Independence Hall Site Director Debbie Jones Retiring

July 6, 2026

WHEELING – West Virginia Independence Hall site director Debbie Jones will be retiring from her job later this year. Her last day will be Oct. 31. Jones took over as site director at WVIH in…

Soggy Weather Doesn't Keep Wheeling From Celebrating Independence Day

Nothing was going to rain on the City of Wheeling's fireworks show Saturday night at Heritage Port. Not even the…

W.Va. Gov. Patrick Morrisey Visits Oglebay For 'Salute To Patriotism' Celebration

[gallery ids="1338950,1338949,1338953"] WHEELING – West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey couldn’t help but contain himself as the music sounded Friday night…

Trump mixes patriotism with partisanship as he celebrates America's 'joyous' 250th anniversary

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump mixed partisan politics with patriotic appeals on Saturday as he commemorated the 250th anniversary…

State Of Emergency Declared For Parkersburg Fire

PARKERSBURG – A fire at a warehouse complex early Sunday morning sent a thick plume of black smoke into the…

Iran begins dayslong funeral for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in war

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of mourners began a dayslong funeral on Saturday for Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah…

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Village of Bridgeport Celebrates USA’s 250th Birthday With Block Party

BRIDGEPORT -- The village of Bridgeport celebrated the nation's 250th birthday Sunday with a…

Wirt Co. High Grad Earns Distinguished Flying Cross

[gallery ids="1338917,1338915,1338916,1338919,1338914,1338918"] As the Ohio Valley gears up to celebrate the United States of America's 250th…

Snapshots Of Patriotism From Around The Ohio Valley

Former WLSC President Clyde Campbell Passes At 96

Obituaries

LILY ASTRID WILDEY

Lily Astrid Wildey, 95, formerly of Cornwall, Vt. Lily Astrid (née) Geoghegan Wildey was…

Neil Arthur Archer, 83, of Middlebourne, WV passed on Wednesday, July 1, 2026. Neil was born…

NEIL ARCHER

Jeffrey Stewart Anderson 66, of Moundsville, W.V. passed away July 4th, 2026. Family will receive friends…

JEFFREY ANDERSON

Roberta Thelma Schramm, lovingly known as “Thelma,” 93, of St. Clairsville, OH, formerly of Wheeling, WV,…

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Griffin's Big Day Leads The Pirates To An 11-5 Win Over The Nationals

WASHINGTON (AP) — Konnor Griffin had a tiebreaking two-run single in the eighth inning,…

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Will you visit The Wall That Heals when it comes to Belmont County in October?

As our country celebrates not just any Independence Day, but the 250th anniversary of one of the boldest declarations in human history, the festivities give us an excellent opportunity to look back on two-and-a-half centuries of this American experiment and check ourselves against what the founders hoped they were setting in motion. Draped in…

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Reporter's Notebook: A Government Of The People ...

Happy belated Independence Day. I hope your celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence was meaningful and memorable. Communities all across West Virginia celebrated in different ways, but much of the focus – and in some cases vitriol – was focused on the Capitol City Celebration that took…

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