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Gas Leak Closes WPHS

A crack in a hot water tank led to a gas leak at Wheeling Park High School that sent students, staff and faculty home early Friday morning and canceled activities at the school for the rest of the day, said Ohio County Schools Director of Public Relations Karin Butyn. In a statement released late Friday morning, Butyn said a sensor at the school alerted officials to a potential gas leak at the south end of the building around 6:35 a.m. Several buses already had left the garage for morning routes. Ohio County Schools Operations Director David Crumm met Mountaineer Gas at WPHS for further ...

Riley Gaines To Speak At The Franciscan University of Steubenville

STEUBENVILLE — Riley Gaines, a former NCAA All-American swimmer and national advocate for women’s athletics, will speak at the Franciscan University of Steubenville at 7 p.m. March 3. Hosted by the Turning Point USA chapter at the university, the presentation will be held in the Pope St. ...

Lawmakers call for drug price transparency, lower costs

A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Wednesday called on pharmaceutical companies to provide increased price transparency and lower costs for drugs. Elected leaders on the U.S. House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Health questioned pharmaceutical company leaders over their role in rising prices for prescription drugs. Several Congressional leaders accused pharmacy benefit managers of inflating drug costs beyond reasonable prices. UnitedHealthcare, a leading insurance provider, reimburses its own providers an average of 17% more than it pays independent providers for the same ...

EMA receives new weather data software

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Belmont County Board of Commissioners approved an agreement for a web-based weather data software product with Baron Weather Inc, on behalf of the Belmont County Emergency Management Agency for $1,200. Commissioner Jerry Echemann said that the approval was based upon the ...

New Home, New Journey: Uniglobe Marks Move with Route 66 Preview

WHEELING — Community members were invited to “get their kicks on Route 66” Wednesday evening, as Uniglobe Ohio Valley Travel opened the doors to its new Main Street location and previewed a centennial tour of the historic highway. The travel agency welcomed visitors for a public open ...