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Ground Broken For Moundsville/Marshall Co. Indoor Rec Center

MOUNDSVILLE -- As the ground was broken on Cedar Avenue in Moundsville for the upcoming Moundsville/Marshall County Indoor Recreation Center, ground already was being moved on the project. As city, county and construction officials got up to speak during Wednesday afternoon's ceremony, they ...

New Rabies Case Found In Ohio County

The Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department announced that a raccoon has tested positive for rabies in Ohio County. According to the department, the raccoon was found along Shanghai Murray Road in Ohio County. It was collected by county health department staff from a private property area on Monday and the positive result was confirmed on Tuesday. This is the second laboratory confirmed animal rabies case in Ohio County, the department said. Additional cases have also been reported in southern portion of Brooke County. The department warned residents of Ohio County to be wary of ...

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DUI checkpoint scheduled in Hancock Co. The West Virginia State Police will be conducting a Sobriety Checkpoint in Hancock County on W.Va. 2 near Jackson Street in New Cumberland on Friday, Aug. 7, at 8 p.m. and conclude on Saturday, Aug. 8, at 2 a.m. This checkpoint will be conducted to deter drunk driving in this area. It is not the intention of the State Police to inconvenience any of the motoring public, but to make the highways safer for those traveling in West Virginia. Motorists wishing to avoid having to travel through the checkpoint on W.Va. 2 can simply drive around the ...