By JANET METZNER Staff Writer Paull Associates insurance/Real Estate of Wheeling has expanded its business over the river and through the woods to develop its new, third office in St. Clairsville. “That river is no longer a barrier,” Lee Paull IV, executive vice president, said of ...

MARIETTA, Ohio — Peoples Bank, with branch offices in New Martinsville and Sistersville, officially marked its 115th anniversary on Feb. 6. Chartered on Feb. 6, 1902, Peoples Bank is a full-service financial service institution featuring retail and commercial banking, insurance and ...

By ROBERT A. DEFRANK Staff Writer ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Belmont County has two new commissioners who are applying new perspectives to the needs of the county and the issues the citizens face. J.P. Dutton has taken on the commission seat vacated by Ginny Favede. He reflects on his local ...

By JANET METZNER Staff Writer WHEELING — Don’t worry. Missing one leap to an inflatible lilypad doesn’t involve any danger — just an improvised plunge into the clear, cool waters of the Oglebay Park swimming pool. Huge, climbable and jumpable, bouncy water things, including ...

By LINDA COMINS Staff Writer Tourism remains steady on both sides of the Ohio River, with a strong potential for growth in the industry throughout the region. Frank O’Brien, executive director of the Wheeling Convention and Visitors Bureau, said, “We are absolutely on target to ...

By CRAIG CAMPBELL Staff Writer BELMONT — As they were basking in the warm sunshine on an unusual winter day, Randy and Judy Britton, who live along the Morristown-Flushing Road, stopped from their daily 30-minute walk through Barkcamp State Park to talk about how this “hidden gem” in ...