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Local Test Scores Still Not Where Need to Be

The latest round of assessment test scores for West Virginia students were released on Wednesday, and as expected, there were no real gains from the previous school year. Across the state, only 48% of students tested proficient in reading, 39% in math, and 29% in science. That’s not even close to being good enough. Locally, Ohio County saw 58% of its students proficient in reading, 48% in math and 35% in science. Marshall County had 46% proficiency in reading, 41% in math and 29% in science. Wetzel County, the reading proficiency was at 44%, math at 41% and science at 25%. The ...

New WVU Medicine Site At The Highlands Good For The Community

The announcement of a new WVU Medicine outpatient clinic coming to The Highlands shows us a couple of things. One, it shows us that the services WVU Medicine is providing are being used to a point where expansion is necessary. It also shows us that WVU Medicine is being proactive in accommodating its patients by opening a new, easily accessible space to offer those services. When completed, the new space at the Highlands will offer urology, ophthalmology, orthopedic sports medicine, rapid care and primary care services, as well as opportunities for laboratory work and diagnostic X ...

Helping Students Start The School Year Right

The Ohio Valley has been blessed with a wide array of organizations that help students throughout the region start the school year the right way, especially if those students need some help to do so. These last few weeks have seen a number of back-to-school fairs supply students in need with the supplies they need to be ready to learn. As so many parents are seeing right now, back-to-school shopping can be a drain on the wallet. But many groups are doing their best to lend a hand. The most recent came this past weekend when Bishop Darrell Cummings and the Bethlehem Apostolic Temple ...

Nailers Find A Good Fit With New Affiliates

No one should be surprised at how quickly the Wheeling Nailers were able to find a new NHL affiliate. It was less than a month between the Pittsburgh Penguins announcing it was ending its 29-year partnership with the Nailers and the Columbus Blue Jackets announcing earlier this week that they and the AHL Cleveland Monsters would become the new affiliates for the longstanding ECHL franchise in Wheeling. Location was a big selling point for everyone involved. Sure, the Penguins were less than an hour away from the Nailers, but the AHL Wilkes-Barre team was five and a half hours away. ...

The McLure Hotel Deserves A New Chapter To Its Story

There seems to be some light at the end of the tunnel in the saga of whether the McLure Hotel could open its doors again. At a Wednesday court hearing, an attorney for McLure Hotel owner FA Management Corp., headed by Fran Garey, told Municipal Court Judge Jeffrey Miller that there was a potential buyer for the property, the purchase process was underway and a closing date was set for Sept. 4. The potential buyer’s name wasn’t divulged publicly at the hearing, but the revelation brought the McLure a step closer to reopening. Its doors have been closed since November 2024, when ...

National Night Out An Important Event

When many people have interactions with local law enforcement, it may not be under the best of circumstances. It could come with a speeding ticket, a car accident or, heaven forbid, something worse. So it’s good when officers have the opportunity to interact with the public under rosier conditions, like they were able to do Tuesday night with the National Night Out. All across the country, law enforcement agencies used that night to meet with the public, show them what they do and how they do it, and give them a better understanding of how officers go about their days. “It’s ...