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Story and Video: Wheeling Fire Department Holds Fallen Firefighter Ceremony

Thursday was a solemn day for Wheeling Fire Department Lt. Rick Brown. It marked the department's annual Fallen Firefighter Ceremony, when the 10 Wheeling firefighters who died in the line of duty are remembered. The date of the ceremony -- the date the last firefighter was lost -- holds a ...

Beech Bottom Gets State Funding To Shore Up Water System

BEECH BOTTOM – The village of Beech Bottom has two side-by-side water tanks that are going to see nearly $300,000 in repairs in the coming weeks with help from the state of West Virginia. Additional state money will also go toward a long-awaited water main and fire hydrant project along ...

Blair Seeks Seat On Wetzel County Commission

Michael “Mike” Blair is seeking election to the Wetzel County Commission. A lifelong Wetzel County resident and a 1977 graduate of Magnolia High School, Blair has lived in Green Acres for the past 46 years. He and his wife, Charlene (Yoho) Blair, have three children and nine ...