For many students in the Ohio Valley, the weekend began early Friday morning with a sunny day on the docks. Schools in Ohio and Marshall counties helped the Division of Natural Resources restock Bear Rock Lake with 4,200 pounds of trout. Students from John Marshall High School and ...
A partnership more than 10 years in the making between two Marshall County teachers eventually led to their national recognition. McNinch Primary School first grade teacher Nicole Majewski began her career under the guidance of 25-year educator Shawna Zervos. They became friends and, in ...
Three local educators and one Wheeling Central High School student received awards during the annual Partners in Education Luncheon. Teachers honored Friday during the event at West Virginia Northern Business College were Brandy Lackie, of West Liberty Elementary School; Lisa Schlanz, of Our ...
WHEELING — West Virginia Northern Community College president Vicki L. Riley Ph.D. has announced she is retiring from the college. WVNCC made the news public Friday. Her retirement from the college is effective June 30. The Board of Governors said it has appointed J. Michael Koon as ...
BRIDGEPORT — Communities in Pease Township felt the effect of back-to-back waterline breaks that worsened slips and mudslides and caused the Bridgeport Exempted Village School District to cancel classes. Pease Township Trustee Michael Bianconi said the breaks drained the Lansing water ...
WHEELING — Several times a week, Wheeling resident Danny Swan can be found buying a loaf of bread or a gallon of milk at Neely’s Grocery in East Wheeling. The co-owner of Grow Ohio Valley said he’s a regular at Jebbia’s Market in Center Wheeling, too. Swan said none of his ...
WHEELING — The Roman Catholic dioceses of Wheeling-Charleston and Steubenville don’t plan to issue any lists of alleged sexual offenders as dioceses in neighboring states have done in recent weeks. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie, Pennsylvania, and the Roman Catholic Diocese of ...
WHEELING — Dr. Stuart Anderson, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon, has joined the staff at Wheeling Hospital and will begin accepting patients in April. His office is located in Tower 4, lower level. Anderson was most recently affiliated with facilities in Pennsylvania: UPMC Horizon in ...
CHARLESTON — Two teams from Cameron High School will compete in the ninth annual West Virginia History Bowl championship Tuesday at the Culture Center in Charleston. Twenty-four teams of eighth-graders from 15 schools in 12 counties will vie for the championship title. Cameron is the ...
West Virginia State Police have arrested four people following the discovery of pills and marijuana during a traffic stop this week. Troopers discovered assorted pills in the vehicle, including clonazepam; alprazolam; buprenorphine; and dextroamphetamine. They also found marijuana, four ...
WHEELING West Virginia Northern Community College president Vicki L. Riley, Ph.D., has announced her retirement from the college, effective June 30. The Board of Governors has appointed J. Michael Koon as interim president starting July 1, pending approval from the West Virginia for ...
WHEELING — Four candidates seeking Ohio County Board of Education seats this year discussed school security, building upgrades and student achievement during a Thursday debate. The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register hosted the event at West Virginia Northern Community College. Three ...
Watching youngsters play lacrosse, soccer and football at the J.B. Chambers Memorial Recreation Park in East Wheeling, it seems difficult to believe that eight years ago, the same block featured dilapidated buildings that sometimes served as hideouts for drug dealers. After years of work and ...
WHEELING — Just around the corner from where Grow Ohio Valley officials want to run a market in a Main Street space they would rent for $150 per month, Steve Cohen plans to open a deli, bakery and cafe at the triangular Flatiron Building. Cohen declined to say how much building owner, Kevin ...
An area chapter of Grief Recovery After Substance Passing will hold its first meeting this weekend. The new Upper Ohio Valley chapter of GRASP will meet at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Betty Beebe Habig Room at WVU Medicine-Reynolds Memorial Hospital, 800 Wheeling Ave., Glen Dale. The group is for ...
STEUBENVILLE — Ma’Lik Richmond will have to wait nearly a month to find out if he will be removed from a sex offender registry. Visiting Judge Thomas Lipps took under advisement a decision that could lift the reporting requirements for Richmond, convicted five years ago as a juvenile in ...
A coal truck driver was transported to a hospital Thursday afternoon after the truck he was driving rolled on its side and sheared off a utility pole along U.S. 250. Ohio Highway Patrol Sgt. Joe Weaver said the driver suffered a laceration to his head but was coherent and already being treated ...
BETHESDA — Council has appointed three new police officers in the wake of its chief’s suspension and four officer resignations — including the resignation of an officer who is the son of a council member who also resigned. Council held a special meeting Thursday to welcome a full-time ...
A new business in Bellaire that sells “hippie culture” items such as glass pipes, tie-dye shirts emblazoned with marijuana leaves and other items is anticipating a protest to occur today during its first day of business. Tim Alley, owner of Peace Pipes on 3195 Union St., is scheduled to ...
BELLAIRE — The village’s codes enforcer, who is also its chief of police, has been accused of kicking in doors of rental properties for inspection by a landlord. The accusations were made Thursday during Bellaire Village Council’s regular meeting. Bill Valput, owner of Valput Properties, ...