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Motorists Reminded of Dead Animal Hazards

Crossin’ the highway late last night, he shoulda looked left and he shoulda looked right. He didn’t see the station wagon car, the skunk got squashed and there you are….Wildlife and roadways don’t mix. And with approximately 39,000 miles of highway, much of it rural, West Virginia is ground zero for[Read More…]

October is Pedestrian Safety Month

As National Pedestrian Safety Month is marked during October, the West Virginia Governor’s Highway Safety Program (GHSP) is partnering with the U.S. Dept. of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to remind motorists of their responsibility to protect vulnerable road users.Drivers are urged to remain vigilant, reduce speeds and[Read More…]

DHS Launches WV VeriCheck

The West Virginia Dept. of Human Services has launched WV VeriCheck, a new digital system designed to make Child Protective Services (CPS) and Adult Protective Services (APS) background checks faster, more accurate and more efficient. “WV VeriCheck allows the department to modernize a process that has traditionally relied on paper and[Read More…]

Brian Keith Mozingo

BRIAN KEITH MOZINGO, 59, of Steubenville, OH passed away September 27, 2026, at Trinity West, Steubenville, OH. He was born June 18, 1967, in Weirton, WV to Ronald Mozingo Sr. and to the late Linda Bailey Mozingo. In addition to his mother, he is preceded in death by his two[Read More…]

Robert “Bob” Forester

ROBERT “BOB” FORESTER, 84, of Colliers, WV, passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2026 at WVU Medicine Continuous Care Center, Wheeling, WV. Bob was born on August 23, 1942 in Pennsboro, WV. He was the son of the late Clyde Forester and Verga (Jones) Forester. Bob retired after many years[Read More…]

Ronald Nicholas “Ronny” Karas

RONALD NICHOLAS “RONNY” KARAS, 77, of Weirton, WV, passed away after a brief illness on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, at WVU Medicine – J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Ronny was born on January 10, 1949, in Steubenville, Ohio, the elder of two sons born to Constantine “Gus” and[Read More…]

Susan Ann (Clark) Phillips

SUSAN ANN (CLARK) PHILLIPS, 85, of Beech Bottom, West Virginia, passed away on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at WVU Wheeling Hospital. Susan was born on February 11, 1941, in Moundsville, West Virginia, the daughter of the late Robert and Marjorie (Rose) Clark. A 1959 graduate of Wellsburg High School, Susan[Read More…]

Ethel Mae Yeager

ETHEL MAE YEAGER, 78, of Weirton, WV, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 19, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family and friends. She was born on July 27, 1948, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Harold and Ethel Madden. To know Ethel was to know a woman who loved deeply,[Read More…]