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It's Still Hockey Night For Nailers

WHEELING — Nailers fever is spreading quickly throughout the Ohio Valley, and it’s a condition local hockey fans hope sticks around a while longer. The Wheeling Nailers have reached the ECHL Kelly Cup Eastern Conference Finals, beginning a best-of-seven series Friday night against the ...

Questions raised over demo contract in Jefferson County

STEUBENVILLE — Days after the Ohio Auditor of State confirmed it is looking into how a contractor can be nearly done with a water line project that Jefferson County Commissioners never voted on, OAS also confirmed it is looking into concerns that a county commissioner serving on the Land Revitalization Corporation’s board might have improperly benefited from a 2025 demolition contract. The allegation, relayed to OAS by JCLRC Executive Director Tabatha Glover and President Brian Scarpone, stems from a contract to demolish three lots on Main Street in Mingo Junction last year. ...

Woodsfield man charged after online sting in St. Clairsville

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — A 37-year-old Woodsfield native was arrested Thursday on a charge of importuning, according to the St. Clairsville Police Department. Jeremy Alan Kitchings was charged with importuning, a fifth-degree felony. Police Chief Matt Arbenz said Kitchings had been communicating ...

Grim Reapers Motorcycle Club mourn loss of Ron 'Click' Shaw

MARTINS FERRY — The Ohio State Highway Patrol has released a statement informing the public that Grim Reaper Motorcycle Club member Ron “Click” Shaw died Wednesday after being severely injured in a motorcycle accident on Ohio 7 Saturday evening. Shaw was on a club ride with his wife, ...

Hitting home runs for the community

A successful business community is much like a baseball team, Roberto Clemente Jr. told the hundreds at Wheeling Park's White Palace on Wednesday afternoon. A baseball team has its superstars -- its home-run hitters and fireball ace pitchers -- but there are so many people who's talents and ...

ODOT announces Blaine Hill Bridge will open both lanes on July 1

BLAINE — The Ohio Department of Transportation has announced both lanes of the historic Blaine Hill Bridge will reopen to traffic July 1. On Wednesday, Ohio Department of Transportation District 11 Public Information Officer Lauren Borell announced on social media that the bridge officially ...