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Four Sentenced for Drug Trafficking in Northern Panhandle

WHEELING — Four Wheeling residents were sentenced Thursday for selling fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine in the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia, U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey announced. Tyshaun Johnson, 30, was sentenced to 115 months in prison. Johnson sold fentanyl near Jensen Playground in Wheeling. Investigators also determined he was selling cocaine base in the area. He has prior convictions for fraud, assault, domestic battery, malicious assault and theft. Harold Wayne Nice, 42, was sentenced to 60 months. Nice sold more than 30 grams of methamphetamine, nearly 2 grams ...

Marshall County Students Shine in Academic, Athletic and Arts

GLEN DALE – Marshall County Board of Education members honored dozens of students for their academic, athletic and competitive achievements during Tuesday’s regular meeting. About 158 certificates of achievement were given to students. To accommodate the large crowd, the meeting was held ...

Debate Over Future Of Weirton Skate Park Ramping Up

WEIRTON – The future of Weirton's skate park is in question as city parks officials are considering both the safety of the existing equipment and the cost of maintaining it. “It's beyond its useful life,” noted Weirton Parks Director Coty Shingle during the regular meeting of the ...

Brooke Commissioners Fill Vacancy, Name 911 Director

WELLSBURG — On Tuesday, Brooke County commissioners filled a vacant commission seat, named a new director for the county’s 911 center and approved its budget for the 2026 fiscal year. Commissioners Tom Diserio and Stacey Wise agreed to appoint Christina White, the 911 center’s current director, to fill the seat of A.J. Thomas, who stepped down Feb. 29. White will serve the remainder of this year, while the executive committees of any political party may name candidates, which could include White, for the seat in this year’s general election. The winner of such a race would ...

Steubenville City Manager Jim Mavromatis Retires After Decade of Service

STEUBENVILLE — For the past 10 years Jim Mavromatis has known exactly where he was going to be every Tuesday night — sitting in council chambers, listening to city officials, department heads and the general public discuss what’s going on in Steubenville, what needs fixed and how to pay ...

One Arrest Made After Bomb Threats Target St. Clairsville Businesses

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – One person is in custody after multiple bomb threats were called into St. Clairsville area businesses. Belmont County Sheriff James Zusack said that the bomb threats began at Walmart in St. Clairsville's Ohio Valley Plaza was evacuated on Tuesday afternoon. Richland ...