ST. CLAIRSVILLE — As children prepare to return to school, some Belmont County families will have to make other plans after the Belmont County Department of Job and Family Services announced it will not offer its annual School Clothes for Kids Program this year. Director Jeff Felton said ...
Entrepreneurs, small business owners and community members with ideas to strengthen Wheeling are invited to apply for the next Show of Hands, a crowdfunding event hosted by Wheeling Heritage. The event will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 23, at 6 p.m. on the third floor of the Wheeling Artisan Center, 1400 Main St. Applications are open through Friday, Aug. 7, and can be submitted at wheelingheritage.org/show-of-hands. Sponsored by Orrick, Show of Hands gives four finalists the opportunity to present their ideas to a live audience, who vote to determine the winner. The winning ...
NEW CUMBERLAND — More time is needed before court proceedings against a Hancock County attorney and his wife can continue, officials have explained. Lawrence Lee Manypenny, 74, and his wife, Constance Carmella Manypenny, 74, had been scheduled to appear for a preliminary hearing in Hancock County Magistrate's Court Thursday after being charged with several felony counts that allege they defrauded an 86-year-old Weirton resident. Ohio County Magistrate Mike Lemon, who was appointed as a special magistrate to hear the case, said after discussion Thursday morning that the defendants ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — A dispute over the selection of a demolition contractor has left the Belmont County Land Reutilization Corporation and the Sinclair Foundation at an impasse. Sinclair Foundation co-founder Donn Sinclair addressed the Belmont County Board of Commissioners during its regular ...
WEIRTON – Weirton police have issued a warrant as part of the investigation into an alleged murder in the city's downtown Tuesday. Weirton Police Chief Charlie Kush, in a statement issued Wednesday morning, announced a warrant had been issued for David Barger, 69, following the death of his wife, Donna Barger. Weirton officers responded to 3931 Grant St. at approximately 2:24 p.m. Tuesday, after receiving a request for a welfare check at the property. Upon arrival, officers discovered the body of Donna Barger, 70, inside the home. David Barger also was inside the home, Kush ...
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 ...
