STEUBENVILLE — Skeletal remains dating back more than a century were uncovered Monday afternoon at an abandoned cemetery atop Washington Street hill as a required archaeological inspection began at the site of a proposed senior housing development. The cemetery — referred to in historical ...
The heavy rains that blew through the Ohio Valley on Tuesday afternoon led to some flooded areas and one rescue in Marshall County, according to the Marshall County Emergency Management Association. According to Marshall County EMA, a 911 call came in Tuesday afternoon from a driver who had tried to pass through floodwaters and got stuck. The Glen Dale and McMechen volunteer fire departments, Glen Dale Police, Marshall County EMS, Marshall County Sheriff's Department West Virginia Department of Natural Resources and Marshall County EMA all responded, and Glen Dale VFD was able to rescue ...
BELLAIRE — Members of the Sons and Daughters of Italy were busy in the kitchen preparing nearly 3,000 pounds of sausage for the annual Undo’s Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival. The sausage will be turned into about 6,500 sausage sandwiches to be sold during the festival, which ...
The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to legalize home whiskey distilleries in the United States by a conservative-leaning think tank in Ohio. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled recently that the federal ban against home whiskey distilleries is unconstitutional. However, the 6th Circuit upheld the federal ban. The federal government said the law is constitutional because it was enacted to prevent tax evasion and that it would be easier for a distiller working out of their home to conceal the business and therefore avoid paying taxes. On Monday, the Buckeye Institute filed ...
WHEELING — Concerned citizens packed council chambers during Tuesday night's meeting of Wheeling City Council, with many city residents urging officials to place a moratorium on the development of data centers within the city limits. For the second regular City Council meeting in a row, a ...
WHEELING – Top academic students in Ohio County Schools are a little richer this summer after being honored as Stifel Award winners for 2026. About 200 students in grades 5-12 collectively received more than $200,000 in prize money checks for their efforts courtesy of the late George E. Stifel and the Stifel Trust Fund, according to information provided by Ohio County Schools. Stifel endowed the trust fund to encourage education in public schools, and awards are based on academic achievements both in the classroom and beyond – measures such as standardized testing data. To ...
