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United Bankshares Announces Record Earnings For 2025

United Bankshares, Inc. has reported record earnings for the year of 2025 of $464.6 million, or $3.27 per diluted share. Year of 2025 results produced returns on average assets, average equity, and average tangible equity, a non-GAAP measure, of 1.41%, 8.63%, and 13.95%, respectively. “Our financial performance in 2025 was among the very best in our Company’s long history,” stated Richard M. Adams, Jr., United’s Chief Executive Officer. “We delivered record earnings, strong profitability, resilient credit, and robust capital and liquidity. Underpinning these results was our ...

Moundsville Municipal Building Work Continues

MOUNDSVILLE – Construction of the city of Moundsville’s new municipal building is now anticipated to be mostly complete by April or early May, said City Manager Rick Healy. Healy made the announcement during his report on the project during this week’s City Council meeting. He said ...

Derailment health research team opens office in East Palestine

EAST PALESTINE — The year 2026 continues to be a mission of rebirth for East Palestine, as area media and dignitaries gathered Tuesday morning to mark the grand opening of its new Train Derailment Health Research Team’s office inside the Way Station building. The invitation-only event ...

Theft Persists At Former Hospital As Ownership Remains Unresolved

MARTINS FERRY – Recent theft at former East Ohio Regional Hospital is leading Police Chief Vincent West to ask the public for assistance. While officers were recently patrolling the area, they discovered the hospital had multiple unlocked doors. “That place is huge, so they walked ...

‘Hip-Hop: A Black Tie Affair’ Events Set For Next Week

WHEELING – The mood is formal and elegant, while the music and art bring the edge as the fifth “Hip Hop: A Black Tie Affair” happens next week in Wheeling. The celebration is actually a series of events presented by YWCA and through partnerships with the Stifel Fine Arts Center, ...

Wheeling Officials Approve Opioid Funding for Easterseals

WHEELING – The city of Wheeling is allocating money from its opioid settlement funds from the state of West Virginia to help Easterseals Rehabilitation Center provide treatment services for those impacted by the crisis. Council members voted unanimously to provide $50,000 in opioid ...