BEECH BOTTOM — Beautification efforts in parts of Brooke County have received a boost from one local legislator. Del. Jimmy Willis, R-Brooke, contributed $1,000 in Local Economic Development Assistance funds toward a series of beautification projects in Beech Bottom. "It's been a priority ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Ohio Valley residents will soon have a new destination for sporting goods, outdoor equipment and apparel as Academy Sports + Outdoors prepares to open its newest location at the Ohio Valley Mall. Employees were putting the finishing touches on the 55,000-square-foot store ...
Those interested in helping students in need throughout the Ohio Valley have a strong start to their school year can do so Saturday at Bethlehem Apostolic Temple in Wheeling. The church will hold a "stuff the bus" event from 10 a.m.-noon Saturday at the church, collecting school supplies and more to distribute Aug. 8 at the North Wheeling Dream Center. The church is seeking notebooks, pens, pencils, book bags and any other school-related items that make learning more fun and exciting for students. While school supplies are at the forefront of the fall collection, the church is also ...
WHEELING — A concerned parent urged the Ohio County Board of Education to take a proactive approach toward proposed data center development in the county, particularly the project being considered at the former Centre Foundry site in Warwood. The board, however, said it is taking a ...
New Vrindaban and the Palace of Gold will open their doors to the public on Sunday, Aug. 30, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., celebrating 60 years of The International Society of Krishna Consciousness in the Western world. According to the ISKON website, documents were filed in New York City on July ...
A single CyberTip led to a Wheeling man being convicted in federal court of producing and distributing child sexual abuse material online and being sentenced to 20 years in prison. Gage Heckman, 22, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey. The case began when the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children flagged suspicious activity on an Instagram account. That alert set off an immediate, coordinated investigation by federal and local authorities. Search warrants were executed, electronic devices were seized from Heckman’s South Wheeling residence, and ...
