WELLSBURG — Dominic Staffileno of Wellsburg is celebrating his 100th birthday today. Born in Giulianova, Italy, on Aug. 6, 1926, Staffileno immigrated to the United States in 1956. He settled in Wellsburg, where he worked for the S. George Co. before later joining the Brooke County Board ...
STEUBENVILLE — Four people were indicted Wednesday by Jefferson County grand jurors, including a man charged with firing repeatedly into a Steubenville residence and a woman charged with assaulting a female police officer after she allegedly refused to get her unleashed dog away from Juneteenth festival-goers. Also ordered to stand trial were a Rayland man facing pandering charges and a Mingo Junction man charged with severely injuring a juvenile after the child allegedly disrespected his grandmother. Grand jurors returned a four-count indictment against Jerek Quinn Wesley, 36, of ...
MOUNDSVILLE — Moundsville resident Heather Gillespie has been powering through life since a spinal cord injury 27 years ago, and now she is preparing to represent West Virginia on a national stage. Gillespie will become the first West Virginia resident to compete in the Miss Wheelchair ...
WEIRTON — The penultimate Second Saturday event of the summer is scheduled for this weekend at the Weirton Event Center. Organized by the Top of West Virginia Convention and Visitors Bureau, the event will begin at 5 p.m. Saturday and feature performances by New Age Adenas and Aristotle Jones, The Appalachian Soul Man. Based in Wheeling, New Age Adenas features Mary Blake, Eric Wellman and Greg Pawlack. The band’s name comes from the Adena people, known for the burial mounds throughout the region, and the group performs original music along with unique versions of songs by artists ...
WELLSBURG — Brooke County officials are considering an adjustment to the scheduling and pay structure for the county’s 911 employees. Commissioners were scheduled to consider a proposal during their regular meeting Wednesday to change the pay structure for all 911 employees from salary to ...
WELLSBURG – The United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley is helping area youth get ready for the school year. Representatives of the organization were in Wellsburg, Wednesday, to kick off the distribution for its annual Lace Up for Kids program. Lace Up for Kids offers an opportunity for ...
