Short-Creek News

AN OHIO COUNTY SHERIFF'S CRUISER HAD TO BE PULLED FROM A CREEK AFTER A DEPUTY JUST WENT SLIDING OFF THE ROAD.

An Ohio County sheriff's deputy escaped injury when he crashed his cruiser near the intersection of GC&P Road and Short Creek Road at about 7 p.m. Thursday.

Mayor Andy McKenzie believes the city needs to look to its past to see its future - and that the past glory of the Capitol Music Hall must be restored as part of the city's downtown revitalization project.

Councilman Robert "Herk" Henry and his wife, Rose, have been sorting paper, metal and glass items for recycling since the city began curbside collection of these materials in 1993.

Carol Huffman owned her treadmill for two or three years before she ever used it.

Less than one day after James Lohr Jr. was arraigned for the murder of his 80-year-old father, Lohr Jr.'s wife, Angela Marie Lohr, also has been charged in the death of James Lohr of Triadelphia.

Less than one day after James Lohr Jr. was arraigned for the murder of his 80-year-old father, Lohr Jr.'s wife, Angela Marie Lohr, also has been charged in the death of James Lohr of Triadelphia.

Anyone with information is urged to call the Brooke County Sheriff's Department or West Virginia State Police.

Tattoos don't appear to be professional. Story by Dave Elias Email Other Stories by Dave Elias WELLSBURG -- Police say distinctive tattoos and scars on the body of a man found floating at the mouth of Short ...

A body was found late Wednesday in the Ohio River, but Brooke County investigators have released few details in the early stages of the investigation.

Officials aren't saying much but they do say the circumstances are suspicious. Some boaters called 911 last night around 10 o'clock after they spotted the body near the mouth of Short Creek.

Authorities said the identity is unknown. Story by Kathleen Antill Email Other Stories by Kathleen Antill WINDSOR HEIGHTS -- Authorities are working to determine an identity and a cause of death after they find ...