Wikipedia:WikiProject Newspapers/States/West Virginia

This is the set of pages from West Virginia found in the USNPL but not found on Wikipedia. Do not remove pages from this list, but categorize them into the different sections as they move through the process of creation and development. We encourage new users to start by building drafts and updating existing pages, then move on to page creation.

Resources

 * List of newspapers in West Virginia
 * List of "qualified newspapers" according to WV Secretary of State, essentially "newspaper of public record"
 * The History of Barbour County, West Virginia
 * History of Ritchie County
 * (Includes information about newspapers)
 * (About newspaper industry in W. Virginia)
 * Rowell's
 * Newspapers currently received by the W Va. Archives. A good source for publication schedules. Also note there may be more papers here than we have in USNPL.
 * Pentegill's
 * (Includes information about newspapers)
 * (About newspaper industry in W. Virginia)
 * Rowell's
 * Newspapers currently received by the W Va. Archives. A good source for publication schedules. Also note there may be more papers here than we have in USNPL.
 * Pentegill's
 * Pentegill's

Completed or Found
These articles have either been created by the project and posted to Wikipedia mainspace, or have been found under different names than were in the USNPL. Newbies are encouraged to check these articles and make sure information is up to date, add any additional sourcing, rewrite if necessary for style, and add infoboxes.


 * 1) The Register-Herald -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub
 * 2) Mineral Daily News-Tribune -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub
 * 3) Spirit of Jefferson and Farmer's Advocate -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub
 * 4) The Inter-Mountain -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub
 * 5) Parkersburg News and Sentinel (was News and Sentinel) -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub
 * 6) Weston Democrat -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub
 * 7) Jackson Herald -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub
 * 8) Morgan Messenger -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub
 * 9) Clarksburg Exponent Telegram -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub
 * 10) Mountain Statesman -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub
 * 11) The Calhoun Chronicle and The Grantsville News -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub
 * 12) Braxton Citizens' News -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub
 * 13) Moorefield Examiner -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub
 * 14) Hampshire Review -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub
 * 15) Pocahontas Times -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub
 * 16) Wirt County Journal -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub
 * 17) Monroe Watchman -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub
 * 18) Princeton Times -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub
 * 19) Tyler Star News -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub
 * 20) Pennsboro News -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub
 * 21) Fayette Tribune -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub
 * 22) Nicholas Chronicle -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub
 * 23) Glenville Pathfinder -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub
 * 24) St. Marys Oracle -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub
 * 25) The Shinnston News and Harrison County Journal -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub
 * 26) Pendleton Times -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub
 * 27) Parsons Advocate -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub
 * 28) Record Delta -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub
 * 29) Coal Valley News -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub
 * 30) Industrial News -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub
 * 31) Pineville Independent Herald -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub
 * 32) The Welch News -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub
 * 33) Times Record & Roane County Reporter -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub
 * 34) Wetzel Chronicle -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub

In Draft
Drafts of these articles have been started, but the articles are incomplete. They may be missing coverage of substantial history. They maybe missing infoboxes. They may need a rewrite to make them more than a sequence of "timeline sentences".

If you are new to the project, start here. Click the blue "Draft" link. Jump in and build up some experience making edits on these articles. Build an infobox, add a citation, combine two sentences with a subordinating clause. This is your space to gain experience and credibility before creating new articles.

When these are in a good enough state, we'll move them to mainspace -- but because the first few hours of an article's life are touch and go, ask a more experienced user to move the article and keep an eye on it. You can make the request by adding a note on this talk page or asking for help in the NOW slack channel.


 * 1) Moundsville Daily Echo -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub Draft:Moundsville Daily Echo
 * 2) Braxton Democrat -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub Draft:Braxton Democrat

Not Started or Started with Notes Only
These articles have not been started. We encourage you so start one by clicking the "Draft" link at the end. If you are a newbie we encourage you to first engage with some drafts (above) to build a bit of experience and learn some basic constructs.

Before starting, please use the "wiki" link to make sure the page does not already exist under a different name. If you find it under a slightly different name, alter the link here to match the name in mainspace, and remove the link to create a draft (or ask for help to do this). Then move it to "Completed or Found". Alternatively, if you get a bit into research and realize the page may have notability problems, move it to that section.

When you have made substantial progress on the page (more than just notes and links), move it to the "Started" section, and consider inviting others through email, Twitter, or Slack to contribute. Watch this page to see new updates in status of pages.


 * 1) Grant County Press -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub Draft:Grant County Press
 * 2) Brooke County Review -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub Draft:Brooke County Review
 * 3) Clay County Free Press -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub Draft:Clay County Free Press
 * 4) Doddridge Independent -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub Draft:Doddridge Independent
 * 5) Glenville Democrat -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub Draft:Glenville Democrat
 * 6) Grant County Press -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub Draft:Grant County Press
 * 7) Greenbrier Valley Ranger -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub Draft:Greenbrier Valley Ranger
 * 8) Herald Record -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub Draft:Herald Record
 * 9) Hinton News -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub Draft:Hinton News
 * 10) Hurricane Breeze -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub Draft:Hurricane Breeze
 * 11) Montgomery Herald -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub Draft:Montgomery Herald
 * 12) Mountain Messenger -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub Draft:Mountain Messenger
 * 13) Pleasants County Leader -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub Draft:Pleasants County Leader
 * 14) Post Report -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub Draft:Post Report
 * 15) Ritchie Gazette -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub Draft:Ritchie Gazette
 * 16) Shepherdstown Chronicle -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub Draft:Shepherdstown Chronicle
 * 17) Jackson Star News -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub Draft:Jackson Star News
 * 18) Spencer Times Record -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub Draft:Spencer Times Record
 * 19) Webster County Echo -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub Draft:Webster County Echo
 * 20) Webster County Republican -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub Draft:Webster County Republican
 * 21) WV Observer -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub Draft:WV Observer
 * 22) Weirton Daily Times -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub Draft:Weirton Daily Times

May Not Be Notable
For various reasons these papers may have notablity problems. They may be relatively recent, or not cover much hard news outside of community events and local sports. They may consist of primarily advertising and sponsored bits about new business openings. And in many cases they may be good papers that just haven't generated much coverage by others.

You're encouraged to try to write pages on these articles -- just be aware it might be a bit harder than usual, and that the page should be fairly bulletproof before posting to mainspace.


 * 1) Hur Herald -- (may not be notable) wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub Draft:Hur Herald
 * 2) HuntingtonNews.Net --  (may not be notable) wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub Draft:HuntingtonNews.Net
 * 3) Mountain Messenger -- (may not be notable) wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub Draft:Mountain Messenger
 * 4) Lincoln News Sentinel -- wiki,mondo,loc,books,nwsprs,narchive,edpub Draft:Lincoln News Sentinel