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Marshall County Sheriff’s Department Increasing Patrols During Memorial Day Weekend

MOUNDSVILLE — The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department is increasing patrols for Memorial Day weekend. Sheriff Mike Dougherty said additional deputies will be on patrol throughout Marshall County beginning today and continuing through the holiday weekend. The increased patrols are intended to help keep roads safe for residents and visitors traveling through the county while also providing assistance to the community during the busy holiday weekend. “As families and friends gather to celebrate Memorial Day weekend, we want everyone to arrive safely and return home safely,” ...

Regional Briefs

American Legion Post 1 holding Memorial Day ceremony at new location The American Legion Post 1 will be moving the location of its annual Memorial Day ceremony. The new location will be at the Post’s headquarters at 45 Sycamore Ave. in Wheeling, rather than Wheeling’s Heritage Port, where it had been held in previous years. The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. Monday, May 25, at the Post 1 headquarters. Memorial Day ceremony scheduled for Monday in Bellaire A Memorial Day service is scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday at City Park in Bellaire. The hosts are American Legion Post 52, VFW ...

United Bank Supports Wellness Weekend

Ohio’s Jobless Rate Dropped During April

Ohio’s job market appears to be resilient in the face of higher gasoline prices, a conflict in Iran and other potentially disruptive events across the world. Ohio's unemployment rate dropped in April to 3.9%, a 0.2 percentage point fall from March’s 4.1 %, according to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. The number of nonagricultural jobs increased by 7.800, going from 5.679 million in March to 5.687 in April. There were gains in manufacturing jobs and construction, offsetting drops in mining and logging, according to the state’s latest numbers. The private service ...

Grim Reapers Motorcycle Club Mourn Loss Of Ron ‘Click’ Shaw

MARTINS FERRY — The Ohio State Highway Patrol has released a statement informing the public that Grim Reaper Motorcycle Club member Ron “Click” Shaw died Wednesday after being severely injured in a motorcycle accident on Ohio 7 Saturday evening. Shaw was on a club ride with his wife, ...

Weirton Band To Perform At Whisky A Go Go

WEIRTON — James Keller and Geoff Tomes still have a hard time believing how fast things happened not too long ago. They had sent a press kit about their band, Keller, to Whisky a Go Go, and 45 minutes later, they received an offer to play at the iconic music venue. "If you would have ...