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Planned Power Outage Coming Saturday In Marshall County

Electric infrastructure upgrades in the Washington Lands area of Marshall County will necessitate a planned power outage for most of the day Saturday, Appalachian Power announced Thursday. The work will strengthen electric service reliability for Marshall County customers, the company said. Crews will be working Saturday, weather permitting, to complete infrastructure upgrades in the Washington Lands area. To allow lineworkers to safely perform the task, a planned outage will occur for customers in the area from approximately 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. “While planned outages are never ...

Martins Ferry Scholars Honored

Several students were honored Wednesday evening during the Martins Ferry Area Chamber of Commerce Academic Excellence Awards for having qualified for the ceremony in every year in which they were eligible from grades 5-12, from 2019 to 2026. Pictured are, from left, Nolan Zambori, Abigail ...

United Way Raises More Than $80K From Match Madness

A five-figure matching donation helped the United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley raise more than $80,000 in its recent Match Madness fundraising campaign. The organization raised $81,631.02 in total, which will directly support local nonprofits and community initiatives. That total includes a $15,000 matching donation from PittsburghBerger and Green, whose generosity for a second consecutive year helped inspire and multiply community giving. Match Madness is an annual campaign held by the United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley through the month of March. The high-energy fundraising event is ...

Steak fry fundraiser to support St. Clairsville police officer

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — A fundraiser for St. Clairsville police officer Greg Clark, who recently experienced an unexpected medical emergency while on patrol, is set for Saturday. The steak fry benefit will take place from 4-11 p.m. at the Rec Center amphitheater. A pre-kickoff event will begin ...

WVNCC To Hold 2026 Commencement At WesBanco Arena

WHEELING — West Virginia Northern Community College will celebrate the achievements of its graduating class during its 2026 commencement ceremony at 7 p.m. Thursday at WesBanco Arena. The ceremony will feature CJ Goodwin as the commencement speaker and recognize Kate Nguyen, an accounting student originally from Saigon, Vietnam, as the 2026 class valedictorian. A total of 320 graduates will be recognized during the ceremony, with 335 certificates and degrees to be awarded across a wide range of academic programs. Nguyen will graduate with an associate of applied science degree in ...