MARTINS FERRY — Voters in Martins Ferry will decide this May whether to renew the city’s 5-mill police levy, a measure officials say is essential to maintaining current staffing levels and emergency response without increasing taxes. The levy, originally approved by voters and last ...
WHEELING — Bids were opened Thursday for the construction contract for the eagerly anticipated building phases of the multimillion-dollar Wheeling Gateway Center project. Officials from the Wheeling Convention and Visitors Bureau, Wheeling Heritage, the city of Wheeling, Tipping Point and Desmone were on hand Thursday afternoon at Wheeling Heritage’s office in the Wheeling Artisan Center for the bid opening. Five contractors submitted bids for the job, which promises to bring a new visitors and heritage center to the now-vacant property next to the historic Wheeling Suspension ...
BELLAIRE – Bellaire Village Council and Mayor Robert Dodrill held a special meeting Wednesday morning in hopes to not only clear the air among themselves, but to provide transparency to residents. Dodrill announced his resignation from the seat last Thursday, after just three months on the ...
A new community hospital in St. Clairsville and a new cancer center in Weirton are among the hundreds of millions of dollars in capital projects approved Wednesday by the WVU Health System Board of Directors. The two projects will total $76.1 million -- $56 million for the St. Clairsville ...
MARTINS FERRY — City officials say they are not giving up on restoring hospital services at the former East Ohio Regional Hospital site, even as the long-vacant property continues to deteriorate amid thefts, legal disputes and uncertainty over ownership. Leaders expressed a mix of ...
The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley (CFOV) has awarded the second round of grants from its Food Security Fund, distributing $29,900 to six nonprofit organizations working to combat hunger and improve access to nutritious food across the Upper Ohio Valley. “Food insecurity continues to impact families in every corner of our region,” says Executive Director of CFOV Susie Nelson. “This second round of grants reflects both the ongoing need and the incredible work our nonprofit partners are doing every day to ensure their neighbors have access to nutritious food. We are ...
