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Newly-elected St. C. city council member hits the ground running

Local News

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Newly-elected city council member Mike Kasper was sworn into office during Monday’s regularly scheduled meeting alongside re-elected council members Don Vincenzo, Kristi Lipscomb and J.C. Thrash. The four were sworn in by law director Joe Vavra as the council meeting ...

Wall Street gains ground as crude prices and oil company stocks rise

Business

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks gained ground on Wall Street Monday to kick off their first full week of the new year. The gains were broad, with particularly big jumps for energy companies and banks. Elsewhere, industrial companies and retailers joined in to help boost major indexes. The S&P ...

Wellsburg’s new city manager sworn into office

Community

WELLSBURG — Wellsburg has a new city manager who is no stranger to the city, having lived there since 2021 and worked there previously for the Brooke County office of the West Virginia University Extension Service. Erica Tamburin also served as administrator for the Village of Shadyside ...

Body found on the Ohio side of Ohio River early Monday morning

Local News

BELLAIRE — A body was recovered along the shoreline slightly south of the I-470 bridge on the Ohio side of the Ohio River in the early morning on Monday. Wheeling Police Department spokesman Philip Stahl said that due to the river falling within West Virginia’s jurisdiction, the Wheeling ...

New McNinch School principal could come Tuesday

Community

MOUNDSVILLE — McNinch Primary School could have a new principal tonight, as fallout from the alleged strangling of a non-verbal autistic student by a now-former special education teacher continues. Marshall County Schools Superintendent Shelby Haines confirmed Monday that interviews for a ...

Powhatan Point man arrested on trafficking charges

Local News

A Powhatan Point man, arrested last week on an outstanding warrant, stands accused of possessing approximately 69 grams of fentanyl at his home, according to the Belmont County Sheriff’s Office. Jonathan Hawthorne, 44, was taken to Belmont County Jail on charges of possession and ...