SHERRARD – A team of Sherrard Middle School students who like learning about the past brought home the school’s fifth consecutive regional History Bowl championship last week. The History Bowl took place April 30 at the Culture Center at the State Capitol Complex in Charleston. It marked ...
Wheeling Park will host its inaugural Pepperoni Roll Festival from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, May 9, celebrating one of West Virginia’s most iconic culinary traditions. This lively festival brings the community together for a full day of entertainment, friendly competition, and local ...
Tim Rockwell, the longtime president of the Barnesville Pumpkin Festival, died last week at age 59. The festival announced on social media over the weekend that Rockwell had died. According to his obituary, he died April 30 in Orlando. Rockwell, a truck driver by trade, began his service with the festival by overseeing its parade for eight years. He then spent two years as the festival's vice president before stepping into the president's role in 2009 "For many years, Tim worked tirelessly behind the scenes and on the front lines of the festival, giving his time, knowledge, and ...
WINTERSVILLE — Joel John likes to talk about the growth he has seen in the event —and the village — since Wednesdays in Wintersville was launched in 2021. "The event has brought many different aspects to the community," he explained. "It started as an extension of the farmers market ...
MARTINS FERRY – Tuesday will see Ohio residents flock to the polls from the 2026 primary election. Polls will open in the Buckeye State at 6:30 a.m. that day and close at 7:30 p.m. In Belmont County, a number of seats are up for grabs. Republican Belmont County Commissioner Jerry Echemann’s seat is up for grabs in the election. Echemann announced he would not be running and will be retiring after his term expires at the end of 2026. Former four-term Belmont County Commissioner Chuck Probst of Bridgeport, former Belmont County transportation administrator for the Ohio Department ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE – St. Clairsville-Richland City Schools were placed on a code yellow lockdown on Friday due to a “social media incident.” “We had a social media issue that was brought to our attention early this morning. As soon as we received notification, we went into a code yellow lockdown while the investigation was conducted,” Superintendent Christina Laudermilt said. “A student had seen something on Snapchat, and we wanted to investigate it, so we went into code yellow until we had an opportunity to investigate the source of the information.” Laudermilt added that ...
