Wetzel County Schools Move Forward With High School Consolidation Process

NEW MARTINSVILLE — Wetzel County Schools’ plans to consolidate its four high schools into two took the next step Monday, as the Wetzel County Board of Education voted to move forward scheduling public meetings to discuss consolidation plans with county residents. The board voted 4-1 on ...

Babydog ‘Paw-tys’ For Her Birthday At John Marshall HS

The most famous dog in the state celebrated her fifth birthday at John Marshall High School alongside all fourth and fifth grade students from Marshall County Schools. Gov. Jim Justice’s English bulldog, Babydog, took a trip to the county to celebrate her birthday with cake, cookies and ...

Cameron City Officials, Residents Voice Longwall Mining Worries

Cameron city officials are concerned longwall mining under three flood control dams in the Grave Creek watershed and surrounding areas may interfere with the city’s utilities. Cameron residents worry the mining may threaten the safety of those who live downstream from the dams. American ...

Ironworkers Local 549 Plans $3.5 Million Expansion in Wheeling

WHEELING – Matching funds from the Appalachian Regional Commission will help Ironworkers Local 549 complete a major expansion of its training facilities, and in turn, will help bolster its apprenticeship programs and the region's skilled-trades workforce. Local leaders from Wheeling joined ...

Bellaire Elementary Students Help Comfort Breast Cancer Patients

WHEELING – A group of Bellaire Elementary School students know the comfort that comes from squeezing a Squishmallow stuffed animal. “It makes me feel wanted and cared for,” fourth-grader Tristyn Harris-White said. So they wanted to help others in need of that comfort to experience the ...

Plans Unveiled for Wheeling Gateway Visitors and Heritage Center

WHEELING – Just moments after officials unveiled eye-popping new conceptual designs for a new Wheeling Gateway Visitors and Heritage Center on Wednesday, work crews ceremoniously began taking chunks out of the former Wheeling Inn building with a demolition machine. The “out-with-the-old, ...