WHEELING — Retired Ohio County Schools employee and union leader Jerry Ames is aiming for a seat on the Ohio County Board of Election in 2026. Ames, 71, who lives in Magisterial District 1, has filed to run in the May 12 primary election. Three candidates are to be elected in the ...
Moundsville City Council took the first step toward a possible stormwater fee rate increase during Tuesday’s regular meeting. In a 6-1 decision, council approved allowing the stormwater board’s attorney to move forward with drafting a proposed rate increase ordinance for council’s ...
STEUBENVILLE — The two Franciscan University of Steubenville students whose bodies were found outside a residence hall Monday died of carbon monoxide poisoning, the Jefferson County coroner's office reported Tuesday. The bodies of Luke Reimer, 20, of Indian Shores, Fla., and Mary Mich of ...
A Virginia native was arraigned Tuesday on murder charges in Belmont County Eastern Division Court stemming from a Jan. 15 shooting death in Bellaire. Sandton Browder, 23, appeared in front of Eastern Division Court Judge David Trouten via Zoom. Bond is currently set at $3 million with ...
WHEELING — Michael Russell likes it hot and sunny — and maybe that is why the Wheeling native is now the fire chief in balmy Cape Coral, Florida. Russell has worked for 22 years for the Cape Coral Fire Department, and was appointed chief in April 2025. The city has a population of ...
A Barnesville man was sentenced to 10 years in prison Tuesday after his fifth felony charge of operating a vehicle while impaired. Belmont County Common Pleas Judge John Vavra handed down that sentence to Douglas Johnston on Tuesday afternoon. Belmont County Prosecutor Kevin Flanagan said ...
