Republican candidates take the stage in Northern Panhandle

October 9, 2026

WELLSBURG – Area voters gathered at the Crooked Dock Thursday for an opportunity to hear from several Republican candidates seeking office in the upcoming election, ranging from those hoping to be county commissioners to an…

Three, including former president, indicted in EGCC case

STEUBENVILLE — A long-anticipated 23-page indictment released by the Ohio Auditor of State's office Thursday details what investigators allege was…

New Polling Shows Morrisey At 31-45% Approval

Election polling time is hot, and while Gov. Patrick Morrisey isn’t on the ballot this year, numbers in some key…

Woodsdale-Edgewood Community Association To Have First Meeting

A new neighborhood organization is taking shape in Wheeling’s Woodsdale and Edgewood neighborhoods with the simple goal of bringing neighbors…

Moundsville Police Investigating Vandalism To More Than 40 Headstones At Mount Rose Cemetery

MOUNDSVILLE -- More than 40 headstones were vandalized with spray paint at the Mount Rose Cemetery, 2 N. Jefferson Ave.,…

Update: Former EGCC President Michael Geoghegan, 2 others, indicted on multiple charges

STEUBENVILLE—Former Eastern Gateway community college president Michael Geoghegan and two people associated with the controversial Student Resource Center were indicted…

Community

Moundsville City Council Candidate Forum Set For Oct. 27

MOUNDSVILLE — The city of Moundsville is slated to host a City Council Candidate…

Scarecrows Go Back Up at Historic Cockayne Farmstead Oct. 12

Bethlehem Police Investigating Vehicle Break-Ins

Ohio Valley Businesses Show Off at Technology Showcase Thursday

Obituaries

JULIE SCOTT

Julie Lynn Scott, 50, of Benwood, passed away on October 5, 2026 in Select…

ALFRED DOTY

Barbara Ann (Bock) Michaels, 86, of Wheeling, West Virginia, passed away peacefully on October 4, 2026,…

BARBARA MICHAELS

Rudy T. Yarnevic, born on April 23, 1947, in Wheeling, West Virginia, passed away peacefully on…

RUDY YARNEVIC

Top Sports

WVU's Offense Running Into Top Rushing Defenses In The Big 12 In Arizona

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football’s identity since Rich Rodriguez came back to Morgantown in…

Ryan Day Ramps Up Urgency As No. 5 Ohio State Faces Maryland Before Brutal Stretch

No. 1 Texas Has Reversed Role And A Reminder In Red River Game Against Two-Loss Unranked Oklahoma

East Fairmont Scores Late To Escape With Win Over Wheeling Park

Should the City of Wheeling make stronger rules for e-bike safety?

Editorials

Navigating Grocery Prices

If grocery store sticker shock is fading in Ohio, it is only because Buckeye State residents have gotten used to spending more than they’d like (or are truly able) to spend to feed their families these days. The reality is inflation simply isn’t letting up. But the problem is worse in some states than…

Continue Improving Our W.Va. State Parks

Give Help To Our Youngest

The Wall That Heals A Great Event For The Ohio Valley

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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