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Community Event Set For Ohio County Flood Victims

Community June 4, 2026

As Ohio County approaches the one-year anniversary of the floods that killed nine people and destroyed homes throughout the county, several local organizations have joined together to celebrate those who have survived and overcome the damage to rebuild even stronger. A partnership between ADW Catalyst Strategies, Ohio County Family Resource Network and NAMI West Virginia will host Stronger Together: Community Gathering on Thursday from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Valley Grove Volunteer Fire Department, located at 355 Firehouse Lane in Valley Grove. The event is open to residents, ...

Petrella: Education, Waterfront Development Key To Steubenville’s Future

Community June 4, 2026

STEUBENVILLE — Ask Ralph Petrella why he wanted to get involved with local politics, and he can offer a simple answer. "We have a missing generation that's not standing up, and that's my generation," Petrella told members of the Steubenville Rotary Club during Wednesday's meeting. "My ...

Chili Heats Up The Waterfront As Cookoff Returns To Heritage Port

Top Headlines June 4, 2026

WHEELING — Excitement is simmering ahead of the annual Wheeling Feeling Chili Cookoff, set for Saturday, June 6, at Heritage Port. The event begins at noon and will feature chili cooks from across the country competing for a chance to advance to an international championship later this ...

Sinclair Foundation Voices Frustrations With Belmont County Land Bank

Community June 4, 2026

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – The co-founder of a foundation heading up a home-building project in the Rose Hill neighborhood voiced his frustrations with the county's land bank to Belmont County commissioners on Wednesday. Sinclair Foundation co-founder Donn Sinclair appeared before commissioners ...

Weekly Farmers’ Market Kicks Off In Glen Dale

Top Headlines June 4, 2026

GLEN DALE — The weekly Farmers’ Market at the historic Cockayne Farmstead opened Wednesday, bringing together local vendors offering handmade goods, food and plants on the grounds of the historic site. The market is held from 3-6 p.m. Wednesdays beside the Cockayne House, 1111 Wheeling ...

State BOE Receives Updates On Tyler Co. Intervention

Top Headlines June 4, 2026

CHARLESTON - The West Virginia Board of Education received a report on the state's intervention of Tyler County Schools, put out for public comment new rules governing transfers between schools of student-athletes, and gave State Superintendent of Schools Michele Blatt a glowing review for the ...