STEUBENVILLE — Area law enforcement officers spent an afternoon training in jiu-jitsu techniques recently, a skillset organizers say can help keep them — and the public — safer. Attorney General Andy Wilson kicked off the training session at Steubenville Strength & Wellness, 227 N. ...
WHEELING — The case of a former Wheeling Middle School principal charged with a felony count of child abuse is headed to a grand jury. A preliminary hearing for Rich McCardle was held Tuesday in Ohio County Magistrate Court before Magistrate Mike Lemmon to determine whether there was ...
WHEELING – Elm Terrace Shopping Plaza business owners were busy Tuesday cleaning muddy water from their shops after a short but powerful storm flooded the area Monday afternoon. The deluge caused storm drains to back up, with water shooting up to 4 feet from some drains and runoff flowing ...
WHEELING – Ohio County Board of Education members are grateful to the community that has paid to construct exceptional athletic facilities for the school district, but they also know the public hasn’t always taken the best care with them when they have been permitted to use them. The board is considering a policy that would establish open facility times and permit members of the public to use the track and fields. The policy also might take in insurance liability concerns and make certain the user is reliable for paying for any damage. The need for a policy came into focus at a ...
MOUNDSVILLE – A tax revenue issue at the state level will not result in cuts or layoffs in Marshall County Schools, officials said during Tuesday’s regular Board of Education meeting. Board members also said goodbye to one of their own during the meeting. During a recent Marshall County ...
CHARLESTON – Several Republican members of the West Virginia Legislature are encouraging the state’s two U.S. senators to back a ban on greyhound racing included in the latest version of the federal farm bill, while two lawmakers from Ohio County expressed support for the industry. In a letter sent Monday to U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Jim Justice, both R-W.Va., eight members of the West Virginia Legislature urged the senators to endorse the Greyhound Protection Act within the Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2026. The letter was first reported by West Virginia Public ...
