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 ...
WHEELING – The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra's popular annual Independence Day weekend tour promises to strike a chord with true patriots this year as America's 250th birthday is celebrated nationwide. Officials from the WSO, the city of Wheeling and presenting sponsors gathered at Heritage ...
WELLSBURG – Brooke commissioners opened bids Tuesday for the purchase of new X-ray machines and cardiac monitors, but are holding off on a formal approval of the purchases pending review of the proposals. “We received two for each,” County Clerk Kim Barbetta noted. One bid was received ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — More than 300 relatives of the Yudasz family gathered this past weekend to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Yudasz Family Farm, which was recently recognized by the state through Ohio's Historic Family Farm program. The farm was established 100 years ago by Polish ...
WHEELING — George S. Weaver Jr., a businessman, civic leader and longtime champion of Wheeling and the Ohio Valley, died Monday at his home. He was 92. Weaver impacted the community through his business leadership, public service and volunteer work with many of the Ohio Valley’s most ...
