PARKERSBURG – Coming as it did in the middle of a war started by secession, the establishment of West Virginia as a separate ... isolated the northwestern counties because they were not the ...

In the 19th century, these counties provided an ever increasing ... while they were at it, consent to the formation of West Virginia. Needless to say, this scheme sparked a good deal of debate ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Top West Virginia officials on Friday said they would welcome three Maryland counties that inquired about becoming part of the Mountain State, even though the likelihood ...