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Annual Rise Against Hunger packs 30,000 meals

GLEN DALE – Saturday saw many community members join forces to pack 30,000 meals for the annual Rise Against Hunger event. The event took place at St. Jude’s Church Hall and was sponsored in part by the Rotary Clubs of Moundsville, New Martinsville and Wheeling. Rotary Club Area 2 ...

Crew of fatal military crash included Ohio soldiers

(AP) — A woman raising two children was among the six U.S. service members killed last week when a refueling plane involved in the war with Iran crashed in western Iraq. Tech Sgt. Ashley B. Pruitt, 34, hailed from a large family in Bardstown, Kentucky, and was “very, very” proud of her ...

A cold night, a warm response

STEUBENVILLE — When temperatures plunged into the single digits just before Christmas, a 24-year-old domestic assault victim and her 8-month-old baby were locked out of their home with just the clothes on their backs while another child slept in a second-story bedroom. The woman, who was ...

Local man nominated for national stroke hero honor

MORRISTOWN – While attending a church picnic in 2022, Morristown resident John Rataiczak’s wife Melissa started “feeling funny.” Then she noticed the left side of her body was losing feeling and then her speech started to slur. The couple realized it was the signs of a stroke, ...

Belmont County Courthouse Plaza project soon to be bid out

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Bids for the Belmont County Courthouse Plaza project will be open from April 23 until May 4. Belmont County Commissioner Jerry Echemann said that the project has been in the works for several years and he is excited to be close to entering the construction phase. The ...