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Weld wants tougher laws after Brooke principal arrest

WHEELING — The recent arrest of Brooke High School’s principal has one West Virginia lawmaker wanting to amend current state code pertaining to secret recordings and privacy. Sen. Ryan Weld, R-Brooke, wants to toughen offenses from misdemeanors to felonies. Suspended Principal Eric ...

Young leaders begin their journey

Craig Howell Members of the Youth Leadership Weirton Class of 2027 kicked off their program Tuesday morning, gathering at Christ United Methodist Church for the program's True Colors session. The session focused on similarities and differences amongst personality traits and how they may ...

Farmers market grows into a Wintersville tradition

WINTERSVILLE — The end of the growing season is likely closer than many area residents want to believe, but that doesn't mean there aren't opportunities to find locally grown fresh produce. Those include the Main Street Farmers Market, which is open from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. each Wednesday in ...

Several Ohio Valley Students Named National Merit Semifinalists

A student from Steubenville High School joined several students from across the Ohio Valley in finding their names on the prestigious list of National Merit Scholarship semifinalists, which were announced Wednesday. Steubenville's Cole Carey joined five Wheeling Park High School seniors and ...

Weirton Water project clears state hurdle

WEIRTON – While not on the agenda Monday, Weirton’s water issues continued to be a focus at Monday’s city council meeting, both with residents expressing their frustrations and officials noting the overcoming of an early hurdle in getting a line replacement project ordered by the state ...

Brooke Commission receives new opioid fund request

WELLSBURG — The Brooke County Commission now has an even dozen organizations seeking a share of the county's opioid settlement funds. During Tuesday's commission meeting, it was announced the county had received an application from CHANGE Inc. for $158,642 in funding. “We'll add that to ...