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Spring Is In The Air

WHEELING – After weeks of snow drifts, gray skies and barren landscape, a colorful event is set to bloom late next month at The Highlands Sports Complex. A spring craft show, organized by KC Productions, will take place March 27-29 at the complex. Doors on Friday and Saturday will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and the hours on Sunday are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. At least 130 vendors will be present, with up to 150 spaces available, according to Kevin Carroll of KC Productions. He is happy to say he has actually had to turn some sellers away from the event. “We pride ourselves on ...

Form Energy Battery System To Power Minnesota Data Center

WEIRTON — A Minnesota-based Google data center will have some backup from a local source. According to officials, Form Energy will deploy a 300-megawatt and 30 gigawatt-hour multi-day iron air battery system to Pine Island, Minn., with Xcel Energy to assist in powering the new data center. At 30 GWh, this is the largest single-site battery system by energy capacity announced globally to date. “It also marks Form Energy’s first deployment supporting a data center — demonstrating the unique value of 100-hour iron-air batteries in meeting the 24/7 energy needs of the AI ...

Officials Discuss ‘State Of The County’ At Buckeye Local High School

The focus was on the future at Jefferson County’s third-annual State of the County event Tuesday — though commissioners did manage to work in a bit of a history lesson for the high school students who were in the gallery. The briefing, held this year at Buckeye Local High School, included presentations by Youngstown State University’s Sarah Keeler, as well as Common Pleas Judge Michelle Miller, Ohio State University Extension’s 4-H Youth Development Educator Angie Allison and Buckeye Local Principal Lucas Parsons, as well as the three county commissioners. Keeler told ...

RIF/Transfer process begins in Hancock County Schools

NEW CUMBERLAND – The process of reducing staffing within Hancock County Schools, made more imperative as a result of ongoing financial issues within the district, began this week. Each school year, the district is required to determine potential reductions in force or personnel transfers. ...

New EV Charging Stations Coming to Wheeling Locations

WHEELING – Federal funding will be used to expand the number of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations to additional locations in the city of Wheeling. This month, members of Wheeling City Council unanimously approved an ordinance authorizing Wheeling City Manager Robert Herron to spend ...

Ohio Valley Health Center Director Retiring for a Second Time

At her office in the Ohio Valley Health Center, Ann Quillen pointed to a painting of North Fourth Street by local artist Dave Barnhouse. She noted the center’s original location on North Fourth Street can’t be seen, but she likes to think of it being represented by a small burst of ...