MOUNDSVILLE — A Wheeling Island man was arrested by Moundsville police this week, accused of trying to solicit a minor for sex. According to Moundsville Police Chief Tom Mitchell, Brian Michael Kinsley, 47, of Wheeling was arrested on felony charges of soliciting a minor via computer and ...
STEUBENVILLE — A small step has been taken in the conversion of Eastern Gateway Community College’s Steubenville campus as a branch of Youngstown State University. Following their meeting Tuesday, the Jefferson County commissioners announced three former EGCC employees who had remained to monitor and maintain the Steubenville campus are now YSU employees. The commissioners said the three include a maintenance worker, security guard and information technology specialist whose pay had been covered by the Ohio Department of Education since October. County Commissioner Eric Timmons ...
BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE At 11:37 p.m. Monday, a deputy was flagged down about a semi that jackknifed on Interstate 70 west near exit 215. The deputy responded to the scene with personnel from the Cumberland Trail Fire District. The Ohio State Highway Patrol also responded to the scene and was handling the accident report. At 11:18 p.m. Monday, a deputy was out on Barton Road in St. Clairsville at the scene of a motor vehicle accident with property damage only. The Ohio State Highway Patrol was notified, and Bill’s Towing was called to the scene. At 9:52 p.m. Monday, an ...
WHEELING — An online auction of Oglebay Park Resort and Wilson Lodge’s surplus items will take place at Joerpyleauctions.com on today at 6 p.m. Auctioneer John Powell said that because Oglebay is a public entity it isn’t able to just give any vehicles away. “They have to dispose of the auction so that’s what they’re doing. They contacted our company to do that,” Powell said. “They also had some leftover items from the remodeling that they did a few years ago of the lodge as well.” An old park trolley, furniture, a pickup truck, distinctive signage from ...
WHEELING — An early morning shooting Saturday led to one victim in stable but critical condition, a pursuit, and the shooter dead by self-inflicted gunshot. Ohio County deputies were called to the Triadelphia area due to a victim being shot around 5:30 a.m. on Saturday morning. Ohio County Sheriff Nelson Croft said that the victim was able to drive herself to the Marathon Gas Station in Elm Grove where EMS found her and transported her to WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital. He said she had been shot twice with a shotgun through her car window by her ex-boyfriend. “Out of ...
CONNORVILLE — Buckeye Local Jr./Sr. High School is taking the term “farm to table” to new heights by establishing its own sustainable venture to supply freshly grown produce through its new hydroponics system. The BLHS FFA and junior high building are housing three commercial-grade ...
