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Judith Ann “Judy” (McAbee) Reineke

JUDITH ANN “JUDY” (MCABEE) REINEKE, 86, of Weirton, WV passed away on Monday September 7, 2026 at the WVU Medicine – Weirton Medical Center. Judy was born on April 16, 1940, in Hollidays Cove, West Virginia, a daughter of the late George Washington and Vivian Edith Wetzel McAbee. On May[Read More…]

Elizabeth Ann Ott

ELIZABETH ANN OTT, 96, of Follansbee, WV died peacefully on Monday, September 7, 2026, at Brightwood Center in Follansbee, WV. Elizabeth was born on January 17, 1930, a daughter of the late William M. and Agatha I. (Fitzgerald) Schaefer. In addition to her parents, Elizabeth is preceded in death by[Read More…]

Richard Lynn McVicker

RICHARD LYNN MCVICKER, 79, of Weirton, WV, passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2026, at WVU Medicine – Weirton Medical Center. Richard was born at home in Metz, West Virginia, on January 8, 1947. As a young boy, he moved with his family to Weirton when they came to the[Read More…]

Nancy Darlene (Miller) Taylor

NANCY DARLENE (MILLER) TAYLOR, 69 of Wellsburg, WV, passed away after a brief illness on Thursday, September 3, 2026 at Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA. Nancy was born on December 9, 1956 in Wheeling, WV. She was the daughter of the late Duane Dewey Miller and Betty (Yeater) Miller. Nancy[Read More…]

George Lee Coughenour

GEORGE LEE COUGHENOUR passed away on September 2, 2026, at his residence in Weirton, WV. George was born on April 13, 1954, in Pittsburgh, PA, and was a son of Lee and Shirley Perello Coughenour. George devoted 28 years of his life to the Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire, where he[Read More…]

Clay Nelson Fahner

CLAY NELSON FAHNER, 56, of Bellaire, OH, passed away on Tuesday, September 1, 2026 at WVU Medicine, Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling, WV. Clay was born on September 10, 1969 in Columbus, OH. He was the son of the late Chet Fahner and Karen (Swisher) Fahner. Clay worked for Bates Amusement as[Read More…]

WVNCC College Receives $25,000 Grant to Launch Northern First

West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) has received a $25,000 grant from the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission and the West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education to establish Northern First: A First-Generation Student Success Network, a comprehensive initiative designed to help first-generation college students succeed from[Read More…]