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Easterseals Hosts Vitalant Blood Drive

Photo by Derek Redd Vitalant employee Emily Ford, center, prepares Kim Roman, right, to donate blood while Tammy Weir, left, finishes her donation Wednesday at Easterseals Rehabilitation Center in Wheeling. Easterseals hosted the Vitalant blood drive Wednesday to help with the blood supply ...

Wellsburg block party set for Friday

WELLSBURG – The city's Town Square area will be alive Friday night, with a block party organized by the Wellsburg Urban Renewal Authority. Activities are set for 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., to include live music by Shawn Villamagna, food from Taters Food Truck, Rusty Bull Tacos and Murphy's Ice Cream. The Carenbauer beer trailer will also be on hand, with additional local vendors also on site. Headline sponsors include Jimmy Willis, House of Delegates; the Kookie Jar; Puskarich Accounting and Tax LLC; Almost Heaven Family Dentistry; Carenbauer Distributing; and state Sen. Ryan ...

Marshall Board Of Education Invited To Back To School Fun Fair Today

MOUNDSVILLE — Marshall County Board of Education members were reminded Tuesday that the annual Back To School Fun Fair will take place from 9 a.m. to noon today at the John Marshall Field House, located off Tomlinson Avenue in Moundsville. Superintendent Shelby Haines told board members ...

Betty Zane Days Kicks Off Wednesday In Martins Ferry

MARTINS FERRY — Music, food, rides and other fun are on tap starting Wednesday through Saturday, with the return of the annual Betty Zane Days Festival, presented by the Martins Ferry Volunteer Fire Department and sponsored by Unified Bank. The four-day event will once again bring residents ...

W.Va. Sales Rep Distributing Snack Food Accused Of Bilking 3 Washington Co. Stores

A sales representative distributing Little Debbie snack foods to area retailers is accused of issuing more than $13,000 in fraudulent invoices to several Washington County grocers in order to boost his commission. James Daniel Powell, 39, of Valley Grove, W.Va., was charged last week with multiple felony counts of forgery and theft after City of Washington police accused him of forging the signatures of grocery store employees and never delivering the snack products listed in the invoices. The local investigation began when sheriff’s deputies in Jefferson County, Ohio, began ...

Steubenville Recovery Provider Sees Growing Demand

STEUBENVILLE — Since November, area residents have been able to access detox and residential treatment options through a local provider. According to Michael Thomas, the services offered by Milton Jefferson Recovery fill gaps that have existed for quite a while. "I just want to say that ...