WHEELING — Bank representatives hoping to build a branch in Edgwood explained their plans and accommodations of residents’ concerns ahead of an upcoming zone change vote this week by Wheeling City Council. Council is set to hold a long-awaited vote Tuesday on a proposed zoning amendment to ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — County leaders have lamented that the most valuable export from the Belmont County area is its youth. Businesses, elected officials and educators are meeting with the goal of building local talent among students and giving them the tools to take advantage of the oil and gas ...
GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — At two of the world’s biggest coal mines, the finances got so bad that their owner couldn’t even get toilet paper on credit. Warehouse technician Melissa Worden divvied up what remained of the last case, giving four rolls to each mine and two to the mine supply ...
PARKERSBURG — An autopsy would likely have been done had the circumstances been disclosed of how a patient died at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center, said an attorney representing the families of veterans who died at the hospital under suspicious means. John Hallman, 87, passed away in ...
WHEELING — Pre-candidate filings in West Virginia provide a glimpse at how the 2020 primary election ballot might look in the Mountain State. While candidates for office can’t officially file to be on the 2020 ballot until mid-January, there already are 14 pre-candidates wanting to be ...
SISTERSVILLE — Downtown streets will be lined with marble displays, food vendors and other attractions Sept. 27-29 when thousands of visitors attend the 20th annual Sistersville Marble Festival. The event has been known to draw national and international attention while providing a fun ...
I've spent the last few days pouring over the data from the second annual Balanced Scorecard report on the performance of West Virginia's schools, and I'm really kind of appalled at the results for the students we're pushing into college or the workforce. This weekend I focused on the high ...
Jefferson Metropolitan Housing Authority has been awarded $250,000 in federal grant funds to enhance security and monitoring at the John F. Kennedy Apartments and Earl F. Rodgers Plaza in Steubenville. JMHA was one of 23 PHA’s in 15 states to be awarded funding, and one of only 11 to receive ...
BETHANY — As Bethany College’s inaugural Special Olympics Field Day neared its end on Sunday, Joey Collette stepped to the podium to receive his medal and proudly declared: “I’m the winner.” He wasn’t alone in his sense of accomplishment. Smiles brightened the faces of the more ...
WHEELING — More than two dozen people turned out to participate in the Wheeling Day of Hope March in Wheeling Saturday. Prior to the march, which was part of a statewide initiative to bring faith communities together to promote, educate and advocate for substance abuse recovery and ...
WHEELING — An area pulmonologist has joined other experts in warning about the danger of electronic cigarettes, amid a nationwide spate of vaping-related deaths and illnesses. Use of vaping devices “is definitely a big NO,” said Dr. Aarthi Ganesh, a pulmonologist at Wheeling ...
CHARLESTON— The second year of the state Department of Education’s Balanced Scorecard gives teachers, administrators, parents and the public an opportunity to track progress in English, math and many other categories. While high schools were able to improve on some of the standards ...
Members of the Junior League of Wheeling stand together after the organization began its 80th year of supporting women and children in the greater Wheeling area. The League appointed new members to its board in May, and it plans to expand its current programming and collaborate with ...
STEUBENVILLE — Franciscan University of Steubenville’s annual Baron Club Dinner brought the school and community together Wednesday to recognize honorees and talk hockey with former Penguins players and current broadcasters. “It’s a terrific opportunity for the community and the ...
A man has been charged after allegedly killing a puppy by keeping it in a bleach-filled bag inside a Moundsville garage earlier this week. Philip Ewing, 31, of 1001 Sixth Street, Moundsville, was met by police around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, when a neighbor reported that Ewing had tied a dog in ...
WHEELING — The Wheeling diocesan home of former Catholic bishop Michael J. Bransfield has been sold for $1.2 million, and the proceeds will be placed into a special fund to assist victims of sexual abuse in West Virginia. The Most Rev. Mark E. Brennan, bishop of the Catholic Diocese of ...
WHEELING — In his third year of visiting sternwheel festivals along the Ohio River, Steve Folmar of Glen Dale, who stood in front of his boat “Lady Carmina” chatting with longtime boat captain Bill Price of East Liverpool, said there is a tremendous amount of knowledge to be taken away ...
CAMERON — After a tumultuous two years that included a couple of statewide strikes and the introduction of charter schools, Jennifer Schwertfeger said she’s proud of the role educators play in society after she was named West Virginia’s “Teacher of the Year” this ...
WHEELING — The city’s Public Safety Committee heard from chiefs of the Wheeling Police Department and Wheeling Fire Department on requests to improve their respective agencies, including how to prevent repeated false alarms. Committee members discussed a potential reduction in police ...
WHEELING POLICE DEPARTMENT From 8 a.m. Thursday to 8 a.m. Friday, officers handled 17 traffic stops, two accidents and four miscellaneous calls. At 8:27 a.m., Fort Henry Bridge, unknown trouble. At 8:58 a.m., Medical Park, hit and run. At 9:04 a.m., Interstate 70, hazardous ...