Benwood News

Many veterans of military service are exceedingly humble about what they have done for their fellow Americans.

Project Sticker Shock 2009 will be held from10-11 a.m. Wednesday throughout Marshall County.

An Army specialist from Marshall County has died in Afghanistan. According to the U.S. Air Force, Julian Berisford's body was expected to be arrive Friday at Dover Air Force base in Delaware.

As of Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, at least 833 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department.

The family of a Benwood soldier has confirmed he died while serving in Afghanistan.

The wheels on the buses to Moundsville may be going round and round, but the number of riders on them has Ohio Valley Regional Transportation Authority officials concerned.

Hearings in two high-profile cases were held in Marshall County Circuit Court on Friday.

Ohio Valley Regional Transportation Authority buses will head to The Highlands on Saturdays this holiday season, as the board voted Tuesday to expand runs to the retail development on a trial basis.

Yellow trucks with "the Velotta Co." inscribed on their doors will be in Benwood Monday as the company begins resurfacing of a W.Va. 2 bridge.

The West Virginia Division of Highways advises motorists that work will continue on Route 2 between McMechen and Benwood City limits and I-470 over the next four weeks.

McMECHEN-Patrick Tribett is back in the Northern Regional Jail at Moundsville facing more charges related to huffing spray paint.

Senators Jay Rockefeller and Robert C. Byrd, along with Congressman Allan Mollohan announced Thursday that the Benwood Volunteer Fire Department in Marshall County will receive just over 35,000 as part of the 2008 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program.

A Bethlehem Councilman is facing a driving under the influence charge after a traffic stop Saturday night.

Bethlehem Councilman Stanley Wojcik was cited for driving under the influence following a traffic stop in Benwood late Saturday.

Bethlehem Councilman Stanley Wojcik was cited for driving under the influence following a traffic stop in Benwood late Saturday.

A suspected counterfeit connection between Powhatan Point and Weirton could not be established.

While some businesses are downsizing one local manufacturer plans to expand. On Wednesday local officials got a chance to tour North American Galvanizing in Benwood.

A suspected counterfeit connection between Powhatan Point and Weirton could not be established.

A bridge that has stood for decades will soon be just a memory. The United States Coast Guard has plans to tear down the Bellaire Toll Bridge that spans the Ohio River between Benwood and Bellaire.

Finalists of Wheeling Island Idol Chosen for Week #4 Posted Thursday, June 11, 2009 ; 09:48 PM Post Comment Updated Friday, June 12, 2009 ; 12:02 AM Twenty one finalists are chosen Thursday night for the final round of auditions.