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Fatima Smuck Named to Brooke County Board of Education

WELLSBURG — The search for a new member of the Brooke County Board of Education came to an end Tuesday evening, when board members unanimously voted to choose Fatima Smuck to fill the open spot on the board. "The board of education decided on her," Superintendent Jeffrey Crook said after ...

City Reviews Source Water Protection Plan Update

WHEELING – Like all other cities in West Virginia operating a municipal water system, the city of Wheeling must keep a strategic plan in place in case an event would introduce harmful contaminants within the watershed. Every three years, municipal utilities like the Wheeling Water ...

W.Va. Dem, GOP Leaders Call For Gas Tax Pause Special Session

CHARLESTON – With less than 22 days until the Nov. 3 general election, Democrats in the West Virginia House of Delegates and Republican State Treasurer Larry Pack are lobbying for a pause to the state’s gasoline tax. In a virtual press conference Tuesday morning, members of the House ...

Festival of Colors Dodges Rain Drops

NEW VRINDABAN – Rain forced the “Festival of Colors” at the Palace of Gold to run inside the community center on the compound on Sunday, and the expected weather also led the festival to become a two-day event. Because of the rain expected on Sunday, the festival opened a day early on ...

WVU Medicine opens rapid care center in St. Clairsville

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – WVU Medicine opened a new rapid care facility inside of its St. Clairsville Health Center Monday. The new facility will operate weekdays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital CEO Doug Harrison said the announcement comes off the heels of the new community ...