By SCOTT McCLOSKEY Staff Writer POWHATAN POINT — Murray Energy tow boat pilot Tyler Delong says navigating barges on the Ohio River is a way of life. While he has only been a boat pilot for nearly a year, he says moving and connecting mainly coal-filled barges between Powhatan Point ...

WHEELING — The Upper Ohio Valley Building and Construction Trades Council is a regional labor organization that is comprised of 16 local construction labor unions that supply skilled and well-trained tradespersons for work in the construction industry. The council would like you to ...

By DYLAN McKENZIE Staff Writer WHEELING — When most people go to work, they just hope for the day to be over quickly so they can get home and relax after a hard day’s work. But the men and women who serve on police and fire departments wish for an uneventful day, yet every day they ...

By SHELLEY HANSON Staff Writer MARTINS FERRY — They dig muddy holes to reach broken sewer and waterlines, sling our nasty, stinky garbage into packers and rescue children and seniors from horrible living conditions. Those are just a few of the dirty jobs — sewage/street department ...

By ALEC BERRY Staff Writer If there is some sign of progress in downtown Wheeling, it is the ongoing construction of an estimated $16 million corporate facility for The Health Plan. When announced in December 2015, the high-profile project almost immediately assumed life as the thing ...

By LINDA COMINS Staff Writer As innovations in medicine are implemented, careers path in the health care field continue to expand. In addition, as the Upper Ohio Valley’s population ages, opportunities increase for health care workers in geriatric-related specialties. Vincent Azzarello, ...