Steubenville High School Students Will Use Grant To Study Water Quality

STEUBENVILLE — Science students at Steubenville High School will use a $3,400 grant to review water quality and the presence of microplastics in fish found in local tributaries. Teacher Jessie Clark received the Environmental Stewardship Research Grant from the Foundation for Appalachian ...

This Week in West Virginia History

The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org. Jan. 4, 1897: Classes began at Montgomery Preparatory School, a state institution established to prepare students for West Virginia ...

WVPSC Orders Weirton Water Board To Provide Quarterly Updates on System Upgrades

The West Virginia Public Service Commission wants to make certain it is receiving regular updates on efforts by the Weirton Area Water Board to meet its orders related to upgrades to Weirton’s municipal water system. In an order released Wednesday, the PSC orders “that the Weirton Area Water Board shall file status reports every three months detailing the progress of implementation” of seven items included in its previous orders concerning the water system, with first quarterly report to be filed by Jan. 15. Each report will “identify actions completed since the prior ...

Police: Wheeling Man Tried To Meet Juvenile for Sex at Moundsville Hotel

A Wheeling Island man was arrested by Moundsville police this week, accused of trying to solicit a minor for sex. According to Moundsville Police Chief Tom Mitchell, Brian Michael Kinsley, 47, of Wheeling was arrested on felony charges of soliciting a minor via computer and soliciting a ...

John Marshall Art Student Creates Snowman for City of Glen Dale

John Marshall High School art student Isabella Cross created this snowman for the city of Glen Dale Light Up Night on Dec. 1. Pictured is Cross with Parks and Recreation Board member Rev. Jon Moon, Councilman Russ Neihaus and Mayor Janet Scott. Officials thanked her for her time and talent in ...