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U.S. Supreme Court upholds W.Va. transgender student-athlete prohibition

CHARLESTON - A majority of the justices on the U.S. Supreme Court said a West Virginia law prohibiting transgender girls and women from participating in sports designated for biological girls and women did not violate the rights of a Harrison County transgender girl. In a 6-3 decision ...

Possible data center, high-tech facility on radar in Ohio, Belmont counties

WHEELING - The past week has been filled with much discussion in both Ohio and Belmont counties as two possible data center projects - or one data center and another facility that will build modules for data centers - came to light. In Wheeling, the news of Silicon Foundation Energy's purchase of and possible plans to retool the former Centre Foundry site into a small data center evolved as the week went on. It all started when Stokes Energy, a firm that says it has been hired to build a data center along River Road in Warwood, posted the project on LinkedIn. With no further information ...

Marietta couple celebrate 100th birthdays, 75th wedding anniversary

MARIETTA - Richard “Dick” and Phyllis Holley celebrated both their 75th wedding anniversary and their 100th birthdays this year. The couple was recognized at The Glenwood Community Monday evening. Friends and family from across the country arrived by car and plane to attend the ...

Freedom Fun Run 5K sets records for participation, money raised

PARKERSBURG – The annual Freedom Fun Run 5K broke records for participation and money raised Saturday in downtown Parkersburg. Despite the wet weather, 575 people participated in the walking and running portions of the annual fundraiser hosted by Jan Dils, Attorneys at Law and The Jan Dils ...