STEUBENVILLE — Franciscan University of Steubenville welcomed Pope Leo XIV's proclamation of 2026 as the Jubilee Year of St. Francis of Assisi in honor of the 800th anniversary of his death. To celebrate, the university has designated several chapels on campus as pilgrimage destinations ...

Smithfield Township meeting SMITHFIELD — The Smithfield Township Trustees will hold their monthly meeting on Feb. 2 at the Smithfield Township Police Building located on Main Street in Smithfield. The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. To be placed on the meeting agenda, please call ...

WHEELING — The entrance of a longtime Ohio Valley attraction is getting a brand new look. Construction is beginning at the entrance of Oglebay Park Resort’s Good Zoo to completely reimagine the zoo’s arrival experience. Oglebay officials anticipate the work to finish by this ...

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Belmont County Treasurer Katherine J. Kelich announced Wednesday that the first-half of 2025 real estate tax and 2026 manufactured home tax bills have been mailed. Property owners not receiving their first-half bills by Feb. 7 should contact the Treasurer’s office at ...

MOUNDSVILLE —Marshall County’s former assessor, Eric Buzzard, was sentenced to two consecutive prison sentences totalling two to 15 years for his embezzlement of money from the county’s coffers. The sentence was handed down Wednesday by Marshall County Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey ...

MOUNDSVILLE — Two women and a man were arrested on Diamond Street in Moundsville during the execution of a search warrant, said Marshall County Sheriff Mike Dougherty. On Jan. 8 the Marshall County Drug Task Force, in conjunction with the Moundsville Police Department and the Marshall ...