Wheeling-Charleston Diocese: Former Bishop Michael J. Bransfield Dies At 82

WHEELING — Michael J. Bransfield, the former bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, died Thursday. He was 82. Diocesan officials in Wheeling announced Bransfield’s death via email, with the following statement attached: "As it is the tradition in our Church to pray ...

Ohio Valley School Districts Keeping An Eye On Rising Fuel Costs

WHEELING – The price of diesel is approaching $6 a gallon as the current school year winds down, and school officials admit that, if the trend doesn’t change over the summer, some changes with school transportation next year might be necessary. David Crumm, operations director for Ohio ...

Graffiti Boards Now Open For Artwork In Moundsville

MOUNDSVILLE – Moundsville Middle School’s Young Innovators group, city leaders and school officials on Wednesday celebrated the kickoff of the new graffiti boards on Jefferson Avenue. After speeches and a ribbon cutting ceremony, the students and guests grabbed cans of spray paint and ...

Crews to Begin Paving Final Sections of Streetscape Next Week

WHEELING – Paving of the remaining sections of the Wheeling Downtown Streetscape Project is slated to begin next week, as the construction phase of the project continues to wind down. The West Virginia Department of Transportation is expected to finish the Streetscape project this year, ...

Parsi Crossing State To Talk To Voters During U.S. Congressional Campaign

As a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in West Virginia's District 2, Ace Parsi gets plenty of microphones pointed his way as he touts his platform in a three-person primary race culminating Tuesday. Yet, on Wednesday afternoon in downtown Wheeling, it was Parsi ...

Morrisey Defends Endorsements Of GOP Candidates During Bill Signing

CHARLESTON - Gov. Patrick Morrisey cited a bill aimed at cracking down on domestic violence as an example of how lawmakers and the Governor's Office can work together while also defending his endorsements of challengers to sitting Republican lawmakers heading into the final days of the 2026 ...