Ohio County To Save Money on Property Insurance

July 9, 2026

WHEELING – Ohio County commissioners are joining with other counties in West Virginia to get a cheaper rate on property insurance, and it should save them about $83,000 next year. The commissioners this week opted…

Council Hears From Opponents of Data Center, Historic Demolition

WHEELING – Sixteen citizens came before Wheeling City Council on Tuesday night, most of whom voiced opposition to either the…

Moundsville Rec Center Earthwork Under Way

MOUNDSVILLE – Work is underway on the building site for the new nearly $5 million Moundsville Recreation Center. Earth work…

Study Shows West Virginia Has The Lowest Bills; But Is Living Really Cheaper?

MORGANTOWN – A recent study showed that West Virginia has the lowest monthly bills among the 50 states. That's good…

Rabbi Lief Talks Role Of New Homelessness Task Force

Rabbi Joshua Lief of Wheeling's Temple Shalom said Tuesday afternoon that the plight of the city's homeless population is a…

Early press time

Due to technical issues, the July 8 edition of the Wheeling Intelligencer was printed early to ensure timely delivery. For…

Community

St. C. Author To Release First Children's Book In Six-Part Series

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Local author Tiffany Bumgardner is gearing up to release a the…

NEW CUMBERLAND — Hancock County Schools is set to receive assistance from the state in addressing…

Hancock County Schools Gets SBA Approval For HVAC Improvements

Ohio Co. Democrats to meet Aug. 10 The August meeting of the Ohio County Democratic Committee…

Region Briefs

WEIRTON - The dates for Weirton's annual controlled bow hunt have been set. The hunt will…

Weirton Sets Dates For Controlled Bow Hunt

Obituaries

JOANN STAHL

JoAnn McConnaughy Stahl, 88, of Wheeling passed away on Monday July 6, 2026. She…

LINDA GRIMES

Robert William Coulter, 76, of Toronto, OH passed away on July 6, 2026 at home with…

ROBERT COULTER

Ray Thomas Hubbard, 93 of Woodsfield, formerly of New Matamoras, Ohio passed away Monday. Calling hours…

RAY HUBBARD

Top Sports

Big 12 Commissioner Declines To Address Sorsby Gambling Saga And Describes League As `16 Strong'

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark wanted to talk Tuesday about…

Same Old Story: US Men's Soccer Team Has Been Stagnant For Quarter Century

MOUNDSVILLE — Jake Brown hit two home runs and drove in five total runs in a…

Post 1 Tops Post 3 In Late-Season Meeting

Kerr Kriisa’s Alleged Schemes Were Hard To Uncover, But His Character Should Have Sent Up Red Flags

Does Trump saying the ceasefire with Iran has ended make you less optimistic about the war ending for good?

Editorials

Let’s Live Up To What Our Founders Wanted

As our country celebrates not just any Independence Day, but the 250th anniversary of one of the boldest declarations in human history, the festivities give us an excellent opportunity to look back on two-and-a-half centuries of this American experiment and check ourselves against what the founders hoped they were setting in motion. Draped in…

Take Time To Celebrate

Rabbi Lief A Great Choice To Lead Wheeling Homelessness Task Force

Finding Pockets of Success in W.Va.

Local Columns

Reporter's Notebook: A Government Of The People ...

Happy belated Independence Day. I hope your celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence was meaningful and memorable. Communities all across West Virginia celebrated in different ways, but much of the focus – and in some cases vitriol – was focused on the Capitol City Celebration that took…

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