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YWCA Wheeling Weathers Through $10M Renovation

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WHEELING – A new elevator is in place and ready to provide a lift to a $10 million renovation project at the YWCA Wheeling – but first it needs to pass inspection. Likewise, a new heating and air conditioning system has been installed in the building, but it is not yet firing up yet as ...

House Judiciary Committee Tackles ‘Women’s Bill of Rights’

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CHARLESTON – A bill touted by some last week as a “Women’s Bill of Rights” that would limit access to certain spaces by transgender women is on the move, along with another bill that would prohibit “non-binary” as a category on birth certificates. The House Judiciary Committee met ...

Wheeling City Council Seeks Action on Bus Levy Renewal

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WHEELING – Members of Wheeling City Council are scheduled to meet tonight to hear first readings on new legislation and to vote on an ordinance to place a bus levy renewal issue on the ballots in May for the city's share of Ohio Valley Regional Transit Authority funding. A second and final ...

Work Begins on Replacing Wheeling’s Market Street Bridge

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Workers with Merlo Construction of Mineral Point, Pennsylvania, cut away at the bridge deck of the Market Street Bridge in downtown Wheeling on Monday. Merlo has been contracted to remove and replace the bridge's deck so it can reopen following a fire underneath it. That fire damaged the bridge ...

Public Input Sought for Wheeling’s Comprehensive Plan Update

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WHEELING – The public is being asked to provide input to the city of Wheeling as it continues the process this year of developing a 10-year update to its Comprehensive Plan. The city will host its first of four public workshops during a meeting scheduled to take place from 7-9 p.m. on ...

WVNCC Receives $40,000 for Energy Technology Program

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West Virginia Northern Community College Foundation recently received a $40,000 grant from Marathon Petroleum and MPLX to bolster its Energy Technology program. Out of the grant, $20,000 is earmarked for advancing hydrogen-related programming, while the remaining $20,000 will be dedicated to ...