WHEELING – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito was surprised to hear Tuesday that public assistance checks tied to federal disaster relief from the April 2024 floods had not been issued, and with the current partial government shutdown lingering, all disaster relief is expected to remain in limbo for ...
CHARLESTON - The West Virginia Senate amended and passed a House of Delegates bill strengthening human trafficking penalties and adding a new provision aimed at those helping smuggle undocumented immigrants, but the House will need to sign off on the changes. The Senate approved House Bill ...
Eleven nonprofit programs and services around the Ohio Valley were awarded a total of more than $70,000 in grants to keep their important work going on Monday. The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley (CFOV) announced the recipients of its 2026 Community Impact Grants, awarding a total ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE – History was made Thursday evening when Hannah Patterson of Martins Ferry was sworn in as the newest member of the Belmont County Board of Developmental Disabilities. Patterson is the first person with lived experience to serve on the board of directors, marking an important ...
MARTINS FERRY – After 65 years, love is still in the air. This Valentine’s Day marks a milestone for two brothers Robert (84) and Valigene (87) Balvin who married two sisters Carley Balvin (85) and Darlene Balvin (82). Robert and Carley tied the knot 65 years ago, while Valigene and ...
St. John Paul II, Pope of the Catholic Church from 1978 until his death in 2005, once said “the Church must breathe with her two lungs.” Those two lungs, the Eastern Catholic Church and the Roman Catholic Church, both contribute to the health and vitality of the Catholic Church as a ...