WHEELING — The late John Stanley Duplaga was nicknamed “Germ” growing up, because of his small size. Yet his family members said his heart towered over his stature. Family and friends gathered at Generations Restaurant on National Road on Monday morning to honor Duplaga with the latest ...
WHEELING — Oglebay Institute hosted a private reception and dedication ceremony on Saturday for the new Dobkin Butterfly Habitat at the Schrader Environmental Education Center. The event celebrated the generosity of the Dobkin Family, whose gift established the new habitat in memory of ...
WHEELING — The Wheeling Fire Department’s new headquarters officially opened this month and on Saturday, scores of area residents got an opportunity to tour the new facility during an open house. After years of construction and many months of delays, the new $9 million headquarters is ...
MOUNDSVILLE — The Dungeon of Horrors, a haunted house at the former West Virginia Penitentiary, is now operating on weekends through Halloween. Tickets are $25 per person and must be purchased online at https://wvpentours.com/halloween/dungeon/. The haunted house is for those 13 years old ...
CHARLESTON — State officials and federal lawmakers are praising a plan from the administration of President Donald Trump to breathe new life into the waning coal-fired power industry, though opponents said the plan will do little to slow the slide away from coal. The U.S. Department of Energy announced Monday that it would implement a $625 million plan to halt the decommissioning of coal-fired power plants, and to retrofit and modernize the nation’s existing fleet of coal-fired plants. In a statement Monday afternoon, U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright said it was important to ...
At 11:06 p.m. Tuesday, an officer on a traffic stop on Pearl Street in Martins Ferry issued a warning to an Ohio motorist for a faulty license plate light. At 10:54 p.m. Tuesday, a caller from an address on Blaine-Chermont Road in Bridgeport reported that her daughter heard someone pounding on the door but didn’t see anyone. When the caller got home, she noticed damage to the door. Information was taken for a report. At 10:36 p.m. Tuesday, a deputy on a traffic stop on Highland Avenue and 36th Street in Bellaire issued a warning to an Ohio motorist for a turn signal violation. At ...
