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Fox Run CEO Faces Charges Following Undercover Operation

MARTINS FERRY — Fox Run CEO Randall Mackendrick was arrested over the weekend on multiple charges, including unlawful sexual contact with a minor. Mackendrick was arrested early Saturday by the North Ridgeville Police Department on charges of importuning, defined as soliciting sexual ...

Ohio County Needs Poll Workers

WHEELING — Ohio County officials continue to seek at least 40 additional poll workers to work on Election Day. Erin Allietta, coordinator of elections for Ohio County, updated county commissioners on election-related matters during their meeting this week. “We still need about 40 poll ...

W.Va. Supreme Court Justice Experiences ‘Medical Incident’ During Oral Arguments

CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals canceled oral arguments Wednesday after Justice William R. “Bill” Wooton experienced “a medical incident.” The incident happened during oral arguments Wednesday morning, according to a statement from Jared Hunt, the court’s communications director. Wooton “experienced a medical incident while on the bench. Arguments were stopped and emergency personnel called in to treat the situation,” Hunt said. “Justice Wooton was conscious, alert and conversing with first responders as they treated him. He was then taken ...

Jail Closing To Cost Ohio County $220,000 Annually

WHEELING — The upcoming closure of the Ohio County Jail by the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation will cost the county $220,000 in annual rental revenue, County Administrator Randy Russell told county commissioners Tuesday. On the other hand, the county will avoid an ...

BMX Riders Bring High-Flying Lessons to Sherrard Middle School

SHERRARD — Sherrard Middle School students got a lesson in kindness, perseverance and pursuing their dreams Tuesday — with a few high-flying BMX tricks mixed in. Northern Air BMX riders Joseph Mednikoff of Saugerties, New York, and TJ Ettinger of Salt Lake City, Utah, brought their ...

City: Glenwood Road Slip Is Top Target for Federal Funding

WHEELING — Officials in the city of Wheeling are hopeful that federal funding will be awarded to help address the largest of three road slips currently impacting Glenwood Road. The hillside roadway, which begins at its intersection with National Road in Fulton, has been plagued with slips ...