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Ohio Valley residents celebrate inauguration in Washington

WASHINGTON — Inclement weather might have forced Monday’s presidential inauguration indoors, but it didn’t prevent several Ohio Valley residents from showing their support for Donald Trump, now the 45th and 47th president. They recalled the pomp and circumstance of inaugural festivities ...

Moore introduces first bill on trade imbalances

CHARLESTON – While all eyes are on the U.S. Senate as it meets through the weekend to confirm some of President Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees, West Virginia’s delegation in the U.S. House of Representatives is introducing new bills. Second District Congressman Riley Moore, R-W.Va., ...

Officials take no chances with school cancellations

With the onset of winter, school delays and cancellations are sure to happen, and local school officials have systems in place to help determine when to make those calls. Under state regulations, adopted under the West Virginia Department of Education, schools are allocated five snow days ...

Participants are announced for first Weirton Restaurant Week

WEIRTON — Area residents are encouraged to prepare themselves for a week of delicious deals as the inaugural Weirton Restaurant Week approaches. Scheduled for Feb. 2-8, Weirton Restaurant Week will feature special offers from a variety of local eateries in celebration of local dining, ...

Beatty Park prepares for new year

STEUBENVILLE — Every community, every town, every city, possesses a hidden gem, a unique and special place its residents may not even know exists. Perhaps it is a historical building or out-of-the-way restaurant or, possibly, a covered bridge, a rock garden or even a concealed ...

Staying together

A group of Canada geese were gathered on the frozen water of the Ohio River near New Cumberland Thursday afternoon. According to the National Weather Service, while temperatures are beginning to rise following the effects of the polar vortex on the area earlier this week, they are expected to ...