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Oglebay honored by Good Housekeeping

WHEELING — Oglebay Park Resort has received another prestigious honor, time from a well-known magazine. Oglebay has been named a winner in Good Housekeeping’s 2026 Travel Awards, recognized as a winner in the Outdoor Exploration category. In its entry, Good Housekeeping calls Oglebay ...

Ohio Valley Newsliners:

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT At 11:31 p.m. Sunday, a caller reported that a sibling was acting strangely. Units responded to an address on Adolph Street in Bridgeport. The male went with a squad to the hospital. At 10:55 p.m. Sunday, a caller from an address on Blaine-Chermont ...

Outdoor skating rink set to return to Steubenville

STEUBENVILLE — The Rink at Franciscan Square will open for public ice skating at 4 p.m. Friday, officials with the Franciscan University of Steubenville have announced. Tri-State Area residents will be able to skate under twinkling lights in a festive winter wonderland, toast marshmallows ...

Wheeling’s Christmas tree up, city readied for holidays

WHEELING — The city of Wheeling is getting ready to dive head first into the holiday season this week with the annual Winter on the Plaza celebration, followed by the long-awaited return to the downtown area of the city’s Christmas parade. On Monday, city crews installed the Christmas ...

WPD announces road closures for Fantasy in Lights parade

WHEELING — The Wheeling Police Department will implement several road closures in the Center Wheeling and downtown areas Friday for the 40th Annual Fantasy in Lights Christmas Parade. The parade returns to its traditional route this year, after spending the last couple of years traveling ...

Federal review finds issues with Justice-era Child Protective Services

CHARLESTON — A federal audit of West Virginia’s child welfare system during former Gov. Jim Justice’s final year in office found that 91% of 100 reviewed reports did not follow requirements for child neglect and abuse cases. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of ...