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Obamacare Ends Local Doc’s Career

May 20, 2013 GLEN DALE — After 43 years and 6,000 patients on the books, Dr. Jose J. Ventosa Jr. is closing his pediatric practice in Glen Dale, but it’s not what he wants to d. more »»

 
 
 

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City Eyes TIF Cash For WJU Project

May 20, 2013 WHEELING — City Council will vote Tuesday whether to provide $300,000 in Tax Increment Financing money to help Wheeling Jesuit University move its physical therapy program into the Stone Center... more »»

Tea Party On

May 20, 2013 DES MOINES, Iowa — Is the tea party getting its groove back? Shouts of vindication from around the country suggest the movement’s leaders certainly think so. more »»

White House Insists Obama Not Involved in Targeting

May 20, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) — A top White House adviser insisted Sunday that President Barack Obama learned the Internal Revenue Service had targeted tea party groups only “when it came out in the news” while... more »»

What Do We Eat? Prof. Works to Map the ‘Food Genome’

May 20, 2013 CHAPEL HILL, N.C — Do your kids love chocolate milk? It may have more calories on average than you thought. Same goes for soda. more »»

Obituaries

Katie Crkvenac

May 20, 2013 CRKVENAC, Katie Shumar, 90, formerly of Tiltonsville passed from this life at Cumberland Pointe Care Center, St. Clairsville, OH on Friday, May 17, 2013 surrounded by her loving family. more »»

George Howe

May 20, 2013 HOWE, George Elwood, age 83, of Moundsville died Sunday, May 19, 2013 at Reynolds Memorial Hospital, Glen Dale. more »»

Myrl McLaughlin

May 20, 2013 McLAUGHLIN, Myrl G. (Lemasters,) 97, of Washington, PA, passed away Saturday, May 18, 2013 in Presbyterian Senior Care Center in Washington, PA. more »»

Ruth Merrell

May 20, 2013 MERRELL, Ruth Ann, 75, formerly of Wheeling, WV, passed away Sunday, May 19, 2013 at Heartland Nursing Home in Lansing, OH. Arrangements were entrusted to Wheeler Funeral Homes, 712 Third St. more »»

Ruth Pastre

May 20, 2013 PASTRE, Ruth Yvonne, 86, of Smithfield, Ohio, passed away Sunday, May 19, 2013 at the Gable Care Center in Hopedale, Ohio. Surviving are her husband, Emilio J. more »»

Community

Turning Their Tassels

May 20, 2013 Amy Shuler Goodwin is convinced all a graduate needs are five objects- a telescope, shoes, a mirror, a hardhat and a compass-to succeed in life, advice she offered to the 367 newest graduates of... more »»

Leaders Working Hard to Lure New Grocer

May 20, 2013 BENWOOD — Benwood leaders are offering the promise of tax breaks and a new 60,000-square-foot building at a busy location to attract a grocery store to the city. more »»

Dash Into Summer

May 19, 2013 WHEELING — Summer officially sprints into Wheeling and the Ohio Valley this week with a full slate of events set for Memorial Day weekend. more »»

Ceremony Honors Mountain State Police

May 18, 2013 As part of National Police Week, officers from across the region gathered at Wheeling’s Heritage Port for a special recognition ceremony Friday afternoon. more »»

Board Considers Middle School Sports Coordinator Position

May 18, 2013 Ohio County Board of Education member Shane Mallett asked his colleagues to consider creating an athletic coordinator position for middle school sports during a special meeting Friday. more »»

Editorials

Consider Limited Local Gambling

May 20, 2013 Ohio legislators finally seem to be getting serious about shutting down “Internet cafes” throughout the state. They are absolutely right to be doing s. more »»

EPA Loses Critical Game of ‘Chicken’

May 20, 2013 But for the courage of Hardy County, W.Va., poultry producer Lois Alt, the U.S. more »»

Taxpayers Will Be Keeping Score

May 19, 2013 Wheeling City Council already has begun a process that is expected to result in $1.4 million a year in additional revenue to improve WesBanco Arena and handle infrastructure need. more »»

Medicaid Co-Pay Plan Wise in W.Va.

May 19, 2013 When something is free, we tend to take more of it than if a price tag is attache. more »»

Get Public’s Ideas on Arena

May 18, 2013 No doubt WesBanco Arena Executive Director Dennis Magruder has heard an enormous number of ideas for improving the downtown Wheeling facility. more »»

Local Columns

Factoring Evil Into The Equation

May 19, 2013 Most of us have become accustomed to the minor inconvenience of fastening our safety belts before we put our cars in gear and begin drivin. more »»

Fiscal Efficiency Not A Priority in Ohio Schools

May 19, 2013 Ohio’s school districts spend about a third more on their bureaucracies than the national average. more »»

Marshall Co. Holding Memorial Day Services

May 19, 2013 All five Marshall County municipalities will be holding Memorial Day services on May 27. The ‘‘early bird’’ event will be in McMechen as at 8:30 a.. more »»

Helping Friends, Punishing Foes

May 18, 2013 President Barack Obama and his liberal supporters have made it very clear their philosophy of government is that it is their way or the highway. more »»

In Whom Do We Trust?

May 18, 2013 Stay out of my closet! Get out of my room! Anyone growing up with siblings knows what I’m talking about — privacy. That’s not something easily attained with a large family. more »»

Sports

Ottawa Climbs Back in It

May 20, 2013 OTTAWA (AP) — Colin Greening scored 7:39 into double overtime, and the Ottawa Senators rallied for a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins that cut their series deficit to 2-1 on Sunday night. more »»

Alvarez Homers, Locke Silences Astros, 1-0

May 20, 2013 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jeff Locke didn’t have his best stuff Sunday. He didn’t need it to shut down the majors’ worst team. more »»

Oxbow Vs. Orb At Belmont?

May 20, 2013 BALTIMORE — Another year, another Triple Crown hopeful unable to come throug. more »»

Johnson Shrugs Off ‘Haters’ After Victory

May 20, 2013 CONCORD, N.C. — It’s only fitting that Jimmie Johnson’s latest romp through the record books was shrouded in post-race controversy. more »»

Sports Briefs

May 20, 2013 American Legion cards sought The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register are asking area American Legion baseball coaches to submit schedules for the upcoming season if they haven’t done so. more »»

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