WHEELING — West Virginia Northern Community College has selected Dr. Andrew Langrehr as its ninth president following a national search. Langrehr, currently vice chancellor for academic affairs at St. Louis Community College, will assume the position in August after the retirement of ...
NEW CUMBERLAND – Hancock County Schools is one step closer to being able to update its comprehensive facilities plan to allow for a project to update its heating and air conditioning systems in two of the county's schools. During its meeting Wednesday, the West Virginia Board of Education approved an amendment to Hancock County Schools' Comprehensive Educational Facilities Plan to include replacements of Heating/Ventilation/Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems at Oak Glen High School and Weir Middle School. Hancock County Schools Director of Facilities and Maintenance Kasey Arnott touched ...
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 ...
FOLLANSBEE — For almost 95 years, the Follansbee Community House has been a hub of activity for generations of city residents. Now, it is moving into a new chapter. “We have a unique building,” noted Mayor Scott McMahon during a tour Tuesday. “It’s kind of the heartbeat of the ...
BLOOMINGDALE — As Ted Gorman completes his first year as superintendent of the Jefferson County Joint Vocational School, he says the experience has been both rewarding and energizing. “It has been a great first year,” Gorman said. “I have really enjoyed getting to know our students, ...
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 ...
