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Evening welding courses offered at WVNCC

WHEELING — West Virginia Northern Community College announced on Wednesday a new series of short-term, evening welding courses offered through its Continuing Education & Workforce Development Department on the Wheeling campus. Designed for working adults and individuals seeking a fast, flexible way to gain in-demand skills, these hands-on classes provide a condensed path to entry-level welding experience without the time commitment of a full degree program. The practical curriculum focuses on industry-relevant welding techniques and is offered in the evenings to support students who ...

Wellsburg hires Erica Tamburin as city manager

WELLSBURG — The City of Wellsburg will begin 2026 with a new city manager and new legal counsel. Mayor Dan Dudley said council voted 5-0 to hire Erica Tamburin, former village administrator of Shadyside, Ohio and a Wellsburg resident, to serve as city manager. Dudley said the move came at the second of two meetings held to interview candidates for the position, with Tamburin one of four selected for the final round of interviews. Currently working as a real estate agent, Tamburin held the village administrator post for two years and served previously as a nutrition outreach ...

Trades team up for holiday donation

Photo by Derek Redd Members of the Upper Ohio Valley Building and Construction Trades visited the Soup Kitchen of Greater Wheeling to drop off donations totaling $6,000. The UOVBTC donated $1,500, while the Operating Engineers Local 132 donated $500, the Iron Workers Local 549 donated ...

Ohio Valley Newsliners:

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT At 11:42 p.m. Monday, units responded to an address on Commercial Drive in Bridgeport for a report of smoke coming from the building. At 7:05 p.m. Monday, a caller reported a verbal domestic incident at the Red Roof Inn on Red Roof Lane in St. Clairsville. Nothing physical occurred, according to the report. The male who was involved was given a ride to apartments in Martins Ferry. At 7:04 p.m. Monday, an officer responded to an address on Charleston Lane in St. Clairsville to check on the welfare of an animal as the humane officer was out ...

Teacher out, administrators on leave in abuse case

MOUNDSVILLE — The teacher accused of strangling a non-verbal autistic McNinch Primary School student no longer works for Marshall County Schools, according to schools Superintendent Shelby Haines. Meanwhile, the school’s principal and school district’s special programs director currently “are not working” in the district as the investigation continues. Former teacher Kiersten Moses, McNinch Principal Jane Duffy and Special Programs Director Erin Cuffaro all face charges from incidents that allegedly occurred earlier this year at the school. Moses faces a felony count of ...