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Sludge removal at Wheeling sewage plant underway

WHEELING – Work is underway to clean digesters at Wheeling's Water Pollution Control Plant – a project that is expected to improve nagging sewage odor issues that have wafted into the neighborhoods within sniffing distance of the facility in the south end of Center Wheeling. A considerable ...

Gaines discusses fairness in women’s athletics at Franciscan University

STEUBENVILLE — Franciscan University of Steubenville hosted former collegiate swimmer and conservative activist Riley Gaines on Tuesday evening for a public lecture addressing women’s sports, fairness and what organizers described as “cultural courage.” The event, sponsored by the ...

Arrests being made in EORH thefts

MARTINS FERRY — A rash of thefts at the former East Ohio Regional Hospital property is beginning to lead to a rash of arrests, Martins Ferry Police Chief Vince West reported. West told city council during its regular meeting Wednesday that two more men were arrested at the EORH site just ...

Capito discusses U.S. strikes on Iran

PARKERSBURG – The United States is dealing with an aggressive regime that has repeatedly targeted Americans, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said Tuesday in discussing recent military strikes against Iran. Capito, R-W.Va., spoke to reporters from across the state during a telephone press ...

New Sheetz taking shape in Moundsville

MOUNDSVILLE – The new Moundsville Sheetz gas station is quickly taking shape along W.Va. 2 across from Walmart. A plaza of shops and a former restaurant building all were razed to make space for the new gas station. The steel structure for the building started going up not long after the ...

Ohio Valley-born College Football Hall of Fame coach Lou Holtz dies at 89

Lou Holtz, the College Football Hall of Fame coach who led Notre Dame to the 1988 national championship and won 249 games over 33 seasons at six schools, has died. He was 89. Notre Dame announced on Wednesday that Holtz died in Orlando, Florida, surrounded by his family. Spokeswoman Katy ...