Hopefully it won’t take much time for a proposed bill by the West Virginia Association of School Administrators to find a sponsor. After all, state lawmakers have become acutely, sometimes tragically, aware in recent years of the cracks in our home- and micro-school monitoring through which ...
                        
                    
                    	                                    
                    
                                                                        
                        
                        As people of faith our biblical call is clear: Love our neighbors, especially those in need. 
This past Tuesday at Wheeling’s city council meeting one of our councilors, blaming service providers, threatened to close the only homeless camp that has survived last year’s otherwise sweeping ...
                        
                    
                    	                                    
                    
                                                                        
                        
                        There is a strong argument that leaders in Wheeling have mismanaged the city’s homeless problem over the past few years. Remember the Life Hub boondoggle that was the answer to all the city’s problems for the small sum of millions of dollars? Or the city’s homeless liaison — that would ...
                        
                    
                    	                                        
                                        
                    
                                                                        
                        
                        Ohio County Schools has a long tradition of excellence and has aimed to serve the community well as the second largest employer in the county. We educate nearly 5,000 students, 180 days a year.  Our teachers work tirelessly to implement curriculum, participate in quality professional ...
                        
                    
                    	                                    
                    
                                                                        
                        
                        - To current Belmont County Sheriff James Zusack, former Sheriff Dave Lucas and the entire Belmont County Sheriff’s Department for continuing to track down leads and finding the murderer of Thomas and Angela Strussion. Late last month, the department announced that Andrew Isaac Griffin had ...
                        
                    
                    	                                    
                    
                                                                        
                        
                        The Marshall County Historical Society is set to host its annual installation banquet at 6 p.m. Monday, March 17 at the historic Strand Theater, offering attendees an evening of fine dining and cultural entertainment.
Tickets are $25 per person, with reservations required. To secure a spot, ...