WHEELING — George S. Weaver Jr., a businessman, civic leader and longtime champion of Wheeling and the Ohio Valley, died Monday at his home. He was 92. Weaver impacted the community through his business leadership, public service and volunteer work with many of the Ohio Valley’s most ...
CHARLESTON – Several Republican members of the West Virginia Legislature are encouraging the state’s two U.S. senators to back a ban on greyhound racing included in the latest version of the federal farm bill, while two lawmakers from Ohio County expressed support for the industry. In a ...
WHEELING – A new computing and energy technology campus is being eyed for a former industrial site in Warwood, where a phase-by-phase development plan ultimately includes a large-scale data center expansion with 100 megawatt regional compute hub capabilities. Word on the sale of the former ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — A Belmont County judge on Monday refused to reduce bond or release an 18-year-old St. Clairsville man accused of making multiple bomb threats to local businesses after prosecutors and defense attorneys debated whether he has a stable place to live and whether a letter he ...
MARTINSBURG — The Ohio Valley will be represented on the Miss America stage this fall after a Wheeling Park High School graduate was crowned Miss West Virginia on Saturday night. Elizabeth Romanek beamed, as she was crowned the winner. Her win was not a surprise to many, after the Miss ...
CHARLESTON – The number of children applying to take advantage of the full 100% Hope Scholarship award heading into the next school year has doubled, potentially eating up 67% of the allotted funding for the program for the next fiscal year. According to information released Monday ...
