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Weirton Man Pleads Guilty To 2024 Fatal Shooting Of Girlfriend

NEW CUMBERLAND — A Weirton man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in connection with the 2024 fatal shooting of his then-girlfriend and was sentenced Friday to 30 years in a state penitentiary. Jordan Lee Pager, 34, entered the guilty plea before Circuit Court Judge Joe Barki in ...

Backstage Pass: Capitol Unveils New Green Room Mural

WHEELING — Audience members may never see it in person, but artists and performers who play the Capitol Theatre in Wheeling now will be able to get a glimpse of the community’s character in a new mural unveiled Wednesday in the theater’s backstage green room. Officials from the ...

Olney Friends School Celebrates 150 Years At Barnesville Campus

BARNESVILLE -- It's almost time for classes to start, but it isn't too late to enroll in a school like no other. Olney Friends School, located at the edge of Barnesville, is a place where high school students from all across the country and around the world learn and grow together. Its ...

Scooping up success: Kirke’s marks 34 years in St. Clairsville

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — For 34 years, Kirke’s Homemade Ice Cream has been serving up scoops in St. Clairsville, but the family’s connection to ice cream stretches back nearly a century. On Wednesday, the St. Clairsville staple celebrated its anniversary by offering customers $1 scoops of ice ...

Taming Kindergarten First-Day Jitters

Kindergarten may be a child’s introduction to formal schooling. Although many families send their children to pre-K programs, it’s not a necessity. Kindergarten, particularly full-day sessions, will set the course of formal schooling for years to come. USAFacts.com says between 3.5 to ...

Murals Lost As Steubenville building Comes Down

STEUBENVILLE — The old Elks Lodge in downtown Steubenville and two murals that once graced its exterior walls have both been reduced to rubble. The building, located at the corner of North Fifth and Washington streets, was purchased by the College of St. Joseph the Worker at an auditor's ...