CHARLESTON – West Virginia Board of Education President Paul Hardesty said that since school choice continues to be supported by Gov. Patrick Morrisey and the Legislature, county systems need to make themselves the most appealing school choice option of all. Speaking during the state Board ...
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has issued a ruling in relation to an almost five-year case involving proposed natural gas drilling in Weirton. In a ruling issued Wednesday, the Supreme Court found that the appealing party, SWN Production Company, “demonstrated no more than an incidental overlap between the authority of the Department of Environmental Protection ... and the authority of the City of Weirton” in relation to determining land use within a municipality’s borders. The ruling reverses a 2023 decision by the state’s Intermediate Court of ...
STEUBENVILLE — Ask Ralph Petrella why he wanted to get involved with local politics, and he can offer a simple answer. "We have a missing generation that's not standing up, and that's my generation," Petrella told members of the Steubenville Rotary Club during Wednesday's meeting. "My ...
WELLSBURG – Brooke County commissioners are considering adjustments to the bylaws of the county’s 911 Advisory Board. Commissioners were presented Tuesday with a request to amend the bylaws of the board, revived last year to oversee operations of the county’s 911 center. The proposal ...
STEUBENVILLE — Creativity was on full display as students participated in the Sycamore Youth Center's Pottery Camp, held Tuesday through Friday under the guidance of local pottery artist Paul Monroe. The free camp provided area youth with the opportunity to explore the art of ceramics ...
WHEELING — Veterans and their families now have a couple more vehicle-related benefits available to them after two bills were signed into law by West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey in Wheeling on Tuesday. Morrisey made a stop on a picturesque day at Wheeling’s Heritage Port to do the ...
