A Powhatan Point man died Monday morning after his pickup truck went off Ohio 148, struck an embankment and caught fire in Belmont County, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. John Makris, 59, was…
What to know about the Affordable Care Act's open enrollment period now underway
WASHINGTON (AP) — People heading into the Affordable Care Act open enrollment period with plans to sign up for insurance…
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WHEELING – The Ohio County Animal Shelter is sending out a bark for help as the shelter has been currently…
Early Voting Finishes Strong In Local Counties
WHEELING – Early voting in West Virginia concluded Saturday with local counties report strong turnout numbers so far for the…
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W.Va. Officials Seek Delay In School Aid Formula Case, Citing Planned Legislative Overhaul
CHARLESTON - A lawsuit filed on behalf of Lincoln County families to reform West Virginia's complicated school aid formula could…
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Elks Announces Students Of The Month
Wheeling Elks Lodge No. 28 has announced its Students of the Month for October…
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Editorials
Gateway Center Is What Wheeling Needs
For a long time, it was disappointing, if not depressing, to make the turn from Wheeling Tunnel onto Main Street in downtown Wheeling. One of the first things a motorist used to see is the old Wheeling Inn, a decrepit building that continued to deteriorate with each day. It made people’s first view of…
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Local Columns
John McCabe: Take A Walk And Witness Wheeling's Resurgence
Downtown Wheeling has come a long way in the past two decades. Sometimes, though, you have to take a walk to appreciate just how far. It wasn’t all that long ago that downtown, after the work day ended, emptied out. I’ll always recall the infamous line about how you could shoot a cannonball down…
John McCabe: Wheeling's Future Is In All Of Our Hands
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