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Girls flag football comes to St. Clairsville

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The St. Clairsville Parks and Recreations Department recently announced the inclusion of girls flag football at the elementary school level. The girls’ team was offered the opportunity to play their last game of its inaugural season during half time of the Junior ...

Mosman in as the new Easterseals medical director

WHEELING — The Easterseals Rehabilitation Center officially has its new medical director. Dr. David Mosman, a pediatrician at WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital, is succeeding Dr. Ellen Kitts — who retired in July after 40 years in the position. Dr. Jill Bradshaw provided interim patient ...

Ohio taxpayers likely would see no impact from high school NIL

(The Center Square) — If principals vote to allow high school athletes to make money off their name, image and likeness, taxpayers likely won’t see an impact. Players and parents, however, could. The Ohio High School Athletic Association announced a Nov. 17-21 vote by member schools on ...

Double homicide defendant’s lawyer deems jury trip unnecessary

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The attorney for the man accused of killing Thomas and Angela Strussion argued in court that visits by the eventual jury to four cell towers that pinged the defendant’s phone and to the house where the Strussions were killed were unnecessary. Kate Clark — the attorney ...

Local food banks prepping for SNAP suspension

WHEELING — On a chilly Thursday morning dozens of vehicles began to line up in the parking lot of Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack, the drivers patiently waiting for what they were about to receive. They weren’t there to gamble, but instead to get the life-sustaining food delivered ...

‘The Bridge’ to be roofed by winter

BRIDGEPORT — Bridgeport Exempted Village School District’s multipurpose facility, to be dubbed “The Bridge” is on schedule for the completion date of August 2026 and planners expect the structure to be enclosed by winter. District officials recently met with architect Ivan Vukcevich ...