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West Virginia Northern Community College Holds 2026 Commencement

There is more in common between an NFL veteran and a West Virginia Northern Community College graduate than one might assume, said the NFL veteran and Wheeling native who spoke before West Virginia Northern Community College graduates Thursday evening. C.J. Goodwin of the Dallas Cowboys said ...

Belmont County Juvenile Court Honors Virtual Learning Graduates

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Twelve students graduated from Belmont County Juvenile Court’s Virtual Learning Program on Thursday afternoon. The program held its annual graduation ceremony at the Belmont Career Center, where students are provided a small, supportive classroom setting and the ...

DOJ Calls for Rejection Of Motion To Dismiss Voter Registration Case

CHARLESTON - The U.S. Department of Justice said in a legal filing Thursday that it has the right to access unredacted voter registration files held by the West Virginia Secretary of State's Office. Attorneys for the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a memorandum Thursday with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia in response to a motion filed at the end of April by attorneys for Secretary of State Kris Warner, which sought to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the DOJ seeking unredacted voter registration files. Harmeet K. Dhillon, a U.S. assistant attorney ...

Marshall County Schools Honors 18 Retirees

MOUNDSVILLE — As the 2025-26 academic year comes to an end, so do the careers of the 18 teachers and service personnel members who will be retiring from Marshall County Schools. The retirees, who have a combined 420 years of experience, include Jeanne Allman, Judy Booth, Beverly Brooks, ...

Planned Power Outage Coming Saturday In Marshall County

Electric infrastructure upgrades in the Washington Lands area of Marshall County will necessitate a planned power outage for most of the day Saturday, Appalachian Power announced Thursday. The work will strengthen electric service reliability for Marshall County customers, the company said. Crews will be working Saturday, weather permitting, to complete infrastructure upgrades in the Washington Lands area. To allow lineworkers to safely perform the task, a planned outage will occur for customers in the area from approximately 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. “While planned outages are never ...