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Martins Ferry water service out following vehicle crash

Water service in the city of Martins Ferry is out until further notice following a Tuesday morning traffic crash that damaged the city's water system, according to the Martins Ferry Police Department. City crews currently are working on the system to repair damage and restore service as soon ...

YWCA Women's Re-Entry Facility a Step Closer to Groundbreaking

WHEELING – The Wheeling Planning Commission on Monday approved a revised site plan for YWCA Wheeling's proposed new $7.2 million re-entry facility for women in Center Wheeling. The site plan for the new facility, to be known as Cathy's Haven, originally was approved in April 2025, but since ...

Marshall County Commission Aims To Create New TIF District

MOUNDSVILLE – The Marshall County Commission aims to create a new tax increment financing district to potentially help fund new development or infrastructure projects in the future. Administrator Betsy Frohnapfel said the commission’s plan is to create a new TIF district that will ...

Rumbaugh Grilled By Lawmakers Over DMV Modernization Contract

CHARLESTON – Lawmakers on Monday raised a number of concerns about the price tag of a new system meant to modernize computer records maintained by the West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles. Todd Rumbaugh, the cabinet secretary of the state Department of Transportation, answered questions ...

Heavy Storms Could Produce Flooding In Areas

Meteorologists at the National Weather Service’s Pittsburgh bureau are casting wary eyes toward the skies over the next few days, as heavy rains around several parts of the Ohio Valley could produce flooding — especially since previous storms have already saturated the ground. The ...

Brown Makes Steubenville Stop On Road Back To Senate

STEUBENVILLE — Sherrod Brown says campaign stops in Eastern Ohio communities are a big part of any statewide campaign. “They are important because people in this part of the state don't have a voice,” Brown, who is looking to return to the U.S. Senate, said Monday while speaking with ...