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 ...
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 ...
WHEELING – Ohio County Board of Education members didn’t vote Monday night on the issue of changing school start times, but Superintendent Kim Miller was charged with further researching the matter. Start times will not be changed for the upcoming school year, Miller said following the ...
MARTINSBURG — The Ohio Valley will be represented on the Miss America stage this fall after a Wheeling Park High School graduate was crowned Miss West Virginia on Saturday night. Elizabeth Romanek beamed, as she was crowned the winner. Her win was not a surprise to many, after the Miss ...
CHARLESTON – The number of children applying to take advantage of the full 100% Hope Scholarship award heading into the next school year has doubled, potentially eating up 67% of the allotted funding for the program for the next fiscal year. According to information released Monday ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — A Belmont County judge on Monday refused to reduce bond or release an 18-year-old St. Clairsville man accused of making multiple bomb threats to local businesses after prosecutors and defense attorneys debated whether he has a stable place to live and whether a letter he ...
