Four For No. 4: Kusic Powers Wheeling Central To State Girls Soccer Championship Match

November 5, 2026

BECKLEY -- In a match "four" the record books, Wheeling Central Catholic junior midfielder Loni Kusic -- who wears No. 4 -- scored four goals Thursday morning as the Maroon Knights defeated James Monroe in…

Main Street Bank To Merge Into First Community Bank

Main Street Bank will soon have a new look and a new name, as First Community Bank and Main Street…

Bingo, Care Bears, Pokémon cards and the classic playground slide make it into the Toy Hall of Fame

NEW YORK (AP) — Bingo, Care Bears, the Pokémon Trading Card Game and the humble playground slide have all made…

Story and Video: Griffin found guilty on all charges in double-murder trial

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Andrew Isaac Griffin was found guilty by a Belmont County jury Wednesday of murdering his former Salsa…

Blue Splash: W.Va. Democratic candidates add to statehouse numbers

CHARLESTON – A blue wave swept across the nation Tuesday day, flipping both chambers of Congress to Democratic control. The…

Wheeling University Plays Hosts to Wheeling City Council Meeting

WHEELING – Officials and students from Wheeling University welcomed Wheeling City Council to its campus on Wednesday night, when council…

Community

Moundsville City Manager Rick Healy To Retire May 1

MOUNDSVILLE — Moundsville City Manager Rick Healy is getting ready to retire in the…

Park Players Present 'Clue' At J.B. Chambers Performing Arts Center

TRIADELPHIA – The fifth annual “Christmas At The Highlands” craft show kicks off the local holiday…

'Christmas At The Highlands' Happens This Weekend

Kirkwood Heights Resident Wants Property Detached From Bridgeport

Obituaries

CAROL LEE SWEENEY

Carol Lee Sweeney, 89, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, November 3,…

Patricia A. (Schumacher) Stephens, age 81, of Louisville, Ohio passed away Sunday. Calling hours 11 am…

PATRICIA STEVENS

John J. Kirchner February 14, 1953 - October 18, 2026 Funeral arrangements are entrusted to CARE…

JOHN KIRCHNER

Alma Lavone Sampson, 94 of Cameron, WV passed away on October 31, 2026 in WVU Medicine…

ALMA SAMPSON

Top Sports

Wheeling Park Advances To State Finals After 2-0 Victory vs. Washington

BECKLEY -- On Wednesday, Wheeling Park High School midfielder Riley Wright did everything right…

Playoffs Loom, But Friday All About Bragging Rights For Monarchs And Patriots

Will Barnesville-Martins Ferry II Live Up To The Hype Once Again?

Tigers Head To Reedsville Eastern In Regional Quarterfinals

Do you think the Democrats taking the majority in Congress will change anything?

Editorials

Consider Helping Ohio County Animal Shelter

The Ohio County Animal Shelter isn’t in the doghouse. Right now, it is the doghouse. Shelter staff recently had to seize 15 dogs from one location due to poor living conditions. They’re being housed at the shelter in the quarantine area, along with the 24 dogs that already were there. The main shelter has…

Diabetes Remains A Major Problem

If You Haven't Voted Yet, Now Is The Time To Go

Gateway Center Is What Wheeling Needs

Local Columns

John McCabe: Take A Walk And Witness Wheeling's Resurgence

Downtown Wheeling has come a long way in the past two decades. Sometimes, though, you have to take a walk to appreciate just how far. It wasn’t all that long ago that downtown, after the work day ended, emptied out. I’ll always recall the infamous line about how you could shoot a cannonball down…

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