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Weirton Community Remembers 9/11 With Annual Blue Mass

WEIRTON – While 25 years have passed since the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, those in the Weirton community want to make sure the memories of that tragic day are not soon forgotten. As has become a tradition over the last several years, area residents gathered at St. Joseph the Worker ...

Agreement Set to Keep Warwood Data Center Below 90MW

WHEELING – The city of Wheeling and Silicon Foundry Energy LLC have agreed to terms outlined in a binding memorandum of understanding that the company will not develop a high-impact data center in Warwood. A 10-page draft of the memorandum has been developed and reviewed by both parties, ...

Lawsuits mount over Brooke locker room cameras

WELLSBURG – A total of nine individual lawsuits now have been filed on behalf of female student-athletes who utilized the girls locker rooms at Brooke High School since the start of the new school year. The complaints – filed in Brooke County Circuit Court – seek monetary damages for the students in an amount to be determined at trial, along with interest, court costs and attorney fees. Four of the young women are students at Brooke High School, while the other five are visiting students forced to use the girls locker room at Brooke County High School, according to information ...

Wellness Weekend Participants Raise Funds For Future Cancer Complex

WHEELING – WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital recently received a $2,367 donation from Ogden Newspapers on behalf of participants in the 2026 Ogden Newspapers Wellness Weekend, providing additional community support for the future WVU Cancer Institute St. Joseph Regional Cancer Complex. During ...

Families Sought For Wall That Heals Tribute In Belmont County

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – As Belmont County prepares to welcome The Wall That Heals from Oct. 1-4, the committee is asking the community to help make the historic tribute a deeply personal experience for local families. The Wall That Heals is a traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and will be on display at the Belmont County Fairgrounds around the clock for those four days. Family members and friends of Belmont County-area Vietnam veterans whose names appear on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial are being invited to participate in the arrival and installation of The Wall. Families ...

Area Residents Challenged To Remember The Unity Following Attacks

FOLLANSBEE – While taking time to remember the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, two area officials also encouraged residents to recapture the sense of unity felt in the days after. During a brief ceremony held Friday night at Follansbee Park, marking the 25th anniversary of ...