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Bomb Threat Prompts Evacuation Of St. Clairsville Schools

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Students at St. Clairsville-Richland City Middle and High School were dismissed Friday afternoon after a bomb threat was made. A heavy police presence was seen around the school following the threat. Superintendent Christina Laudermilt said a student found a note in a ...

Tugboat sinks in Sistersville

SISTERSVILLE – The historic Sistersville ferry tugboat sank Thursday after taking on water, while the car barge remained afloat. No injuries were reported. According to Sistersville Mayor Bill Rice, the trouble began days earlier when the ferry board president alerted the city that the ...

Wheeling Celebrates Arbor Day With Tree Planting

The newest tree in Wheeling was planted in the Edgwood neighborhood Friday morning. Oglebay Park Resort employees placed a Kwanzan cherry tree into the ground at Edgwood Park during a short ceremony Friday. Karen Cox, a WVU Extension Service agent and member of Wheeling's tree board, said the ...

Stitching support: Quilt shop turns pet food bags into donations

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – From Past to Present Quilt Shop is asking residents to donate their pet food bags so it can make shoulder bags to sell and raise money for area animal rescue entities. Co-owner Joyce Paglialunga said she got the idea to upcycle the used bags through social media. “We ...

Officials Discuss Mining Damage To Flood Control Dams Near Cameron

CAMERON – Marshall County’s emergency officials held a meeting in Cameron Wednesday evening to discuss what residents should do in the case of a flood control dam failure in the area. Underground longwall mining conducted in the area has already damaged Upper Grave Creek Dams No. 7 and ...