Story and Slideshow: Wall That Heals Wraps Up Ohio Valley Stay

October 5, 2026

ST. CLAIRSVILLE -- More than 8,000 people came to see The Wall That Heals during its visit to St. Clairsville during the past five days, said The Wall That Heals Site Manager Tim Tetz. The…

Trump announces payments for seniors on Medicare ahead of midterm elections for premium costs

President Donald Trump is promising more payments to voters just ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections — this time,…

Slideshow and Video: Oglebayfest Keeps The Fall Festivities Rolling

Photos by Eric Ayres Crowds lined the roads through Oglebay Park for the annual Oglebayfest Parade, featuring an array of…

A gut punch in Ohio: Nearly 1,400 laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rally

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Sipping tea from beer mugs with his co-workers, Kyle Bos listed the ways his life is…

A $28B hemp THC industry is fighting to save itself from a looming federal ban

In a commercial kitchen outside Raleigh, North Carolina, Nicholas Hohns spreads a blue-green goo into a gridded mold, making one…

Tennessee's prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa Pike

The head of Tennessee's prison system is resigning, Gov. Bill Lee announced Saturday, the first major staff shake-up since Christa…

Community

Wellsburg Was All About The Apple For Annual Festival

WELLSBURG – In its 47th year, the Wellsburg Applefest continues to bring the crowds.…

St. John the Divine Getting an Early Jump on Holidays

Chamber Dinner Is 'A Night To Remember Marshall County'

Quilt For The Cure Returns To Ohio County Country Fair

Obituaries

BARBARA BAKER

Barbara Baker, 83, of Wheeling, WV, passed away September 30, 2026, at Wheeling Hospital.…

JUDITH 'JUDY' WIATER

Charles Paul Vargo, 98, of Wheeling, passed away on Tuesday September 29, 2026 at Wheeling Continuous…

CHARLES VARGO

Martha Yocum, 68, of Wheeling, WV, died Tuesday, September 29, 2026. Arrangements in care of Altmeyer…

Top Sports

Zac Alley’s Defense Crumbles Again, But WVU’s Problems Go Much Deeper Than That

MORGANTOWN – Zac Alley is the perfect defensive coordinator. Let me rephrase that. If…

Jones Throws Five Touchdowns, Crusaders Earn Third Straight Win

Missouri Makes Big Jump To No. 14 In AP Top 25 With Rout Of Gators; Texas No. 1 For 4th Week In Row

BUCKHANNON, W. Va. – After taking the bye week off, the Wheeling University Football team (3-2,…

Big Third Quarter Leads Wheeling University To Road Win Over W.Va. Wesleyan

Do you think Medicare recipients will receive the payments that Trump promised this past weekend?

Rail safety reform is not a matter of partisan politics – or it shouldn’t be, anyway. But since February 2023, when a derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, ignited renewed calls for reform, politicians in Washington, D.C., have sat on their hands while their friends in the railroad industry made promises and assurances that weren’t…

Teaching Our Young People

School Attendance Policy A Good Step

Low Voter Turnout Is No Good For America

Local Columns

Reporter's Notebook: Stepping On Rakes

A clip from Aaron Sorkin's "The West Wing" came to mind last week. C.J. Cregg, the press secretary for fictional President Josiah Bartlet, confronts reporter Danny Concannon, who is writing a story after obtaining a document laying out the president's first-term fails. Cregg is not happy about this, but Concannon defends the piece, arguing…

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