PIETRO “PETE” ROCCHIO, 76, of Weirton, WV passed away on October 24, 2023. He was born on January 3, 1947, one of seven children born to Frank and Antoinette Dellicarpini Rocchio. Pete’s life was marked by his dedication to his family, his passion for physical fitness, and his unwavering willingness[Read More…]
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Helen Ferda Gorby
HELEN FERDA GORBY, 88, of Saint Marys, OH and formerly of Beavercreek, OH, passed away Wednesday, October 25, 2023, at Otterbein Saint Marys Retirement Community. Helen was born July 23, 1935, in Wellsburg, West Virginia. She was the daughter of the late Michael and Anna (Blas) Ferda. Helen was a[Read More…]
June Evelyn (Martin) Llewellyn
JUNE EVELYN (MARTIN) LLEWELLYN, 92, of Canton, GA, formerly of Urbana, IL, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on October 25, 2023, at The Landings at Canton Hills, Canton, GA. June was born on April 5, 1931, in Franklin, PA. She was the eldest of four[Read More…]
Mary Ellen “Moe” Altazan
MARY ELLEN “MOE” ALTAZAN, 50, formerly of Ethel, LA, a loving wife, daughter, sister, mother, and friend to so many of Weirton passed away peacefully after a lengthy illness on Thursday, October 26, 2023, at Select Specialty Hospital in Weirton. Moe was born on January 1, 1973, at Hill Air[Read More…]
Edith “Sally” Pfiller Snodgrass
EDITH “SALLY” PFILLER SNODGRASS, 96, of Follansbee, WV. died on Thursday, October 26, 2023. She was born on November 2, 1926, in Hollidays Cove, Weirton, WV. She was preceded in death by her dear husband Frank Edwin “Eddie” Snodgrass, her parents, Max and Martha Pfiller, her sister Elizabeth (William) Monney,[Read More…]
John Carl “Jack” McDonald
JOHN CARL “JACK” MCDONALD, 84, of The Villages, FL passed away on October 28, 2023. Jack was born on November 8, 1938 in Wellsburg, WV, the son of Charles and Alberta (Jones) McDonald. He was preceded in death by his parents; his two sisters, Brenda Zurbuch (surviving husband Tom) and[Read More…]
Cloak and Dagger On the Air Annual Halloween Show Set for Saturday
Cloak and Dagger On the Air will presents its annual Halloween show Saturday, Oct. 28, at 4 p.m., at Top of West Virginia Convention and Visitors Bureau, located at 3539 Main St., Weirton.Titled Dark Fantasies, the show will explore three harrowing stories from the darkest corners of our fears and[Read More…]
Matching Gift Pledge Aims to Grow the Jeraldine Dailey Mathematics Scholarship at WLU
Jeraldine “Jeri” Dailey was a professor of Mathematics at West Liberty State College from 1965 until 1998. She also served as an advisor to the Alpha Delta Pi sorority. Following her retirement, the “Jeri Dailey Mathematics Scholarship” was established in her honor by several of her former students.In October 2021,[Read More…]
Local Officials Warn Students About Dangers of Drug Abuse
Regional and local law enforcement officials recently visited Brooke High School to discuss drug abuse with teens, their parents and other community members in an effort to reduce the number of deaths from overdose.U.S. attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia Bill Ihlenfeld, and officers with the Wheeling Police[Read More…]
Manchin Announces $22.4 Million for Water Infrastructure Upgrades
U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, recently announced $22,470,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the City of Weirton. The funding will support upgrading Weirton’s water treatment plant from a capacity of 4[Read More…]