Photo by Shelley Hanson Visitors to the Centre Market area in Wheeling on Friday may have noticed scaffolding erected along one side of the lower market house. The structures are there while men work to remove the old shingles off the roof of the building in preparation for a new roof. The ...
MARTINS FERRY — Three Martins Ferry residents have been charged in separate child exploitation investigations after cyber tips led Belmont County detectives to allegedly discover child sexual abuse material on electronic devices. Michael Stiles, 21, and Hayley Lovell, 19, were arrested June 18 following an investigation by the Belmont County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigation Unit. Both were charged with pandering obscenities involving a minor, a second-degree felony. According to the sheriff's office, the investigation began after a cyber tip was received through the National ...
WHEELING — The Ohio County Republican Executive Committee has selected three candidates to fill the vacant District 4 House of Delegates seat, though the candidate who won the GOP nomination in the primary election is not among them. Derek Ennis could not apply to fill the seat vacated by now-West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Bill Flanagan because Ennis has not been affiliated with the Republican Party for more than a year, a state requirement for appointment. “I was a registered independent for a long time and changed my registration in October of 2025,” Ennis explained in a ...
WHEELING — Commemorating Juneteenth is not just about looking back at history, but also seeing the parallels with today’s world and appreciating past sacrifices, according to local speakers. A beautiful day Friday brought the public to Market Plaza in downtown Wheeling for a Juneteenth ...
STEUBENVILLE — Ask any one of the thousands of people why they have come to Steubenville this weekend for the 30th annual Dean Martin Hometown Festival and you will likely get several answers. There is one, though, that just about everyone will include. That is the quality of his ...
WHEELING — As Ohio Valley families gather this weekend to celebrate Father's Day, some residents shared a few lessons learned from their dads — good or bad. Martins Ferry resident Larry Deaton said he doesn't have many memories of his father, Phillip Deaton, because he worked a lot in ...
