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Miley Elected as Next Speaker

June 18, 2013 CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Ohio County Delegate Ryan Ferns, a Democrat, crossed party lines today to vote for House Minority Leader Tim Armstead as the next speaker. more »»

 
 
 

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Discovered Body Assumed To Be Escaped Inmate

June 18, 2013 MOUNDSVILLE — Authorities in Marshall County believe a body found near the Pennsylvania border is that of a man who failed to return to the Northern Regional Jail following a work release. more »»

Wetzel Lawyer Loses License

June 18, 2013 WHEELING — The West Virginia Supreme Court on Monday stripped the law license of New Martinsville attorney H. more »»

No Vandalia Properties Sell During Wheeling Auction

June 18, 2013 WHEELING — Although 753 Main St. houses the well-established Uncle Pete’s restaurant and some rented apartments, no one met the minimum $175,000 bid to buy the property during a Monday auction. more »»

Bell Will Ring Again To Mark Sesquicentennial

June 18, 2013 Editor’s note: In anticipation of the 150th anniversary of West Virginia statehood on Thursday, The Intelligencer will feature articles about various aspects of state history this week. more »»

Obituaries

Maria Albus

June 18, 2013 ALBUS, Maria S., 51, of Beallsville died Sunday in OSU Hospital, Columbus. Friends received Thursday from 11 a.m. until the time of the funeral service at 1 p.m. more »»

Carol Hudachek

June 18, 2013 HUDACHEK, Dr. Carol, of Weirton, WV, passed away unexpectedly June 14, 2013. Carol was born July 2, 1952 in Steubenville, Ohio. more »»

Terry MacElwinn

June 18, 2013 MacELWINN, Terry, 49, of Cadiz died Friday. Memorial service Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the First Church of Christ, 139 N. Main St., Cadiz. more »»

Dale Monroe

June 18, 2013 MONROE, Dale Junior, 75, of Weirton, WV, died Monday, June 17, 2013. Visitation Wednesday 2-4 and 6-8 p.m., Steel & Wolfe, Penco Road, Weirton, WV. Funeral Thursday 11 a.m. more »»

Chad Nelson

June 18, 2013 NELSON, Chad Michael, 29, formerly of Wheeling, WV, was tragically killed in an automobile accident while on his way to work, on Thursday, June 13, 2013. He was born on Sept. 30. more »»

Community

Another Person Bitten by Unregistered Pit Bull

June 18, 2013 Days after an unregistered pit bull mauled a girl on Wheeling Island, putting the girl into surgery and causing animal control to euthanize the dog, police said another person was bitten by a viciou... more »»

Kennedy’s Kin To Be on Hand

June 18, 2013 A member of the Kennedy family will come to Wheeling this week on West Virginia’s 150th birthday to honor the state’s place in Kennedy family history and discuss the need to eliminate child poverty... more »»

Camp With A Little Kick

June 18, 2013 Hundreds of children, parents and volunteers gathered at The Linsly School for the annual C3 Soccer Camp on Monday to learn a few soccer skills, sing songs and make new friends. more »»

Railroad Was ‘Economic Conduit’ for Mountain State

June 18, 2013 If not for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Dan Toomey believes it would have been much more difficult for West Virginia to secede from Virginia. more »»

B&O Museum Celebrating Civil War, W.Va. Milestone

June 18, 2013 BALTIMORE — At the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore, Guest Curator Dan Toomey said the 150th anniversary of West Virginia is taking center stage this yea. more »»

Editorials

IRS Official’s Claim Is Not Believable

June 18, 2013 An Internal Revenue Service official in Washington now is admitting she knew of the agency’s discrimination against conservative groups seeking tax-exempt statu. more »»

Teaching What Children Need

June 18, 2013 High school geometry students ought to be able to determine the area of a triangle. Those in U.S. history should know liberties safeguarded in the Bill of Rights. more »»

Safeguarding Streams, Lakes

June 18, 2013 While power plants must stay within strict limits on the amount of pollutants they release into the air, rules intended to safeguard streams and lakes are much less restrictive. more »»

Helping to Deter Illegal Dumping

June 18, 2013 Local hollows and hillsides are much cleaner and more attractive than they were many years ago, when using them as dumps was common practice. more »»

Rethink Internet Cafes in Ohio

June 17, 2013 Though government too often competes with private-sector businesses, it should not do so. And government certainly should not set itself up as a monopoly. more »»

Local Columns

Loving A State Like A Father

June 16, 2013 Sometimes we don’t recognize how good our fathers were to us and how much we liked being around them until they’re gone, either because they’ve passed away or we’ve moved away. more »»

Competing With Ourselves, Not Against Other People

June 16, 2013 Is it man’s nature to be competitive? I would imagine that the great majority would answer In the positive, but is it so? Could it be that what so many of us take for granted as fact, is really... more »»

Huntzinger Shows Off His Generosity

June 16, 2013 Williams Ohio Valley Midstream and the Moundsville Economic Development Council (MEDC) provided $1,000 to the Greg Yoho Memorial Car Show with the money going to the winner of a drawing at the end o... more »»

Fathers Play an Important Part in a Child’s Development

June 16, 2013 The evidence suggests that a role of the father in the United States is changing and that the male parent can contribute much more to the child’s development during the first months of life than was... more »»

Democrats Need Moderate Speaker

June 15, 2013 Republicans are dreaming if they believe there’s a chance they can install one of their own as speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates. more »»

Sports

Pirates Miss Chance to Gain Ground

June 18, 2013 CINCINNATI — Zack Cozart and Todd Frazier hit upper-deck homers off left-hander Francisco Liriano, and the Cincinnati Reds moved a season-high 15 games over. more »»

Royals Rattle Tribe Relievers in Victory

June 18, 2013 CLEVELAND — Pinch-runner Elliot Johnson scored from third base on a wild pitch by reliever Matt Albers in the ninth inning, giving the Kansas City Royals a 2-1 victory against the Cleveland Indians... more »»

Bruins Blank Blackhawks

June 18, 2013 BOSTON — Tuukka Rask shut out the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals on Monday night and got enough help from the Bruins’ offense to do it without another exhausting overtime. more »»

Hilltoppers To Benefit From Golf Scramble

June 18, 2013 WHEELING — There’s no denying Lary Loew loved the West Liberty Hilltoppers. And the Hilltoppers loved him right back. more »»

Sports Briefs

June 18, 2013 Staff and wire reports Peterson, Shane claim golf titles CADIZ — Martins Ferry’s Taylor Shane and Steubenville’s Kasey Peterson were division winners Monday at the East Ohio Junior Golf Classic at... more »»

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Peanuts, Cracker Jacks and Congress

June 4, 2013 U.S. Rep. David B. McKinley is taking another stab at promoting bi-partisanship in Congress, and this time a baseball diamond is involved. McKinley, R-W.Va., and Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Col. more »

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