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Scholarship winner to perform

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WHEELING — The Thursday Music Club will meet at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Char House on the Boulevard in Bethlehem. Entertainment for the meeting will be provided by Mason Stoll, winner of the Gretchen McKee Scholarship at West Liberty University. Stoll is a senior music education major at West Liberty University. Since 2023, he has studied voice with Linda Cowan. In 2025, he was a semifinalist in the upper-division musical theater category for the Tri-State Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing. The following year, he traveled to receive second place in the ...

Area groups join forces to help Save A Life

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WEIRTON – What started as a small pilot program in West Virginia, with an important message, has quickly spread across the nation. Organizations throughout the United States, including six in the Northern Panhandle, joined forces Thursday in observance of Save A Life Day, established as a ...

Trinity transfer to UPMC will be official Oct. 1

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STEUBENVILLE — The transfer of Trinity Health System to UPMC will become official next Thursday, an official with UPMC said this morning. Joel Yuhas, the executive vice president of Pittsburgh-based UPMC, said during this morning's meeting of the Jefferson County commissioners the change ...

Weirton Kroger to celebrate recent updates with grand re-opening Friday

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WEIRTON – Kroger is set to celebrate a newly remodeled Weirton store after just over three months of renovations and improvements. Located at 100 Saint Thomas Drive, the store will officially unveil its $1.2 million renovation on Friday. Shoppers may explore the store’s updates, sample food and take advantage of grand re-opening specials. A ribbon cutting is set for 10 a.m. to help unveil the store's new look. As part of the celebration, the first 50 customers in line by 9 a.m. will receive a $10 gift card. In addition, any customer can enter to win a chance for free gas for a ...

Wheeling University names Denise Mirasola to vice president post

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WHEELING – A long-time area educator is stepping into a new role. Denise Mirasola, Ed.D., of Weirton, has been announced as the new vice president of enrollment and student affairs at Wheeling University. Mirasola most recently served as principal of Weirton Elementary School. In her new ...

Sobriety checkpoint set in Weirton Friday

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WEIRTON – The Weirton Police Department will conduct a sobriety checkpoint Friday night on Penco Road. Held in conjunction with the Governor's Office of Highway Safety and the Commission on Drunk Driving Prevention, the checkpoint has been scheduled to begin at approximately 7 p.m. Friday, and end at approximately 1 a.m. Saturday. Sobriety checkpoints are announced to comply with rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court.