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WVU President To Speak At Marshall County Chamber Annual Dinner

MOUNDSVILLE – West Virginia University President Michael Benson will be the guest speaker at the Marshall County Chamber of Commerce’s annual Marshall County Dinner on Oct. 7. Benson has an extensive background in higher education, having previously led Coastal Carolina University, Snow ...

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Civic League of Warwood holding quarter auction The Civic League of Warwood is holding a quarter auction Saturday at the Warwood Elementary School gymnasium. Doors will open at 11 a.m. and the auction begins at noon. Admission is $5 at the door with one paddle and $1 for each additional paddle. A chance raffle and 50-50 raffle also will be held at the event. Slip repair scheduled in Cameron A portion of Marshall County Route 48 in Cameron at milepost 1.36 will be restricted to one lane beginning Monday, April 20, through early July for a slip repair. Traffic will be maintained ...

No Development Proposals Submitted For Empty Fire Lots In Moundsville

MOUNDSVILLE – No one has yet submitted development ideas for the building lots left empty by a massive fire in Moundsville last year. The city of Moundsville had advertised to receive proposed ideas for the lots with the deadline for submission being March 19. City Manager Rick Healy ...

Belmont County Commissioners Honor Barnesville’s First Girls State Wrestling Champ

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – History was made last month as Barnesville High School freshman Ladyn Hines became the school’s first girl to not only qualify for the Ohio state wrestling tournament, but to win a state championship. On Wednesday, Hines was honored by the Belmont County Board of Commissioners for her accomplishments. Hines won the OHSAA 115-pound state title at Value City Arena at the Ohio State University by knocking off Little Miami’s Laylee Vera 4-1 in overtime. Commissioner Jerry Echemann on Wednesday read a proclamation dedicated to celebrate the hard work and ...

Side-By-Side Orchestra Concert To Bring WVU, Local Students Together

GLEN DALE – The West Virginia University Symphony Orchestra will join two high school groups, the John Marshall Chamber Orchestra and Wheeling Park Select Strings, for a Side-By-Side Orchestra Concert at 7 p.m. April 16 at the John Marshall High School Center for Performing Arts. The free community concert will feature each ensemble on its own, a joint performance by the two high schools, and a combined piece that brings together all three orchestras on stage. “We’re so excited to collaborate with the John Marshall and Wheeling Park orchestras,” said Rotem Weinberg, director ...