The Health Plan recently made a significant contribution to fighting domestic violence in the Ohio Valley. The company donated $25,000 to the YMCA Wheeling’s Family Violence Prevention Program. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the company said, there has been an increase in ...
STEUBENVILLE — With every day that passes, JoJo DiAlbert admits it feels less and less like the Dean Martin Festival will happen this year, though he’s not ready to throw in the towel. “I feel like it’s not going to happen, but I hope I’m wrong,” DiAlbert, the festival organizer, ...
A company spokesman said a report Thursday that the proposed PTT Global Chemical ethane cracker project will be further delayed is “just not true.” The Bangkok Post reported that PTTGC CEO Kongkrapan Intarajang announced that a final investment decision on the project would be delayed to ...
As COVID-19 metrics improve throughout West Virginia, many medical and long-term care facilities have resumed in-person visits. The latest are the Stonerise facilities, which includes Stonerise Moundsville, the former Mound View facility. “We are approaching in-person visits with the same ...
The body of an unidentified man was pulled from the Ohio River Thursday morning after being spotted by a pedestrian on the Wheeling Suspension Bridge. Police say the Ohio County 911 Center received a call at 9:45 a.m. from a passerby, who reported the body on the shoreline of the river. The ...
A man accused of sexually abusing a young girl for years on end through her childhood, spent in his care, will have his preliminary hearing today. West Virginia State Police conducted several interviews with the alleged victim, now an adult, between October 2018 and April 2019. The woman, ...
John and Kim Neidengard said preparing for the Feb. 27 closing of their 115-year-old family business is a bittersweet experience. After selling Harley-Davidson motorcycles and related gear to hundreds of area residents, they are looking forward to spending more time riding together on the ...
West Virginia’s outlook on the Department of Health and Human Resources COVID-19 alert map continued to look good Wednesday. None of the state’s 55 counties were in the map’s highest-risk category and less than a fifth were in the second-highest-risk category. There were no red counties ...
A trial for a Wellsburg man accused of the sexual abuse of a child was declared a mistrial after its intended jurors heard opening arguments from attorneys on both sides Tuesday afternoon. Returning from a lengthy break, the jury was prepared to hear from the first witness in the trial for ...
Local residents can expect to see assistance with their rent and utility bills in the coming months, thanks to a grant to the city and Marshall County. At Tuesday evening’s council meeting, City Manager Rick Healy said the city had received a $250,000 grant from the W.Va. Development Office ...
Panhandle Cleaning and Restoration has planted a new flag in the Sunshine State. The Wheeling-based business — founded in 1977 by Robert C. Contrguerro Sr. — recently announced that it has opened a new office in Sarasota, Florida. That marks the fourth location the business now operates, ...
WHEELING -- Motorists traveling the McColloch Street/Peninsula off-ramp from W.Va. 2 North may have experienced slight delays over the past couple of days as Swank Construction crews continue removing sections of concrete deck above the roadway as part of the ongoing I-70 Bridge Project in Ohio ...
The Marshall County Health Department reported one new COVID-19-related death in its Tuesday night report, the 62nd such death since the pandemic began. Tuesday’s reported death was that of a 79-year-old man hospitalized at the time of his passing. The county also reported 16 new ...
MOUNDSVILLE — Three members of the Moundsville Fire Department were recognized by city council for applying life-saving CPR to a pair of patients. At Tuesday’s council meeting, firefighter Howard Henry III and firefighter/EMT Justin Williams, along with fire chief and paramedic Gary ...
CAMERON — Little readers at Cameron Elementary are about to get their own “little library” and an outdoor collection of books they can access while learning remotely. The cabinet to house the library has already been constructed, and will be installed once a location has been ...
A new winter coat can be expensive, which is why Grace Presbyterian Church has started a new ministry to help those in need. Free Coat Friday began earlier this month. Each Friday between about 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. coats are hung on a rack outside the church, located at Hanover and Fourth ...
The year 2020 was taxing for many, but local residents can get free help on their 2020 tax return again this year from a volunteer group working out of the Ohio County Library. Tax preparers providing services to Volunteer Income Tax Assistance are available this tax season, though there ...
The Ditto Boutique in Wheeling will host its first fashion show next month, with proceeds providing for travel assistance for cancer patients. “Catwalk on the Boulevard” is set to take place at 1 p.m. March 28 at the Char House, site of the former Ernie’s Esquire at 1055 East Bethlehem ...
In an effort to make the roadways safer for travel, Gov. Mike DeWine introduced the “Hands-Free Ohio” provision in his Executive Budget proposal that would strengthen distracted driving laws. The provision would make handling any electronic wireless device while driving a primary offense ...
The frequent snowstorms the Ohio Valley has dealt with this winter likely brings back memories of past blizzards experienced by many people in the region. One such infamous storm talked about recently on social media is the “Blizzard of 1978.” The Ohio State Highway Patrol recently ...
