       | Council Enacts City Sales Tax  June 19, 2013 WHEELING — In unanimous votes Tuesday, Wheeling City Council voted to impose a 0.5-percent sales tax within city limits and scale back its Business and Occupation Tax. more »»  Top Headlines Miley Elected As House Speaker June 19, 2013 CHARLESTON (AP) — West Virginia’s House of Delegates elected Tim Miley as its new speaker Tuesday — though only after one of his fellow Democrats crossed party lines to vote for the GOP nominee. more »»  Ups & Downs Hitting Coal June 19, 2013 WHEELING — The coal industry’s troubles have been well documented over the past few years, but West Virginia Coal Association Vice President Chris Hamilton said he believes the worldwide need for... more »» Woman, Daughter Held As Slaves June 19, 2013 CLEVELAND (AP) — A mentally disabled woman and her young child were enslaved for more than a year, sometimes denied food and threatened with a pet python and pit bulls, and the woman was beaten and... more »» In Secession, Speed Was of the Essence June 19, 2013 WHEELING — Constitutionality and expediency were the two main arguments that statehood proponents won to gain recognition of West Virginia as the 35th state, a visiting scholar said in Wheeling... more »» Obituaries Anita Castillo June 19, 2013 CASTILLO, Anita Marie, 80, of Weirton passed away Monday. Services 1 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph the Worker Roman Catholic Church. Arrangements by Greco- Hertnick Funeral Home, Weirton. more »» Walter Garczyk June 19, 2013 GARCZYK, Walter Eugene “Gene,” 60, of Maynard died June 17, 2013. Visitation Thursday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at Toothman Funeral Home, St. Clairsville, where services will be Friday at 10 a.m. more »» Wylie Holmes June 19, 2013 HOLMES, Wylie Junior, “Bub,” 71, of Moundsville, WV, died Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at Reynolds Memorial Hospital, Glen Dale, WV. more »» W. Lee Marcellus June 19, 2013 MARCELLUS, W. Lee, 87, of Wheeling died Monday, June 17, 2013 at the Golden Oaks Assisted Living, Follansbee, WV. He was born July 30, 1925 in Wheeling, a son of the late W. more »» Edith Renzella June 19, 2013 RENZELLA, Edith M. “Edie,” 89, formerly of McMechen, died Monday in Kennesaw, GA. Visitation will be from 2-8 p.m. Thursday at the Altmeyer Funeral Home, Benwood-McMechen Chapel, 214 Marshall St. more »» Community Historical Society Set To Party Like It’s 1863 June 19, 2013 The Marshall County Historical Society will celebrate West Virginia’s Sesquicentennial and the state’s history with fun events Saturday in several locations in Glen Dale and Moundsville. more »»  Body Assumed To Be Escaped Inmate June 19, 2013 Authorities in Marshall County believe a body found near the Pennsylvania border is that of a man who failed to return to the Northern Regional Jail following a work release. more »» Tally on Sports Field Hits $3.3M June 19, 2013 Building the proposed J.B. Chambers Recreation Park in East Wheeling will cost about $2.08 million, officials learned Tuesday, though it remains unclear when construction will proceed. more »» Brown, Manchin: Put American Workers First June 19, 2013 Sens. more »» Another Person Bitten by Unregistered Pit Bull June 18, 2013 Days after an unregistered pit bull mauled a girl on Wheeling Island, putting the girl into surgery and causing animal control to euthanize the dog, police said another person was bitten by a viciou... more »» Editorials Miley Should Work With GOP June 19, 2013 Tim Miley, elected Tuesday as the new speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates, has been saying all the right things during the past couple of weeks. more »» Ferns’ Courageous Vote Merits Praise June 19, 2013 Ryan Ferns, a Democrat representing Ohio County in the West Virginia House of Delegates, did something Tuesday that would have been considered shocking just a few years ago. more »» IRS Official’s Claim Is Not Believable June 18, 2013 An Internal Revenue Service official in Washington now is admitting she knew of the agency’s discrimination against conservative groups seeking tax-exempt statu. more »» Teaching What Children Need June 18, 2013 High school geometry students ought to be able to determine the area of a triangle. Those in U.S. history should know liberties safeguarded in the Bill of Rights. more »» Safeguarding Streams, Lakes June 18, 2013 While power plants must stay within strict limits on the amount of pollutants they release into the air, rules intended to safeguard streams and lakes are much less restrictive. more »» Local Columns Loving A State Like A Father June 16, 2013 Sometimes we don’t recognize how good our fathers were to us and how much we liked being around them until they’re gone, either because they’ve passed away or we’ve moved away. more »» Competing With Ourselves, Not Against Other People June 16, 2013 Is it man’s nature to be competitive? I would imagine that the great majority would answer In the positive, but is it so? Could it be that what so many of us take for granted as fact, is really... more »» Huntzinger Shows Off His Generosity June 16, 2013 Williams Ohio Valley Midstream and the Moundsville Economic Development Council (MEDC) provided $1,000 to the Greg Yoho Memorial Car Show with the money going to the winner of a drawing at the end o... more »» Fathers Play an Important Part in a Child’s Development June 16, 2013 The evidence suggests that a role of the father in the United States is changing and that the male parent can contribute much more to the child’s development during the first months of life than was... more »» Democrats Need Moderate Speaker June 15, 2013 Republicans are dreaming if they believe there’s a chance they can install one of their own as speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates. more »» Sports Fourth Annual OVAC Kickoff Classic Matchups Unveiled June 19, 2013 WHEELING — The Ohio Valley Athletic Conference prides itself on being about children, and that’s a big part of why Harrison Central football coach Justin Kropka enjoys raising his family here at home. more »»  Nailers Open at Home Against Rival Jackals June 19, 2013 WHEELING — With Wednesday’s release of the 2013-14 ECHL schedule, Wheeling Nailers fans can begin to clear their calendars for the upcoming hockey season. more »» Mickelson Has Silver Market Cornered June 19, 2013 ARDMORE, Pa. — The U.S. Golf Association is not opposed to inflicting cruel and unusual punishment at its premier championship, so here’s something it might want to consider. more »» Daytona To Get $400M Renovation June 19, 2013 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Daytona International Speedway is getting another facelift, this one considerably bigger than the last. more »»  Key Bunts Pay Off for Cambridge, 5-3 June 19, 2013 WHEELING — Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon said back in April, ‘‘I think the bunt is an overrated play. more »» |     What's HotMost Read
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