While an investigation into financial difficulties facing Hancock County Schools isn’t yet complete, an official with the West Virginia Department of Education indicated the issue could be similar to problems experienced in other counties. A majority of Monday’s meeting of the Hancock ...
As the holiday season continues, it’s time to prepare for the annual Santa’s Spirit Sprint 5K and 1-Mile Run and Walk on Saturday afternoon. Both races will begin and end at The Rock gymnasium, located at 440 Watt Ave. in Barnesville. The 1-mile race starts at 2 p.m., while the 5K race ...
From music to dancing to lots of colorful holiday characters, the Weirton Christmas Parade brought it all to the city’s downtown Saturday night. Featuring a theme of “Sounds of the Season,” this year’s parade featured more than 70 entries, highlighting decades of holiday music and ...
Brooke County has a new magistrate with the appointment of Michelle Heaton. Heaton comes to the role following eight years in the Brooke County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, where she served as office manager and administrative assistant. She said she welcomed the opportunity to serve ...
WHEELING — The Salvation Army of Ohio, Marshall, Wetzel, and Tyler Counties says it has an “urgent need” for more red kettle bell ringers. Bell ringers man the donation kettles at stores across the counties. The Red Kettle Campaign is the organization’s biggest fundraiser of the ...
WASHINGTON, Pa. — A 13-vehicle pileup on the flyover ramp from Interstate 79 to Interstate 70 killed one person Thursday evening. According to Washington County Coroner Timothy Warco, 64-year-old Jamie Doreen Wiles, of Wheeling, was declared dead at the scene. The South Strabane Fire Department said in a press release that crews were called shortly after 5:30 p.m. to the ramp connecting I-79 north and I-70 west. According to the fire department, three people were trapped in a vehicle. Warco’s report states Wiles was a front seat passenger and that the driver had lost control of ...
