Work to Resume Next Week at Wheeling FDHQ Site

WHEELING – Work on the construction of the new Wheeling Fire Department Headquarters is slated to resume by next week, according to city leaders, who are eager to turn the page following a lengthy work stoppage in the wake of the original general contractor's bankruptcy filing. That general ...

Ohio County Schools Still Mulling Purchase of Metal Detectors

WHEELING – There remains a possibility Ohio County Schools could purchase metal detectors in the near future, and the price tag could be as much as $200,000, according to Assistant Superintendent Rick Jones. Questions remain as to what kind of monitors to purchase, he explained. Choices ...

OVGH Letters Come Down From Former OVMC Smokestack

WHEELING – The theme of the Ohio Valley Medical Center School of Nursing — “Never Let Her Light Grow Dim” — was at the forefront of the minds of former OVMC faculty as they watched the OVGH, aka the Ohio Valley General Hospital, letters float down from the building. The “O” was ...

State Sen. Michael Maroney Pleads Not Guilty to DUI Charge

State Sen. Michael Maroney was allegedly driving erratically near Center McMechen Elementary during pickup time Monday before he was arrested on a DUI charge, according to a criminal complaint filed in Marshall County Magistrate Court. Maroney pleaded not guilty Monday night to one count of ...

Local Farmers: Drought May Dry Up Next Year’s Harvest

WELLSBURG - The statewide drought that began in mid-July has negatively impacted all aspects of local food production, including produce and livestock farmers, feed sellers and grocery stores. Local farmers are now hoping for substantial rain before the first winter freeze to ensure the soil ...