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 JVS eyes renovations for LPN, computer labs

BLOOMINGDALE — Jefferson County Joint Vocational School is literally building opportunities with a planned upgrade to benefit at least two of its labs. School board members took official action recently and approved an estimated $392,000 bid from BK General Contracting LLC of Canonsburg, Pa., to complete the work by this fall. Superintendent Ted Gorman said the project entails dividing the current computer networking lab into two areas to make space for training licensed practical nurses (LPNs). “We are excited to move forward with the LPN and computer networking renovation at ...

New Bishop brings message of unity, belonging to diocese installation

As the newly installed Bishop of the Wheeling-Charleston Diocese, the Most Rev. Evelio Menjivar-Ayala already had one thing figured out with his new Mountain State mission. It never hurts to quote "Country Roads." Menjivar, who was installed as the 10th Bishop of the diocese Thursday ...

Former WLSC President Clyde Campbell Passes At 96

WHEELING — Former West Liberty State College President Clyde Campbell is being remembered as a gentleman, scholar and someone who genuinely listened to and cared for those around him. Campbell, a Wheeling resident, died Monday at the age of 96. He graduated from Warwood High School in ...

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Bridgeport BOE to meet in special session BRIDGEPORT — The Bridgeport Exempted Village School District Board of Education will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. July 8 at the Bridgeport Administration Office, 55781 National Road. The purpose of the meeting is to hire employees for open positions. Yorkville produce distribution dates set for 2026 YORKVILLE — The Yorkville Produce Distribution has released its 2026 schedule, with monthly distributions planned Saturdays from April through October. New directors Robbie Criss and Ronica Criss, along with their four daughters, announced ...

Relay for America crosses Belmont County on its way to Washington, D.C.

WHEELING —Main Street in Wheeling became the road to Washington, D.C., Wednesday night as a cross-country relay honoring America’s 250th anniversary carried an American flag across the historic Suspension Bridge from Bridgeport into the Friendly City, where runners were greeted by a crowd of well-wishers before continuing east toward the nation’s capital. The Relay for America traveled through Jefferson and Belmont counties before runners crossed the bridge into downtown Wheeling, marking one of the relay's final stops before continuing east through Pennsylvania and toward the ...

Rabbi Lief to chair Wheeling Homeless Task Force

WHEELING – Officials in the city of Wheeling do not expect to solve the complex problem of homelessness, but a new task force of local religious leaders and chaired by Rabbi Joshua Lief of Temple Shalom are expected to offer a fresh approach to collaboratively tackling the challenging ...