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Wheeling Island cleans up from second flood

WHEELING — Wheeling Island resident Tom Samol was busy Sunday putting back items into his basement following this past weekend’s Ohio River flood — the second to occur in the region in about a week. Samol had been visiting family in Texas when he learned the Ohio River was expected to ...

Moreno, Rulli campaign in Steubenville

STEUBENVILLE — One month after winning the Republican nomination for their respective races, Bernie Moreno and state Sen. Michael Rulli made a campaign stop at Steubenville’s First Christian Church Saturday, rallying voters against Sen. Sherrod Brown for the November general election. A ...

Ogden Newspapers Half Marathon Classic returning for a 46th year

WHEELING — Downtown Wheeling may be undergoing a major transformation, but when the morning of Saturday, May 25, rolls around, hundreds will gather to participate in a tradition that has held strong for more than four decades. The 46th running of the Ogden Newspapers Half Marathon Classic ...

Peterson Hospital has new owners, adds new name

WHEELING —Peterson Healthcare and Rehabilitation Hospital announced Friday it has changed ownership, and will operate as two partner organizations to better serve the healthcare needs of the Ohio Valley community. The long-time Wheeling facility now becomes Peterson Rehabilitation & ...

W.Va. leaders plan to help with cemetery disaster

WHEELING — Local legislators, state officials and others came together Friday to survey the massive mudslide that destroyed about 150 grave sites at Mt. Zion Cemetery near Mozart. Charles Yocke, president of the Mt. Zion Cemetery Association that caretakes the cemetery, met with Delegates ...

Flooding hits the Ohio Valley … again

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Communities up and down the Ohio River have big cleanup jobs ahead of them, and Belmont County’s court system is working to provide assistance in the form of a temporary workforce. Northern Division Court Judge Adam Myser said the courts have a new website — ...