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West Virginia Election Day Happens Tuesday

WHEELING – Primary Election Day 2026 happens next week across West Virginia, and Saturday is the last day to cast an early ballot. Early voting polling locations are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at local courthouses. Those wishing to vote on Election Day Tuesday may do so from 6:30 a.m. until the polls close at 7:30 p.m. In Ohio County, there is a last-minute voting precinct change, according to Erin Allietta, elections coordinator for Ohio County. The Masonic Lodge in Fulton will no longer be a polling location. Voters in precincts 20 and 31 will now vote in the upstairs ...

Buffalo Bill’s House a ‘Silence’ location that’s open for visitors

Chris Rowan is a prop stylist and set decorator by trade – one of those folks who makes sure the environment actors move around in on the set of a film or television production is just right, and that props don’t migrate from one spot to another and mess up a scene’s continuity. So, ...

Sludge Removal at Sewage Plant Stirs Up Intense Stench

WHEELING – Odors from the sewage treatment facility in Wheeling have intensified in recent weeks as removal of accumulated sludge in the plant's digesters has reportedly stirred up aromas that are even more unpleasant than usual. City leaders this past week addressed the issue, which ...

Pepperoni Roll Festival Makes Its Debut at Wheeling Park

WHEELING - Wheeling Park hosted its inaugural Pepperoni Roll Festival on Saturday, celebrating one of West Virginia’s most iconic culinary traditions - the pepperoni roll. The event featured a live cooking demonstration, a pepperoni roll cook-off, live music, food and more for visitors of ...

Capito Endorses Eddy, Dobkin In State Senate Races

WHEELING – Shelley Moore Capito is throwing her weight behind two Northern Panhandle Republicans seeking election to the West Virginia Senate. Capito, R-West Virginia, came to Wheeling Thursday to announce her support for Joe Eddy, candidate for the District 1 West Virginia Senate seat, ...

One dead following Thursday night accident in Monroe County

According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, a passenger in a pickup truck was killed Thursday night in a two-vehicle crash involving a commercial vehicle on Ohio 78. The crash occurred at approximately 9:57 p.m. Thursday in Adams Township, Monroe County. Investigators said a 2021 Kenworth ...