MOUNDSVILLE — Marshall County Board of Education members on Tuesday approved hiring a contractor to construct the new Riverside Elementary School in McMechen. The board unanimously approved hiring Waller Corp. of Washington, Pa., which submitted the lowest bid of $29,669,800. Two other ...
WHEELING — Ritchie Elementary School in South Wheeling kicks off its 100th school year today, and it is one in which they could see a new playground constructed. Youths in Ohio County Schools return to the classrooms today, and on Tuesday Ritchie School hosted its annual block party to ...
CHARLESTON – The U.S. Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump a partial victory for an executive order placing certain restrictions on mail-in voting, though the West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office said those restrictions likely will not affect the November general election. The ...
By KRISTIN M. HALL Associated Press Dolly Parton, the country music icon whose soaring vibrato vocals, poignant songwriting and sparkling costumes defined her rise from a log cabin in the Tennessee mountains to the height of stardom and acclaim, has died. She was 80 years old. Known for ...
TRIADELPHIA — U.S. Sen. Jim Justice sustained a serious fall earlier this year, and now he has drafted legislation aimed at keeping other seniors from a similar fate. Justice, R-W.Va., discussed his “Stopping Addiction and Falls for the Elderly (SAFE) Act” during a stop Monday at First ...
WHEELING – Just a few years after launching a new and innovative approach to tackling unfunded police and fire department pension obligations, the city of Wheeling has already saved millions of dollars – with both accounts fully funded. The city of Wheeling became the first and is the ...
