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Ohio taxpayers get credit for bringing back bald eagles

(The Center Square) — As the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, the population of the national bird, the bald eagle, is soaring in Ohio. A recent count involving citizen volunteers showed 715 bald eagles in Ohio, with a state official describes as “exceptionally healthy.” There are now 964 active nests in the state compared to 707 identified in a similar survey in 2020. There were just four nests, when the population was at its low point in the early 1970s. The most recent census found nests in 87 of the 88 counties in the state. “There’s just ...

Wheeling Symphony Orchestra to Present Concert of Love Songs

WHEELING – The Capitol Theatre in Wheeling promises to be brimming with love and music on Feb. 12 when the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra presents Endless Love – an evening of love songs. The Pops concert will feature a variety of heartwarming favorites and will welcome guest artists Shayna ...

ICE Agents Arrest 3 In Marshall County

MOUNDSVILLE - United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Marshall County on Friday arrested three people, according to Marshall County Sheriff Mike Dougherty. Dougherty provided an update on those arrests on the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page Friday. He said his office was notified in advance by ICE that their agents would be operating in the area. In coordination with federal authorities, Dougherty granted permission for ICE agents to use the Sheriff’s Office booking room to process the three arrested before being transported to Northern Regional ...

La Bowls Wins Show Of Hands

WHEELING – A business serving up “smoothie bowls” at pop-up locations in the area now has some seed money to help grow up a brick and mortar location. La Bowls, owned by Brian Campbelll and Sami Labelle, took home the $5,058 prize at the “Show of Hands” business presentation contest ...

‘Gateway To The West’ robotics tournament kicks off today

WHEELING — Robotics competitors from high school and middle schools across the nation are at The Highlands today for a chance at winning a spot in the world championships. The third annual “Gateway To The West” tournament begins Wednesday and continues through Saturday at The Highlands ...

Ohio Valley Newsliners:

At 11 p.m. Monday, an officer was out at an address on Main Street in Bridgeport near Pizza Hut attempting to help get a vehicle out of a snow drift. At 7:05 p.m. Monday, a caller reported that a semi was blocking the roadway near the Sleep Inn on Reco Road in Morristown. Bill’s Towing was called to the scene. At 5:21 p.m. Monday, a deputy responded to an address on York Drive in Powhatan Point after a 911 hangup call was received from that location. This was a Windstream issue, according to the officer. At 5:12 p.m. Monday, a deputy responded to an address on Ferry Landing Road ...