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Wheeling Man Sentenced For Multi-State Fentanyl Trafficking

WHEELING — A Wheeling man has been sentenced to federal prison for his role in a multi-state fentanyl trafficking operation that stretched from Nevada to the Ohio Valley. Matthew Clemont, 33, was sentenced to 15 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, according to U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey. Prosecutors said Clemont was part of a broader drug trafficking network involving 13 distributors who worked together to move blue fentanyl pills disguised as prescription medication into communities across the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia and the Ohio ...

Ohio County Employees Anxious About Proposed Cut Backs

WHEELING — Ohio County commissioners say the county must cut expenditures as tax revenues decline, and they want to make reductions before the next fiscal year begins July 1. Commissioners have presented a draft of a proposed employee handbook that would update county policies with the goal ...

A Bench and a Benchmark: Easterseals Salutes Joseph’s 40 Years of Service

WHEELING — A simple bench overlooking the Ohio River now stands as a lasting symbol of gratitude, service and a life spent giving back — honoring a woman whose work has quietly changed thousands of young lives across the Ohio Valley. Easterseals Rehabilitation Center on Tuesday dedicated ...

Bethlehem Improves Community Park In Preparation For 80th Birthday

The Village of Bethlehem has a new stairway connecting its community shelter and the rest of its Community Park, just in time to be ready for an 80th birthday celebration that will be bigger than usual. Village officials and representatives from Huffner Contracting, which completed the ...

Irish Eyes on the Prize: Hibernians Award Scholarships to Area Students

The Wheeling Ancient Order of Hibernians Division No. 1 awarded four $1,000 scholarships in May to area students in recognition of academics, extracurricular involvement, Catholic faith and essays on Irish ancestry. Recipients, pictured from left, were Wheeling Central's Luke Zoeckler, ...

Marshall County Students Enjoy CTE Camp

Marshall County students were able to see what their future could potentially be during a Career and Technical Education camp being held at John Marshall High School. The two-day camp that ends Wednesday offers students entering sixth grade through entering ninth grade the opportunity to get ...