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Community May 12, 2026

Roundtable looks at PTSD and Civil War soldiers WHEELING — Jeanne Cox will be the guest speaker at the Ohio Valley Civil War Roundtable meeting set for 6:30 p.m. May 27 in the auditorium at the Ohio County Public Library. As a retired nurse practitioner, Cox's interest in Civil War history and the medical treatment of Civil War soldiers began more than 20 years ago. The focus of her recent research is the mental wounds suffered by Civil War veterans' battle experiences. During the 1860s medical officials' evaluations of soldiers did not acknowledge mental illness issues as battle ...

Daily Happenings

Daily Happenings May 12, 2026

Birthdays May 11 Taylor Bennington, Mingo Junction Alexis Bennington, Mingo Junction May 12 Monica Anderson, Mingo Junction Police Beat Steubenville Police Soft touch: Women in the 400 block of S. Fifth Street were arguing because a juvenile told one of them the neighbor’s child had shot him with a BB gun Sunday, so she confronted the other mother, who advised it was actually a Nerf gun. Police told her she needs to make it clear to her children that it is not OK to shoot their neighbors with Nerf guns. Lucky day: Troopers with the Ohio State Highway Patrol were ...

Weirton to rededicate Marland Heights Park Saturday

Local News May 12, 2026

WEIRTON — For the last few years, Marland Heights Park has undergone a series of renovations in an effort to better prepare it for future generations. Saturday, many of those renovations, along with additional plans, will be officially unveiled to the public — along with a new ...

Police Memorial Day ceremony to honor 10 fallen Jefferson County officers

Local News May 12, 2026

STEUBENVILLE — Fort Steuben Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 1’s annual Police Memorial Day ceremony will be Thursday in front of the Steubenville Municipal Building. Steubenville Police Det. Ryan Lulla, president of Fort Steuben FOP, said this year’s remembrance will integrate the lodge’s fundraiser, a weekend oldies concert in the Berkman Amphitheater at Historic Fort Steuben Park. Last year, 111 officers across the country died in service to their communities, 53 of them deemed “felonious” deaths — which includes 20 officers who died while responding to unlawful or ...

WVNCC to hold 2026 commencement ceremony at WesBanco Arena

Local News May 12, 2026

WHEELING — West Virginia Northern Community College will celebrate the achievements of its graduating class during its 2026 commencement ceremony at 7 p.m. Thursday at WesBanco Arena. The ceremony will feature CJ Goodwin as the commencement speaker and recognize Kate Nguyen, an accounting student originally from Saigon, Vietnam, as the 2026 class valedictorian. A total of 320 graduates will be recognized during the ceremony, with 335 certificates and degrees to be awarded across a wide range of academic programs. Nguyen will graduate with an associate of applied science degree in ...

Brooke board presents honors

Local News May 12, 2026

WELLSBURG — Brooke County’s Teacher of the Year and Service Employee of the Year were recognized during Monday’s Board of Education meeting. Jessica Yarter, a fourth-grade teacher at Jefferson Intermediate School, and Sonia Clark, a secretary at Brooke Middle School, received their ...