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WVNCC lot improvements to compliment streetscape

WHEELING — Downtown parking lots operated by West Virginia Northern Community College are being upgraded with landscaping and architectural designs that will complement the aesthetics of the coming $25 million Wheeling Streetscape Project, which is scheduled to begin next spring. Members of ...

Bridgeport residents decline to pass levies

BRIDGEPORT — Bridgeport village voters decined to pass three proposed levies Tuesday. The village had a police levy and two renewal levies for operating expenses listed on the general election ballot, all three of which were voted down. Results for all three levies were within a few dozen ...

Ferry police, fire levies approved

MARTINS FERRY —Voters in the city of Martins Ferry decided to renew two separate tax levies — one that helps the police department and another for the volunteer fire department. In a 1,373-1,036 decision, voters approved renewing a 5-mill tax levy for five years for the Martins Ferry ...

Two incumbent Monroe commissioners unseated

WOODSFIELD — Two of Monroe County’s incumbent commissioners were unseated Tuesday with the seats to be filled by two Republicans. In one commission seat race, Republican Diane Burkhart defeated incumbent Commissioner Carl Davis, a Democrat, in the general election. Burkart won with 4,703 ...

Voters pick new auditor and recorder in Belmont County

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Belmont County will go into 2021 with a new auditor and recorder. Republicans Cindi Henry and Jason Garczyk were victorious Tuesday, when voters elected GOP candidates in every contested race in the county. Henry will become auditor, while Garczyk will be the ...

Knight wins Harrison prosecutor seat

CADIZ — Harrison County now has a new county prosecutor -- Lauren Knight was elected into office on Tuesday. Knight, a Republican, defeated Democrat Steve Stickles in Tuesday’s general election. Knight garnered 5,093 votes, more than doubling the votes cast for Stickles, who received ...