WHEELING Local officials have been hopeful in recent years that the decades-long population decline in the area will soon plateau and eventually bounce back
Seventeen Marshall County organizations have received funds through the Marshall County Commission’s Community Development program. The commission earmarks $60,000 yearly and then has a nine-person committee review the requests. This year’s requests were made by 21 agencies, with 17 receiving funding. This year there were four $5,500 awardees: the cities of Benwood, Glen Dale, McMechen […]
WHEELING Local officials have been hopeful in recent years that the decades-long population decline in the area will soon plateau and eventually bounce back. According to new estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau this week, there are plenty of areas in the country that are growing the Ohio Valley is just not […]
Moundsville City Council has approved an ordinance prohibiting drilling for groundwater in the area of a former gas station along Lafayette Avenue. Moundsville City Manager Rick Healy said Moundsville City Council held the second and final reading, passing the legislation unanimously on Tuesday. “These groundwater ordinances are located around areas where former gas stations were […]
MOUNDSVILLE Several streets in the city of Moundsville are set to be repaved this summer with the awarding of a paving contract by Moundsville City Council on Tuesday evening. Moundsville City Manager Rick Healy said that council approved hiring Klug Brothers, who submitted the lowest bid at $535,493 for the job. The other bidder […]