Shadyside cooks up America 250 celebration with hot dogs, pie and plenty of red, white and blue

May 23, 2026

SHADYSIDE — The village of Shadyside is preparing to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary. To celebrate, the village is hosting a parade on July 11 with participants lining up at 3 p.m. before getting underway at 4 p.m. The parade will start near Defelice Pizza and end near Coffee Central. Village America 250 committee chairperson Melanie Haswell said that following the parade the historic loop will continue to be closed for traffic to be the location for the village’s America 250 festival. “We are welcoming fire trucks, marching bands, classic cars, bagpipe players, and ...

World War II discovery in France leads back to Ohio Valley

May 23, 2026

TORONTO — A search by a German historian led to a discovery that touched the lives of a Toronto man and his family. Last fall, Toronto’s Jim Rinaldo said that, in advance of Memorial Day, the daughter of a cousin who lives in Columbus received a call from Torben Haunhost, a historian in ...

Wellness Weekend returns to challenge and entertain

May 23, 2026

Shortly after the sun peaks over the horizon on Saturday morning (if it's not hidden by rainclouds) hundreds of competitors and even more spectators will be ready to kick off the summer season in downtown Wheeling with their participation in the annual Ogden Newspapers Wellness Weekend ...

Voices Of Valor: Military gave Wheeling resident purpose and motivation in life

May 23, 2026

WHEELING – Wheeling resident Jim Temple enlisted in the Army at 17 years old as a way to make a life of his own. “I volunteered in 1992 before I graduated from high school. I came from a suppressed family background. I needed to find a way to make my own way in life,” he said. The ...

Adeline Jackson prepares for her trip to the Scripps National Spelling Bee

May 22, 2026

The third time was the charm for St. Mary's Central eighth-grader Adeline Jackson in the Belmont County Regional Spelling Bee, and now she’ll see if that success carries over to the national stage. St. Mary's teachers and classmates bid Jackson, a Bridgeport resident, good luck as she ...

Belmont County first responders to receive new respirator testing equipment

May 22, 2026

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – The Belmont County Board of Commissioners will pay All American Fire Equipment $11,462.78 for respirator fit testing equipment that will be used by all fire departments in the county as well as Belmont County Sheriff's Office. The decision came after a New Year's Eve house ...