Slideshow and Video: WPHS Homecoming Parade Marches Through Downtown

October 16, 2026

Photos by Carson Folio The Wheeling Park High School Homecoming Parade made its return downtown for the second year in a row, with various clubs, WPHS alumni and all the sports teams marching from Market…

Aeronautics Courses Could Take Flight At WPHS

WHEELING – Ohio County Schools administrators are hoping to get an aeronautics class at Wheeling Park High School off the…

W.Va. Joins Seven States Suing OpenAI

CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McCuskey is joining a consortium of states filing separate lawsuits against the parent…

“Think Pink” Raises Money For Breast Cancer Patients

WHEELING – The public turned out Thursday night to “Think Pink” and raise money to assist breast cancer patients and…

Former Students Remember First Walking Through Wheeling Park High Doors In 1977

If Rick Armstrong needed a reminder he would finish his high school career in a school quite different from the…

Trump, after bipartisan backlash, says Pentagon won't livestream execution of Fort Hood shooter

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that the Pentagon will no longer livestream the firing squad execution of…

Community

Story and Video: John Marshall High School Receives Donation of Authentic African Drums

GLEN DALE — John Marshall High School's music program was gifted authentic handmade African…

Veteran Musicians Share Talents With The Gift Christmas Concert

WHEELING -- Wheeling Heritage has been awarded a $90,000 historic preservation grant from the Preservation Alliance…

Wheeling Heritage Gets Grant To Replace Artisan Center Windows

Operation Vital Crosswalk Bridges the Work Gap for Veterans

Obituaries

RONALD SCHUPBACH

Ronald Lee Schupbach, 73, of New Martinsville, WV passed peacefully on Tuesday, October 13,…

Robert "Bradley" Higgins, 64, of Tampa, FL, died Friday, October 9, 2026 at home. He was…

ROBERT HIGGINS

Linda Kay Smith, 75, of Wheeling passed away on Sunday October 11, 2026 in Peterson Hospital.…

LINDA SMITH

Joan Ellen Price, born June 15, 1958, died October 7, 2026. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Altmeyer…

JOAN PRICE

Top Sports

No. 4 Ohio State, No. 5 Indiana Prepared For A Real Grind In The Big Ten Championship Game Rematch

No. 4 Ohio State and No. 5 Indiana have plenty of pizzaz on their…

No. 2 Notre Dame And No. 8 BYU Each Have A Chance To Build CFP Resume In Top 10 Clash

No. 18 Oklahoma State’s Fast Turnaround Sets Up A Huge Big 12 Test At No. 20 Houston

Wheeling Central Golf Earns Class AA Runner-Up Trophy

Should West Virginia suspend its gas tax to help with high prices?

Editorials

Wheeling Park High School An Example Of Vision And Initiative

Fifty years ago, Ohio County high school students stepped into the next era of education when they first walked through the halls of the new Wheeling Park High School — and the school, its staff and its students have kept marching forward ever since. When the school opened in 1976, it was a marvel.…

Schools Need Our Help With Attendance

Navigating Grocery Prices

Continue Improving Our W.Va. State Parks

Local Columns

John McCabe: Being Heard Doesn't Mean You Always Get Your Way

I’ve been a keen observer of Wheeling city government for nearly 30 years. Over that time, I’ve seen plenty of political disagreements over the city and its future. Zoning disputes. Council members arguing over public policy. A split vote and heated debate on whether to retain the city manager. And more. But the current…

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