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Romney at Liberty University: Marriage is between a man and a woman

The likely Republican nomination for president, Mitt Romney, made his stance on gay marriage clear and received a rousing applause from the Christian University.

• 11:55 a.m. Saturday, May 12, 2012

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School gets nearly $190,000 in a year from fining kids

A Chicago school system fines students for breaking rules, but the system is controversial with low-income parents.

• 8:32 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20, 2012

Wheeling Park High School rolls out new evacuation plan

WHEELING, W.Va. – Administrators at Wheeling Park High School, along with the Ohio County Emergency Management Agency and local law enforcement, gathered Thursday Morning to discuss the schools new evacuation plan. “We’ve always had a plan in place, and that was for our school busses to take the students, faculty ...

• 4:35 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012

Local dropout rate errors discussed; Find grabs state attention

OHIO COUNTY, W.Va. –                 School officials in Ohio County met Friday morning to discuss some errors that they believe are creating a misleading number for their dropout rate.                 Once school officials made the discovery, they alerted the state board of education. According to the state, Wheeling Park High ...

• 5:39 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9, 2011

7 apply for Ohio County Schools superintendent job

OHIO COUNTY, W.Va. -- Seven people have applied to become the next Superintendent of Ohio County Schools according to board presidnet Erik Schramm. The deadline to apply for the position is Monday, Dec. 12. Schramm said that no decision will be made as to who will be the next superintendent ...

• 4:08 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9, 2011

University gives a warm goodbye to volleyball team

WHEELING, W.Va. – Students, faculty and staff bid farewell to the Wheeling Jesuit University Volleyball team as the team prepares to play in the NCAA Division II Elite 8 later this week. For the first time in school history, the Lady Cardinals, (36-3) are in the national quarterfinals. The Cardinals ...

• 5:11 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011

School system ready for winter weather

OHIO COUNTY, W.Va. – Ohio County school officials are ready for winter weather. On Monday, Superintendent George Krelis reminded parents and guardians of the telephone networking system they have in place. “Whether we are going to have school or be on a delay, we are able to make that decision ...

• 5:06 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011

WVNCC announces fundraising campaign to aid in campus expansion

WEIRTON, W.Va. -- West Virginia Northern Community College has announced plans to fundraise as part of its effort to expand its Weirton campus. Details of the campaign "As We Grow, Weirton Grows" were unveiled Tuesday at Williams Country Club in Weirton. Groundbreaking ceremonies were held May 24 for the $2.1 ...

• 12:15 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011

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August-born children are at a disadvantage, study says

Research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies reveals a gap in achievement between children born at the start of the academic year and those born at the end.

• 6:53 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011

Officials, parents work to bring more students back to Moundsville school

After enrollment dropped 80 percent at St. Francis Xavier in Moundsville, and rumors of it closing down spread, school officials and parents are working overtime to bring more students into the school and get more grade-level offerings.   "There was a rumor here last summer that we were going to ...

• 8:43 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28, 2011
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