Vigil in Remembrance Of Murder Victims Planned
Family and friends of murder victims are invited to the Murder Victim Day of Remembrance and Candlelight Vigil at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
View ArticleW.Va. Senate Race Debate Is Canceled
An Oct. 10 debate in Wheeling between U.S. Senate candidates Joe Manchin, John Raese and Bob Henry Baber has been canceled due to a scheduling conflict.
View ArticleLinsly Seeks $10M By 200th Anniversary
Chad Barnett believes the world "needs Linsly-educated people like never before," so he has faith that the alumni and friends of The Linsly School will help the institution meet its fundraising goals...
View ArticleDEP Still Mulling WPHS Gas Well
West Virginia environmental regulators are still not sure if they will allow Chesapeake Energy to build a natural gas drill site about 1,300 feet from Wheeling Park High School.
View ArticleProsecutor's Office Logging More Hours Due to Higher Case Volume
Even prior to the indictment of 29 individuals associated with the sale of prescription pills and other drugs at the New Martinsville Villa apartments, the number of felony cases in Wetzel County was...
View ArticleSwisher Names New President
WHEELING - Swisher International Inc., announced Monday the scheduled retirement of Tom Ryan, the company's president and chief executive officer, a position he has held since 2004.
View ArticleWoman Recalls Original Mingo Statue Dedication
WHEELING - Inece Ullom, 91, of Martins Ferry remembers sitting atop her father John P. Hores' shoulders during the original dedication of Wheeling's Mingo Indian statue in 1928. "I remember seeing...
View ArticleCity Seeks Input On Local Events
WHEELING - If you visited Wheeling's Heritage Port this summer, whether to take in a movie, devour an Italian sausage sandwich or listen to some soulful blues music - or perhaps all three - city...
View ArticleIhlenfeld Launches New Drug Education Program
WHEELING - U.S. Attorney William Ihlenfeld II wants you to know the catalyst that could turn your son or daughter into a drug user may not be lurking in a dark alley, but gathering dust on a shelf in...
View ArticleBoard Member Disagrees With New Worker's Hours
OHIO COUNTY - Ohio County Board of Education member Gary Kestner is concerned about a newly hired worker being allowed to paint the interior of school buildings during school hours.
View ArticleCommissioners Hear Number of Concerns From Residents
Belmont County commissioners heard comments and concerns from the public when they held their regular meeting Wednesday.
View ArticleOfficials Call for Pipeline Expansion
Rep. Fred Upton, chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, called for the Obama administration to allow the expansion of the Keystone Pipeline across international borders during a stop...
View ArticleRecords Challenge Set to Go
The roar of raceboat engines will again be heard on the Ohio River this weekend when the New Martinsville Quarter Mile Records Challenge hits the water.
View ArticleBeau Biden Stumps in City
The son of Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday a Mitt Romney victory would mean immediate budget cuts for military veterans. "President Obama has made a multi-generational commitment to our...
View ArticleStudent Earns National Honor, Meets President
Samantha Dodd once read that every year 650,000 people shake the hand of the president of the United States - and she never imagined that she would be one of them.
View ArticleAstronaut to Speak at Women in Technology Conference
It is not unusual for a mentor to encourage a young person dreaming of a career to shoot for the stars. In astronaut Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger's case, however, she means it quite literally.
View ArticleFormer Village Water Department Clerk Pleads Guilty to Theft
A former Bellaire water clerk pleaded guilty Tuesday to theft in office and tampering with evidence, felonies of the third degree, and tampering with records, a felony of the fourth degree. Lisa Thai...
View ArticleCouncil Votes To Impose Tax On Gas Industry
Weirton City Council on Tuesday approved a new Business and Occupation tax on the natural gas industry, saying the measure is needed to protect residents and infrastructure.
View ArticlePolice: Prescription Drugs Stolen From Health Center
Powhatan Point Police Chief Josh Haught believes he knows who broke into the Powhatan Health Center's pharmacy early Wednesday morning to steal prescription drugs.
View ArticleMurder Suspect Is Returned to Belmont County
Devin Fuller, one of two men accused of murdering an elderly woman in her Bellaire home in June, will appear before a Belmont County judge this morning after he waived his right to an extradition...
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