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WPHS Faculty Weighs-In On Changing Start and End Times To School Day

WHEELING – Faculty members at Wheeling Park High School indicate they don’t want a change in times to the start or end of the school day, and they sent a representative to tell the Ohio County Board of Education this week. Teacher Caroline Ihlenfeld-Dillon spoke before the board, ...

Clock ticking for Gov. Justice to take action on bills

CHARLESTON – More than half of the 279 bills passed by the West Virginia Legislature at the end of the 2024 session are still sitting on the desk of Gov. Jim Justice as of Tuesday, with action required by the end of the day today. According to the Legislature’s website, 176 bills were ...

OVMC Time Capsules To Be Opened April 27 At St. Matthew’s Church

WHEELING – Two time capsules discovered in cornerstones of former Ohio Valley Medical Center campus buildings are slated to be opened at an April 27 ceremony at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in Wheeling. The public event will begin at 1 p.m. Bricks recovered from the site’s buildings ...

911 dispatchers hear from state, congressional leaders at inaugural summit

CHARLESTON – Telecommunicators from county 911 centers around West Virginia gathered in Charleston Tuesday to hear about state and federal efforts to support their work. The inaugural 911 Emerging Technologies Symposium at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel in downtown Charleston was put on ...

UPDATE: 6 Missing, Presumed Dead In Baltimore Bridge Collapse

BALTIMORE (AP) — A cargo ship lost power and rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, destroying the span in a matter of seconds and plunging it into the river in a terrifying collapse that could disrupt a vital shipping port for months. Six people were missing and presumed ...

Ohio County Board of Education Extends Superintendent Kim Miller’s Contract

WHEELING – The Ohio County Board of Education has decided to keep Superintendent Kim Miller on the job for the next four years. The board on Monday night unanimously approved a four-year extension to Miller’s contract. The agreement remains mostly the same, but does give her an extra five ...