CHARLESTON - Members of the West Virginia Board of Education received updates at its monthly meeting Wednesday on ongoing efforts to support students from military families and partnerships with veterans. Robert Mellace, an education development coordinator with the state Department of ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE – History was made last month as Barnesville High School freshman Ladyn Hines became the school’s first girl to not only qualify for the Ohio state wrestling tournament, but to win a state championship. On Wednesday, Hines was honored by the Belmont County Board of Commissioners for her accomplishments. Hines won the OHSAA 115-pound state title at Value City Arena at the Ohio State University by knocking off Little Miami’s Laylee Vera 4-1 in overtime. Commissioner Jerry Echemann on Wednesday read a proclamation dedicated to celebrate the hard work and ...
MOUNDSVILLE – No one has yet submitted development ideas for the building lots left empty by a massive fire in Moundsville last year. The city of Moundsville had advertised to receive proposed ideas for the lots with the deadline for submission being March 19. City Manager Rick Healy ...
GLEN DALE – The West Virginia University Symphony Orchestra will join two high school groups, the John Marshall Chamber Orchestra and Wheeling Park Select Strings, for a Side-By-Side Orchestra Concert at 7 p.m. April 16 at the John Marshall High School Center for Performing Arts. The free community concert will feature each ensemble on its own, a joint performance by the two high schools, and a combined piece that brings together all three orchestras on stage. “We’re so excited to collaborate with the John Marshall and Wheeling Park orchestras,” said Rotem Weinberg, director ...
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The U.S. demanded Wednesday that Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz after the Islamic Republic closed the waterway in response to Israeli attacks against the Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon. Iran's move cast doubt over whether an already precarious ceasefire to end more ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Konnor Griffin is with the Pittsburgh Pirates for the long haul. The 19-year-old shortstop agreed to a nine-year, $140 million contract with the Pirates early Wednesday, less than a week after the former first-round pick made his major league debut. The deal, the ...
