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Rovers on the River Yields a Tail-Wagging Donation

Photo contributed From left, Vanessa Craig, co-owner and co-founder of Play & Stay Pet Camp, Joe Lovell, race director and special events coordinator, and Lisa Duvall, dog warden at Belmont County Animal Shelter, pose after a donation presentation made possible through proceeds from the ...

Fire District Expansion Fueled by $1.5M USDA Grant

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Cumberland Trail Fire District will soon look different to residents driving by. On Friday afternoon the district was awarded $1,575,000 by the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development Ohio under President Donald J. Trump. The funds will go toward a ...

A HERO’S WELCOME … HOME

Photo by Shelley Hanson U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Courtney Narick of Martins Ferry shares a moment with her grandfather, Dan Robertson of Moundsville, while serving him a piece of cake Friday at the Moundsville Kroger following her return home from deployment in Iraq and Jordan. Narick recently ...

Cameron Educator Earns Spot in State Ag HOF

CAMERON — A Cameron man is among six West Virginians set to be inducted into the West Virginia Agriculture and Forestry Hall of Fame during a July 11 banquet at Jackson’s Mill. The West Virginia Agriculture and Forestry Hall of Fame will honor its 2026 class with a reception beginning at ...

Wellsburg Man Charged With Vehicular Homicide In Pennsylvania

A West Virginia man is facing a vehicular homicide charge in connection to a crash that led to the death of a motorcyclist in Cecil Township in October. William Erwin Johnston, 93, of Wellsburg, allegedly struck and killed John Charles Dinsmore, 67, of McDonald, Oct. 6 in the 3000 block of Millers Run Road in Cecil Township. Johnston is also being charged with improperly crossing the center line and making an unsafe lane change. Johnston was arraigned Friday before Magisterial District Judge Louis McQuillan. Unsecured bond was set at $100,000. According to the criminal complaint, a ...