WHEELING — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice appeared Tuesday at Wheeling Hospital to reaffirm the state’s commitment to health care in the Northern Panhandle. The governor expressed confidence in WVU Medicine’s ability to provide quality health care services and fill gaps in coverage ...
WHEELING — An Ohio County grand jury this week indicted Crandall Lee Senkbeil for murder in the shooting death of a teenager in January. Senkbeil, 19, was originally charged in May with first-degree murder by the Ohio County Sheriff’s Office in the Jan. 23 shooting of Caleb Smail, 19, ...
PARKERSBURG — Attorneys argued Tuesday the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston is being held to a different standard in a lawsuit against it by the West Virginia attorney general. A hearing on a motion by the diocese to dismiss the lawsuit brought by Attorney General Patrick Morrisey earlier ...
NEW YORK (AP) — When the names of nearly 3,000 Sept. 11 victims are read aloud Wednesday at the World Trade Center, a half-dozen stacks of stone will quietly salute an untold number of people who aren't on the list. The granite slabs were installed on the memorial plaza this spring. They ...
WHEELING — A mental health professional with Ohio County Schools says schools lost their “support system” when adolescent behavioral care ceased at Ohio Valley Medical Center. The Robert C. Byrd Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Center at OVMC was the only facility in the area to ...
WHEELING — With the three-day annual Heritage Port Sternwheel Festival slated to begin Thursday, there will be something for the entire family, according to Festival Chairwoman Diane Jordan. In addition to viewing about a half dozen sternwheel vessels docked at the waterfront, visitors can ...
As preparations for the long-awaited I-70 Bridges Project in Ohio County continue, crews with Swank Construction began temporary bridge deck patch work on Interstate 70, just east of the Wheeling Tunnel Monday. The West Virginia Division of Highways advises that sections of I-70 will be ...
The 28th United Way “Day of Caring” happens today across the Ohio Valley. Over 330 volunteers representing 29 local companies and organizations have signed up to volunteer their time and assist local charitable groups, according to Melynda Sampson, assistant director for the United Way of ...
Attorneys Patrick S. Casey and Sandra M. Chapman, founding members of Casey & Chapman, PLLC, in Wheeling, have been named to the “Lawyers & Leaders” class of 2019. The Lawyers & Leaders program is a partnership of the West Virginia University College of Law and the WV ...
Read the letter sent by Ohio Valley Medical Center by clicking here CHARLESTON - According to a letter sent by the vice president of the Ohio Valley Medical Center, West Virginia officials in Charleston had nearly a 25-day notice about the impending closure of Alecto Healthcare's two medical ...
West Virginia Gov.Jim Justice appeared today at Wheeling Hospital to reaffirm the state's commitment to health care in the Northern Panhandle The governor expressed confidence in WVU Medicine's ability to provide quality health care services and fill gaps in coverage caused by the sudden ...
WHEELING — Hopelessness comes from feeling alone. Wheeling Councilwoman Wendy Scatterday offered that sentiment during a press conference Monday to announce local events to mark the fifth annual West Virginia Day of Hope, a statewide initiative to bring faith communities together to promote, ...
WHEELING — Only three Hampton by Hilton hotels were named this year as a Hilton Top Performer, and one of them is located right here in Wheeling. Hampton Inn Wheeling has won its first-ever Hilton Top Performer Award for its outstanding achievement in guest experience and business ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The Belmont County Health Department is seeing an increased demand for services with the closing of two area hospitals. Ohio Valley Medical Center in Wheeling closed last week, and its sister facility, East Ohio Regional Hospital in Martins Ferry, remains open currently, ...
MARTINS FERRY — U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, sent a letter last week to the executives overseeing the fate of East Ohio Regional Hospital and Ohio Valley Medical Center in Wheeling. In the letter sent Friday and addressed to Lex Reddy, CEO of Alecto ...
WHEELING — County boards of education and local school administrators feel the responsibilities and decisions pertaining to the establishment of charter schools in their county ultimately rest with them, and they want a seat at the table as West Virginia begins its effort to set forth policy ...
CHARLESTON — On the heels of a major federal grant award to combat opioid abuse, Gov. Jim Justice announced that the state saw a slight decrease in drug overdoses in 2018. The information comes from preliminary data from the state Department of Health and Human Resources. According to their ...
City leaders during their meeting next Monday may be looking at two choices for the future of water and wastewater service: whether to sell the aging system to the privately-owned Aqua Ohio, or to seek options for continued local control. “By our meeting Sept. 16, hopefully … all ...
McKinley Architecture and Engineering continues to build momentum by announcing that two new major projects have been awarded to the firm in addition to multiple regional projects added this year. To support this growth, the team has grown by more than 30% and added new roles to help channel ...
Leaders of about a dozen congregations participated in a candle-lighting ceremony Sunday during the Wheeling 250 interfaith worship service at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church to symbolize the light that faith communities provide to the city.