The Webster Echo Times 10 Clay County Free Press Logan Ohio Wetzel Hardy Doddridge 36, S The Logan Banner 53 The Intelligencer Wetzel CHronicle Moorefeld Examiner 76 11 THe Herald Record 23 Marion 54,S Wheeling News- Wirt Harrison 12 THe Doddridge 37, S Times West Virginian Register 24, S 77 Wirt County Journal Independent THe Exponent Marshall Pendleton Telegram Wood Fayette THe Moundsville 55 The Pendleton Times Shinnston News 38 78,S Parkersburg News 13 The Fayette Tribune 25 Daily Echo Pleasants & Sentinel and Harrison County 56 St. Marys Oracle 14 The Montgomery Journal Mason Wyoming Herald Pleasants County 26 Bridgeport News 39 Point Pleasant 57 79 THe Independent Register Leader Gilmer Jackson Herald McDowell Pocahontas 15 The Glenville Democrat 27 Jackson Star-News 40 WelcH News 58 The Pocahontas Times 16 Glenville Pathfnder 28 Jackson Herald *Check with West Virginia Press Services for latest rate information 304-342-1011 WVPRESS.ORG 5 At a glance: By town name, phone Daily Iaeger The Industrial News 304-938-2142 Keyser The Mountain Echo 304-788-3333 Beckley The Register-Herald 304-255-4400 Kingwood Preston County Journal 304-329-0090 Bluefeld Bluefeld Daily Telegraph 304-327-2800 Kingwood Preston County News 304-329-0090 Charleston The Charleston Gazette-Mail 304-348-5100 Lewisburg Mountain Messenger 304-647-5724 Clarksburg The Exponent Telegram 304-626-1400 Madison Coal Valley News 304-369-1165 Elkins The Inter-Mountain 304-636-2121 Marlinton The Pocahontas Times 304-799-4973 Fairmont Times West Virginian 304-367-2500 Montgomery The Montgomery Herald 304-442-4156 Huntington The Herald Dispatch 304-526-4000 Moorefeld Moorefeld Examiner 304-530-6397 Huntington The Parthenon 304-696-6696 New Cumberland Hometown News 304-564-7154 Keyser Mineral Daily News-Tribune 304-788-3333 New Lewisburg The West Virginia Daily News 304-645-1206 Martinsville Wetzel Chronicle 304-455-3300 Logan Logan Banner 304-752-6950 Oak Hill The Fayette Tribune 304-469-3373 Martinsburg The Journal 304-263-8931 Parsons The Parsons Advocate 304-478-3533 Morgantown The Dominion Post 304-291-9425 Petersburg Grant County Press 304-257-1844 Morgantown The Daily Athenaeum 304-293-4141 Philippi The Barbour Democrat 304-457-2222 Moundsville Moundsville Daily Echo 304-845-2660 Pineville The Independent Herald 304-732-6060 Parkersburg The Parkersburg News Princeton Princeton Times 304-425-8191 and Sentinel 304-485-1891 Ravenswood Jackson Star-News 304-372-4222 Point Pleasant Point Pleasant Register 304-675-1333 Ripley Jackson Herald 304-372-4222 Weirton The Weirton Daily Times 304-748-0606 Romney Hampshire Review 304-822-3871 Wheeling The Intelligencer 304-233-0100 Shepherdstown Wheeling Wheeling News-Register 304-233-0100 The Shepherdstown Williamson Williamson Daily News 304-235-4242 Chronicle 304-876-3380 Shinnston Shinnston News and Weekly Harrison County Journal 304-592-1030 Sistersville Tyler Star News 304-652-4141 Berkeley Springs The Morgan Messenger 304-258-1800 Spencer The Times Record 304-927-2360 Bridgeport Bridgeport News 304-626-1440 Spencer Roane County Reporter 304-927-2360 Buckhannon The Record Delta 304-472-2800 St. Marys St. Mary’s Oracle 304-684-2424 Charles Town Spirit of Jefferson 304-725-2046 St. Marys Pleasants County Leader 304-684-2424 Clay Clay County Free Press 304-587-4250 Summersville The Nicholas Chronicle 304-872-2251 Elizabeth Wirt County Journal 304-275-8981 Sutton Braxton Citizens News 304-765-5193 Franklin The Pendleton Times 304-358-2304 Sutton The Braxton Democrat-Central 304-765-5555 Gilbert Gilbert Times 304-664-8225 Union The Monroe Watchman 304-772-3016 Glenville Glenville Democrat 304-462-7309 Wayne Wayne County News 304-272-3010 Glenville The Glenville Pathfnder 304-462-7309 Webster Grafton Mountain Statesman 304-265-3333 Springs The Webster Echo 304-847-5828 Grantsville Calhoun Chronicle 304-354-6917 Webster Hamlin The Lincoln Journal 304-824-5101 Springs The Webster Republican 304-847-5828 Hamlin The Lincoln News-Sentinel 304-824-5101 Wellsburg The Brooke County Review 304-737-0946 Hamlin The Lincoln Times 304-824-5101 Welch Welch News 304-436-3145 Harrisville The Pennsboro News 304-643-4947 West Union The Herald Record 304-873-1600 Harrisville Ritchie Gazette 304-643-2221 West Union The Doddridge Hinton Hinton News 304-466-0005 Independent 304-666-1030 Hurricane The Hurricane Breeze 304-562-9881 Weston The Weston Democrat 304-269-1600 6 NEWSPAPERS ARE GOOD BUSINESS IN WEST VIRGINIA At a glance: Websites Daily Glenville Democrat/Pathfnder www.glenvillenews.com Bluefeld Daily Telegraph www.bdtonline.com Grant County Press www.grantcountypress.com The Charleston Gazette-Mail www.wvgazettemail.com Hampshire Review www.hampshirereview.com The Daily Athenaeum www.thedaonline.com Independent Herald www.independentherald.com Mineral Daily News-Tribune www.newstribune.info Jackson Herald www.jacksonnewspapers.com The Dominion Post www.dominionpost.com Jackson Star News www.jacksonnewspapers.com The Exponent-Telegram www.theet.com The Lincoln Journal www.lincolnjournal.com The Herald-Dispatch www.herald-dispatch.com The Montgomery Herald www.montgomery-herald.com The Inter-Mountain www.theintermountain.com The Moorefeld Examiner www.moorefeldexaminer.com The Intelligencer www.theintelligencer.net The Morgan Messenger www.morganmessenger.com The Journal www.journal-news.net Mountain Messenger www.mountainmessenger.com Logan Banner www.loganbanner.com The Mountain Statesman www.mountainstatesman.com Parkersburg News & Sentinel www.newsandsentinel.com The Nicholas Chronicle www.nicholaschronicle.com Point Pleasant Register www.mydailyregister.com The Parsons Advocate www.parsonsadvocate.com The Parthenon www.marshallparthenon.com The Pendleton Times www.pendletontimes.com The Register-Herald www.register-herald.com The Pennsboro News www.ritchiecountynews.com Times West Virginian www.timeswv.com The Pocahontas Times www.pocahontastimes.com The Weirton Daily Times www.weirtondailytimes.com Princeton Times www.ptonline.net Wheeling News Register www.news-register.net The Preston News and Journal www.prestonnj.com Williamson Daily News www.williamsondailynews.com The Record Delta www.therecorddelta.com The West Virginia Daily News www.wvdailynews.net Roane County Reporter www.roanecounty.com The Shepherdstown Chronicle www.shepherdstownchronicle.com Spirit of Jefferson Advocate www.spiritofjefferson.com Weekly The St.