BETHESDA — The 36th annual Chautauqua Homecoming Days and Bethesda Festival is slated to take place this weekend at Epworth Park. The annual event is a chance for cottage owners, past and present, to come together and enjoy each other’s company. The festivities will take place all day ...
MOUNDSVILLE — The 2026 Marshall County Schools Back to School Fun Fair, slated for 9 a.m. to noon July 29, will take place in a new location this year — the John Marshall Field House, located off Tomlinson Avenue in Moundsville. Organizer Susie Baker said the 26th annual fun fair has ...
WHEELING — Officials at Ohio County Schools say they have a strong tennis program, but not such strong tennis courts and facilities to support it. The school district hopes to do something about that in the coming months, according to Assistant Superintendent Rick Jones. At this week's Ohio County Board of Education meeting, an agenda item to discuss the tennis courts was tabled. Jones explained that more discussion and investigation were needed. “Our courts have been in disrepair for several years,” Jones said. “We’re contemplating if we really want to redo those. If we ...
MOUNDSVILLE — West Virginia Treasurer Larry Pack presented the Marshall County Commission with an unclaimed property check for $4,179.24 on Thursday. The amount given to the county was determined by the amount of unclaimed funds that originated in the county, Pack said. “We worked with ...
WHEELING — Two federal drug trafficking cases involving the Ohio Valley have resulted in prison sentences, including the final defendant in an operation that stretched from Cleveland to Wheeling. U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey sentenced Joshua Carney, 32, of Wheeling, to 60 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine base, fentanyl and heroin, along with distribution of 5 grams or more of methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of a protected location. The investigation began in January 2024 after reports of drug activity at ...
McMECHEN — After more than two decades, the McMechen Volunteer Fire Department is proud to bring back a longtime community tradition with the return of the McMechen VFD Street Fair on July 10 and July 11, followed by the Hometown Reunion Dinner on July 12. The Street Fair will be held at Ninth and Marshall streets in McMechen and will feature games, food, bingo, live music, entertainment, refreshments and family-friendly activities. This marks the first McMechen VFD Street Fair since 2004, making this year’s event a true return of a hometown tradition. A major focus of this ...
