WHEELING — Ohio County commissioners say the county must cut expenditures as tax revenues decline, and they want to make reductions before the next fiscal year begins July 1. Commissioners have presented a draft of a proposed employee handbook that would update county policies with the goal ...
MARTINSBURG — Federal, state and local law enforcement officials gathered Tuesday in Martinsburg to announce major drug trafficking indictments stemming from a multi-agency investigation known as Operation Turf War while also marking the launch of a new nationwide anti-drug initiative led by ...
WHEELING — Wheeling Mayor Denny Magruder on Tuesday announced the creation of a new task force to address the ongoing problem of homelessness in the city, taking a new approach that balances compassion with accountability. Those being appointed to the task force will represent several ...
A pair of recent high school graduates from the Northern Panhandle, one from Brooke High School and another from Wheeling Park High School, were announced Tuesday as National Merit Scholarship winners financed by U.S. colleges and universities. Brooke High graduate Isaac Lanigan and Wheeling Park High graduate Nathan Tyska both received the National Merit West Virginia University Foundation Inc. Scholarship. Lanigan is looking at a probable career in aerospace engineering, while Tyska is looking at a probable career in urban/city planning. More than 2,500 winners of National Merit ...
WHEELING — A simple bench overlooking the Ohio River now stands as a lasting symbol of gratitude, service and a life spent giving back — honoring a woman whose work has quietly changed thousands of young lives across the Ohio Valley. Easterseals Rehabilitation Center on Tuesday dedicated ...
CHARLESTON – A federal case to appoint a receivership for the historic Greenbrier Resort might be delayed for the moment, but attorneys for the Greenbrier’s loan holder are pushing back on a related state lawsuit brought by the family of U.S. Sen. Jim Justice. Attorneys for Texas-based ...
