WHEELING — The metropolitan areas that contain much of the Northern Panhandle have two of the nation’s 10 worst rates of population decline, according to recent census data. The Wheeling Metropolitan Statistical Area — which contains Ohio and Marshall counties in West Virginia and ...
At least 25 high school students turned out for the Belmont County Republican Party’s Lincoln Day Dinner Thursday in St. Clairsville, and Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose registered three 18-year-olds to vote while there. LaRose served as keynote speaker for the dinner, which took place ...
WHEELING — The city is taking steps to fill the gap left by City Manager Robert Herron’s suspension by bringing in outside consultants to help with Wheeling’s larger projects. City Council unanimously voted to approve a resolution allowing Mayor Glenn Elliott to enter into agreements ...
Razing of the former Kmart store attached to the Ohio Valley Mall is underway, and the new Veterans Administration clinic at the retail center is expected to start seeing patients on Monday. Demolition of the Kmart structure is necessary to make way for a new Dunham’s sporting goods store. ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Bravery. Courage. Determination. Those three words — the theme for Ohio University Eastern’s Celebrate Women 2019, sponsored by EQT — are qualities the event panelists share with keynote speaker and former prisoner of war Jessica Lynch. More than 120 people ...
The Wheeling Board of Zoning appeals approved three requests and denied two from various Wheeling residents and businesses at its meeting Thursday morning. The board approved requests for signage at Good Shepherd Nursing Home, a building variance on 17th Street and a garage and basketball ...
WHEELING — School buildings would have classroom numbers posted on exterior windows to identify classrooms to first responders under a bill passed by the West Virginia Legislature. House Bill 2541 is currently awaiting Gov. Jim Justice’s signature. The measure requires each county board ...
Portraying Andrew Johnson, the 17th president of the United States, Kevin Titus, an actor from Falls Village, Connecticut, took a tour in full costume Thursday of West Virginia Independence Hall during a brief stay in the Friendly City. Titus said he thought it would be interesting to appear ...
WASHINGTON, Pa. — Spring sprung just a few days ago, and even though that should put a spring in everyone’s step, keep the following in mind: the warmer, sunnier days will be accompanied by the wailing of cicadas. Probably sometime in May or June, though their exact arrival can be hard to ...
Common Pleas Judge John Vavra this week handed down what a prosecutor believes is the longest drug-related sentence ever imposed in Belmont County. Cory Julius Smith, 32, of Cleveland, was set to go to trial next week, but on Thursday he instead entered guilty pleas to two counts of ...
WHEELING POLICE DEPARTMENT From 8 a.m. Wednesday to 8 a.m. Thursday, officers handled 26 traffic stops, seven accidents and 1 miscellaneous calls. WEDNESDAY At 8:50 a.m., Medical Park Road, meet complainant. At 9:29 a.m., National Road, motorist assist. At 10:20 a.m., 14th Sreet, found ...
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Thursday requiring U.S. colleges to certify that they protect free speech on their campuses or risk losing federal research funding, White House officials said. Trump initially proposed the idea ...
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials and environmental consultants visited the site of the planned Wheeling Island Gateway Park on Tuesday morning to start assessing the future park land. Wheeling recently received a $10,000 grant from the EPA’s Brownfields program to perform a ...
WHEELING — Sports wagering through the Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack remains offline, and no betting is happening there as “March Madness” — the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament — takes place at arenas across the nation. Wheeling Island and its sister track, the Mardi Gras ...
WHEELING — After 34 years in business in the Friendly City, Technology Services Group Inc. announced Wednesday that it is launching a new service — the SmartSite, which combines numerous networking tools into one. While many websites offer a mobile site for browsing on mobile devices, TSG ...
Northern Panhandle residents see oriel windows everyday in their communities — and at least one third grade student at Steenrod Elementary school knows how to spell the word “oriel.” An oriel window is another term for a bay window. Steenrod third-grader Adam Connors asked for the ...
CHARLESTON — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin has some advice for construction companies and design firms: Start them young. Manchin, D-W.Va., was among the opening speakers Wednesday at the 40th annual West Virginia Construction and Design Expo at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center. The ...
Four area counties rank lower than many of Ohio’s counties in the 2019 County Health Rankings data released Tuesday. The state-by-state report was released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. Monroe and Harrison counties are in ...
BELLAIRE — To meet continuing health care needs of Belmont County residents, Wheeling Hospital is expanding its health center in Bellaire and opening an ambulatory surgical center in Bridgeport. Plans for the two facilities were announced Wednesday during a press conference at Wheeling ...
The Wheeling Human Rights Commission is taking steps to educate its members and Wheeling public officials on mental health. The body unanimously approved a motion Tuesday to hold a day of Mental Health First Aid training for about 35 people, including commission members. The training, a ...