David D. Simpson, 72 of Martins Ferry passed away Thursday, December 4, 2025, surrounded by his family at the Good Shepherd Nursing Home in Wheeling. He was born on May 29, 1953, in Martins Ferry, the son of the late Kenneth and Evelyn (Adams) Simpson. David retired from Wheeling Pittsburgh ...

TRIADELPHIA — Straub Automotive donated more than 1,000 toys to the local “Toys For Tots” campaign on Friday, and the effort was especially needed this year, according to Toys for Tots organizers. Members of the Wheeling Marine Corps League came to Straub Nissan at The Highlands to ...

WHEELING —The former Wheeling University women’s rugby coach, fired last week before the team’s national championship game, has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the university and its athletic director. Former coach Ken Pape claims, in part, that his contract had no provisions ...

WHEELING — The former commander of the Ohio Valley Drug Task Force will spend three years on probation and pay more than $75,000 in restitution after pleading guilty in federal court to one count of theft from programs receiving federal funds. In that judgment filed Thursday, David Drahos ...

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT At 9 p.m. Tuesday, a caller requested a welfare check on a male at an address in St. Clairsville. Officers made contact with the male and a relative. All was well, according to officers, who noted that the male was going through a breakup and he ...

BRIDGEPORT — The student members of Bridgeport Exempted Village School District’s Sources of Strength program are launching new initiatives to let their peers know they are valuable and have friends among the Bulldog students and staff they can turn to during difficult times. For almost ...