WELLSBURG — Plans for a mural in celebration of the nation’s 250th birthday are moving ahead in Brooke County. County commissioners voted 2-0 during their meeting Tuesday to allocate up to $20,000 from the county’s coffers for the project, with Commissioner Stacey Wise noting the county ...
David Bennett McKinley, P.E., a seventh-generation West Virginian who devoted his life to his state as an engineer, a builder, a legislator, and a United States Congressman, died peacefully at his beloved family home, Willow Glen, in Wheeling, West Virginia. He was 79. Born in Wheeling on ...
STEUBENVILLE — Good things happen when major institutions work together to ensure that future generations of health care professionals are prepared well. That was a major talking point Thursday, when the Franciscan University of Steubenville and Trinity Health System hosted their first ...
STEUBENVILLE — Jefferson County commissioners gave the Friendship Park board the go-ahead Thursday to demolish a tower at the old dragstrip property deemed at risk of caving in. Board members said the structure is a liability risk, reporting it is “fallen into a state of serious disrepair.” “Given the extent of the deterioration, rehabilitation is not a viable or prudent option,” they wrote. “Demolition is, in our assessment, the most responsible course of action.” Board member Roger Hilty told commissioners they are “just trying to tie up some loose ends with ...
TORONTO — With their first all-new family home already on the market, the Jefferson County Land Bank has turned its attention to No. 2 — another three-bedroom, two-bath ranch, this one to be constructed in Toronto. Land bank officials, Jefferson Housing Development Corporation and city ...
WEIRTON — While much of the attention on traffic concerns has focused on U.S. 22 and the Veterans Memorial Bridge, another project in downtown Weirton is set to create additional long-term disruptions. The West Virginia Division of Highways will begin a project next week to replace the ...
