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Easterseals Hosts Vitalant Blood Drive

Photo by Derek Redd Vitalant employee Emily Ford, center, prepares Kim Roman, right, to donate blood while Tammy Weir, left, finishes her donation Wednesday at Easterseals Rehabilitation Center in Wheeling. Easterseals hosted the Vitalant blood drive Wednesday to help with the blood supply ...

Wheeling Native Makes Waves In Water Research At WVU

MORGANTOWN -- For West Virginia University Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources student Sarah Nelson, water is more than a field of study — it’s personal. Growing up near Wheeling, West Virginia, Nelson spent much of her childhood exploring creeks and woods on ...

Students gear up for school at annual Marshall County fair

MOUNDSVILLE — Hundreds of Marshall County Schools students lined up to get the supplies they need for a successful 2026-27 school year during the 26th annual Back To School Fun Fair on Wednesday in Moundsville. Children picked out backpacks, notebooks, folders, crayons, pencils and other ...

United Bank Reports Record Earnings In 2Q Of 2026

United Bankshares, Inc. recently reported record earnings for the second quarter of 2026 of $131.4 million, or $0.95 per diluted share. Second quarter of 2026 results produced annualized returns on average assets, average shareholders’ equity, and average tangible common equity, a non-GAAP measure, of 1.56%, 9.53%, and 15.15%, respectively. “We delivered record results in the second quarter, and our consistent and disciplined approach to managing our Company’s affairs continues to pay dividends,” stated Richard M. Adams, Jr., United’s Chief Executive Officer. “We look ...