CHARLESTON — The search is on for a new interim chancellor after the Higher Education Policy Commission accepted the resignation of Carolyn Long. The HEPC held an emergency meeting Friday morning with commissioners dialing in to the HEPC’s conference room in downtown Charleston. The ...
WHEELING — Members of the West Virginia Public Service Commission stopped by Steenrod Elementary School in Wheeling to teach children about finding leaks and conserving water on Thursday. The commission visited multiple schools in the state as part of its “Fix A Leak Week,” with the ...
Another round of storms last month has resulted in a disaster declaration by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine for Belmont County and 36 other counties in the state. According to a press release from DeWine’s office, the declaration will allow the Ohio Department of Transportation and local governments ...
Hundreds flocked to John Marshall High School last weekend in support of a local teacher afflicted with breast cancer, raising nearly $2,100 at the Steel Band Fest. Band Director Tracey Filben said the turnout was “fantastic” for the event, which occurred last Saturday. JM’s band was ...
At least 25 high school students turned out for the Belmont County Republican Party’s Lincoln Day Dinner Thursday in St. Clairsville, and Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose registered three 18-year-olds to vote while there. LaRose served as keynote speaker for the dinner, which took place ...
Razing of the former Kmart store attached to the Ohio Valley Mall is underway, and the new Veterans Administration clinic at the retail center is expected to start seeing patients on Monday. Demolition of the Kmart structure is necessary to make way for a new Dunham’s sporting goods store. ...
The Wheeling Board of Zoning appeals approved three requests and denied two from various Wheeling residents and businesses at its meeting Thursday morning. The board approved requests for signage at Good Shepherd Nursing Home, a building variance on 17th Street and a garage and basketball ...
Portraying Andrew Johnson, the 17th president of the United States, Kevin Titus, an actor from Falls Village, Connecticut, took a tour in full costume Thursday of West Virginia Independence Hall during a brief stay in the Friendly City. Titus said he thought it would be interesting to appear ...
Common Pleas Judge John Vavra this week handed down what a prosecutor believes is the longest drug-related sentence ever imposed in Belmont County. Cory Julius Smith, 32, of Cleveland, was set to go to trial next week, but on Thursday he instead entered guilty pleas to two counts of ...
WHEELING POLICE DEPARTMENT From 8 a.m. Wednesday to 8 a.m. Thursday, officers handled 26 traffic stops, seven accidents and 1 miscellaneous calls. WEDNESDAY At 8:50 a.m., Medical Park Road, meet complainant. At 9:29 a.m., National Road, motorist assist. At 10:20 a.m., 14th Sreet, found ...
Northern Panhandle residents see oriel windows everyday in their communities — and at least one third grade student at Steenrod Elementary school knows how to spell the word “oriel.” An oriel window is another term for a bay window. Steenrod third-grader Adam Connors asked for the ...
Four area counties rank lower than many of Ohio’s counties in the 2019 County Health Rankings data released Tuesday. The state-by-state report was released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. Monroe and Harrison counties are in ...
The Wheeling Human Rights Commission is taking steps to educate its members and Wheeling public officials on mental health. The body unanimously approved a motion Tuesday to hold a day of Mental Health First Aid training for about 35 people, including commission members. The training, a ...
Photo by Scott McCloskey No injuries resulted from a structure fire Wednesday afternoon at a home on Amasa Avenue in Triadelphia. According to an Ohio County sheriff’s deputy, the fire was contained to one room on the second floor of the house following a quick response from Triadelphia, ...
WHEELING POLICE DEPARTMENT From 8 a.m. Tuesday to 8 a.m. Wednesday, officers handled 13 traffic stops, four vehicle accidents and five miscellaneous calls. TUESDAY At 9:14 a.m., Mozart Road, disorderly juvenile. At 9:22 a.m., 18th Street, fight. At 9:50 a.m., Indiana Street, mutual ...
Photo by Scott McCloskey Crews with HDR Engineering of Weirton will be performing routine safety inspections inside the Wheeling Tunnel through March 29. Motorists are advised to follow detours, as the Market Street entrance ramp to the eastbound side of the tunnel will be closed from 9 a.m. ...
Former Wheeling Park High School student-athlete Donnie Evans Jr. was shot and killed during a large fight at an apartment complex in south Fort Worth, Texas on Sunday. Evans, 19, a native of Texas, spent the remainder of his junior year and completed his senior year at Park in 2018. He ...
In the wake of news that Wheeling Jesuit University is in financial crisis, the Faculty Council at the university is speaking out via a resolution adopted Friday. The faculty released the following statement regarding the situation: “This is a difficult time for everyone, and the faculty ...
West Virginia leads the nation as the first state to allow soldiers and others overseas to vote by mobile device, and Secretary of State Mac Warner wants to expand this effort in the state and across the country. Warner addressed the Rotary Club of Wheeling Tuesday, and spoke of his office’s ...
Ohio, Marshall and Brooke counties rank near the top of West Virginia’s healthiest counties in the 2019 County Health Rankings data released Tuesday. The state-by-state report was released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health ...