People pass away every day here in the Upper Ohio Valley, and 99.99 percent of those deaths only are mentioned on a newspaper’s Obituary Page, but in 2019 the public was shocked by a pair of reports out of Marshall and Ohio counties.

We know what patching a pothole looks like, and we’ve witnessed new bridge construction, but never before have residents of the Upper Ohio Valley seen our roadways in such a rotted condition.

For different reasons and on completely separate levels, access is the primary issue when it comes to a couple of closures in the city of Wheeling.

A User Fee collection will begin in the city of Wheeling in less than a week to pay for the construction of a $15...

Steel. That’s what most of know, and we are aware of how the industry operates, and unfortunately, how it feels when it shuts down.

They dreamed of The Show.

The first day of April may be dedicated to fools, but this year it will mark the beginning of an important period of time for the final two municipalities in Belmont County.

John Davies has worn many hats in and for the city of Martins Ferry: graduate, business and property owner, councilman, street supervisor and, most recently, service director. He will...

But these days Kathryn Thalman can’t wait to become the next mayor of St. Clairsville, Ohio, a municipality in East Ohio that serves as the county seat of Belmont County. On Jan. 2, Thalman will take the oath of office at the Municipal Building to join her seven council colleagues, and the cookies and coffee will be on her dime and not the city’s.