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The Festival of Trees to benefit Wheeling Health Right

WHEELING — It’s a festival about the beauty of Christmas trees, but at its heart it is all about raising funds to help those without proper health insurance get health care. The Festival of Trees kicked off Friday inside the Pine Room at Oglebay Park. The trees will be on display there ...

Ohio Valley Newsliners:

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT At 11:53 p.m. Wednesday, an officer responded to a report from the Ohio State Highway Patrol that there was a cow in the roadway on Uniontown-Flushing Road. The officer did not locate the cow. At 9:05 p.m. Wednesday, an officer on a traffic stop on Hanover Street in Martins Ferry issued a warning to an Ohio motorist for failure to use a turn signal and for traveling outside of marked lanes. At 7:37 p.m. Wednesday, a manager from Rural King on Mall Ring Road in St. Clairsville called to report that there was a customer screaming that ...

Jefferson County Commissioners hear update on preserves

STEUBENVILLE — The Jefferson County Commissioners were updated Thursday on progress being made at the preserves held by Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District. Aaron Dodds, projects manager for the district, told commissioners things are happening at all four preserves — Piney ...

Edison High School drone program taking off

RICHMOND — Edison High School’s drone program is really taking off as it exposes students to a growing career pathway. Led by engineering teacher Derek Gulling, the program was launched during the 2023-24 school year and currently includes 11 juniors and seniors. Since its inception, ...

Work on Washington Avenue Bridge replacement could start this month

WHEELING — Officials are hopeful that work on the long-awaited replacement of the Washington Avenue Bridge in Wheeling can begin as early as this month. Some delays have been experienced because of related utility work that needs to be completed in close proximity to the bridge before construction can start, but a contractor is expected to be ready to go on the work as soon as all other projects are wrapped up. “With utilities, it’s kind of out of our hands right now,” said Brian Kucish, District 6 engineer at the West Virginia Division of Highways. “But as of right now, ...