West Virginia state park officials are inviting residents and visitors to kick off the new year at one of 22 state parks and forests hosting “First Day Hikes” on Jan. 1. The free, guided hikes are part of a nationwide initiative to bring people together to connect with nature, explore ...
A little holiday cheer made its way to WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital on Wednesday, when members of the Wheeling Police Department and the United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley distributed some of the items collected during a very successful Operation Toy Lift earlier this month. Many children ...
Of the Christmas wishes for those living at the St. John’s Home for Children in Wheeling, executive director Joseph Platt said among the biggest is a greater sense of normalcy for the holidays. Local McDonald’s owners/operators have pitched in to help, providing gifts for the home’s ...
With just one special meeting to go before his tenure as mayor ends, a reflective Steubenville Mayor Jerry Barilla said his goodbyes to council Tuesday. Barilla, wrapping up an eight year stint in the mayor’s office, also offered words of encouragement to his successor, Mayor-elect Ralph ...
Use of funds awarded to the county from settlements with manufacturers and distributors of pharmaceutical opioids again was a key topic at Tuesday’s Brooke County Commission meeting. The commission received a pitch for a public safety facility to be shared by the county’s health ...
Ohio County Sheriff Nelson Croft thinks the public and county commissioners should know the crime data resulting from new license plate readers and additional patrols at The Highlands. He provided numbers to the commissioners during their meeting on Tuesday morning. The data reflected ...
