News Stories for July 2010
Stories for Saturday, July 31
Harrison Hills School District Removed From Fiscal Caution
The Harrison Hills City School District has been removed from fiscal caution.School officials said that with the closing recently of three school buildings and cuts made to personnel, the district finances are shown in a positive trend for the next three or four years.Westgate Elementary at Cadiz, Lakeland Elementary at ...
Truck Hauling Lab Rats Catches Fire on I-70
A truck carrying hundreds of lab rats caught fire on Interstate 70 in Ohio County Saturday morning, according to officials.The cab caught fire around 8:30 a.m. near exit 11.Firefighters were able to contain the blaze and save the rats from the fire.
Burglary Suspect Behind Bars In Belmont County
A man police said was involved with a string of local burglaries is behind bars in Belmont County.Police said Joseph Hitt led them on a search that lasted roughly two hours in Barnesville on Friday.Belmont County Sheriff Fred Thompson said his department has been looking for Hitt for a while ...
Stories for Friday, July 30
2 Hospitalized After Several Back-to-Back Crashes
Ohio State Highway Patrol was busy responding to several crashes Friday night.A Shadyside man is facing a slew of citations after crashing his ATV along Wegee Creek.Michael Moore, 40, broke his ankle in the crash and troopers said he was intoxicated.Moore was transported to Ohio Valley Medical Center. He was ...
Mayor Takes NEWS9 On Tour Of East Wheeling Project
Wheeling Mayor Andy McKenzie said he takes regular trips to the East Wheeling area, talking with people and scoping out the future site of a $2.5 million sports complex. But today, it’s far from that future vision.Many of the old homes are vacant and dilapidated. Some are too dangerous to ...
Wheeling Plans For $2.5 Million Sports Complex
Wheeling Mayor Andy McKenzie takes regular trips to the East Wheeling area to talk with people in the area and to scope out the future site of a $2.5 million sports complex.Many of the homes in the area are in bad condition. “My goodness, if you would walk out on ...
Behavioral Health System Gets License Reissued
Main Body: A Wheeling based behavioral health system is getting its license reissued from the state.The state did not renew Northwood Health System’s license in September 2009.The state cited more than 100 deficiencies as the reason.The state also said Northwood would have to work on a plan of correction in ...
Goulds Bridge Could Cost More Than Money
Drivers and emergency crews have been going around the Goulds Bridge in Jefferson County for about a month since it was shut down.Residents in the area said it’s a dangerous situation and emergency first responders agree.However, the bridge won't be fixed anytime soon.The Bridge in Goulds is shut down, in ...
Ohio Valley Mall Co. Indicted In Corruption Investigation
Two elected officials, a prominent developer and four other people have been indicted in a corruption investigation in northeast Ohio. A grand jury in Youngstown returned the 73-count racketeering and bribery indictment Thursday. The defendants include Mahoning County Commissioner John McNally IV, County Auditor Michael Sciortino, developer Anthony Cafaro Sr. ...
Argument Over Dogs Ends In Three Arrested
Weirton police arrested three people at a home on Pennsylvania Avenue.Police said an argument over dog ownership led them to find two pit bulls living in the home in deplorable conditions.A county humane officer removed the dogs. Police arrested Shane Maxwell Wilson on an animal cruelty charge.Another man was arrested ...
Woman Found Dead 10 Minutes From Home
Main Body: In Columbiana County, a family member of a missing woman ended up finding her dead 10 minutes from her home.Liverpool Township police said the family was out looking for 40-year-old Tracy Knoblock, who had been reported missing last Saturday, when they found her body in a remote location ...
Man Competent To Stand Trial For Shooting Wheeling Woman
The man accused of killing a 19-year-old Wheeling woman with a gunshot wound to the head is scheduled for a trail in November.A judge ruled today that Jarrell Hurt is competent to stand trial.He is suspected of killing Ashley Blankenship in an Eagle Avenue Apartment last September.
Wheeling Police On Dog Watch
Wheeling’s police chief is asking his officers to crack down on dog ordinances after pit bulls bit two people on the Wheeling Island.Police Chief Robert Matheny said pit bulls reportedly bit two people Thursday evening.It prompted a meeting between neighbors and several city officials Friday morning.The chief said the injuries ...
Man Competent To Stand Trial For Shooting Wheeling Woman
Main Body: The man accused of killing a 19-year-old Wheeling woman with a gunshot wound to the head is scheduled for a trail in November.A judge ruled Friday that Jarrell Hurt is competent to stand trial.Prosecutors said he killed Ashley Blankenship in an Eagle Avenue Apartment last September.
Prosecutor Drops Intimidation Charges
The Tuscarawas County prosecutor is dropping intimidation charges against Manuel Lorenzo Ramos.Ramos has been in jail since July 10, when police said he tried to intimidate a witness in connection to the July 4 murder of Oswaldo Quinilla Lux.Ramos is now a free man, after the prosecutor said significant developments ...
Business Picking Up At Ohio Valley Mall
As more retailers flock to The Highlands in Ohio County, officials across the river in Belmont County said things are also looking up for businesses at the Ohio Valley Mall."We have seen more optimism in the market due to increasing sales and traffic in the mall since the beginning of ...
West Virginia Public Service Re-looks At Frontier
Main Body: The West Virginia Public Service commission’s consumer advocate division wants the agency to take another look at the Frontier’s acquisition of Verizon’s land line network in the state.The PSC approved the deal in May, but the consumer advocate division wants the agency to reopen its decision.Officials claim Frontier’s ...
Councilmen Offers Reward To Stop Cemetery Vandals
In Martins Ferry, city council is so fed up with vandals hitting the local cemetery that they are offering a reward to catch the people involved.The Riverview Cemetery in Martins Ferry has become a popular place for vandals and recently the problem has been getting worse.There have been entire family ...
Two Arrested In Connection With Steubenville Stabbing
Two people were arrested after a man was stabbed in the neck with a piece of glass early Friday.The victim, Wayne Fleisher, was airlifted to a Pittsburgh hospital. His condition was not known as of noon.Police said Joshua Higby stabbed Fleisher inside an apartment on 1430 Ridge Avenue Rear. Cassie ...
Ohio Valley Health System Debts Still Not Paid Up
Ohio Valley Health Systems will not be paid up its debts by the end of this month, as officials originally estimated.Wheeling Hospital and its affiliates filed a class action lawsuit last month, claiming Ohio Valley Health Systems owes $4.5 million for unpaid medical services.“We expect to pay our debt to ...
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