Two Wheeling natives -- Emma Blair and Amelia Jones -- are among eight West Virginia University seniors awarded the Order of Augusta, the university's highest student honor. Also, Adam Craig of Wheeling is one of 42 other WVU seniors to be honored by the WVU Foundation as "Outstanding ...
WHEELING — Ohio County officials are making plans to scale back COVID vaccination opportunities for adults, and to focus instead on inoculating school-age youths. The move comes as federal officials indicate they could move as soon as next week to authorize Pfizer-brand COVID vaccinations ...
Motorists traveling Interstate 70 near the West Virginia Welcome Center in Ohio County can expect road resurfacing repairs to begin by next week near where the Tunnel Ridge mining company performed longwall mining beneath the area just a few months ago. According to West Virginia Division ...
WASHINGTON — West Virginia’s congressional lawmakers for northern and southern West Virginia submitted funding requests for projects through the new earmark system. Meanwhile, the congressman for the middle of the state submitted none. Through the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations, ...
A proposed change to stormwater rates for some rented residences in town was nipped in the bud, after a plea from a resident who said the increase would affect renters and landlords disproportionately. Moundsville’s council was set to have its first reading of an ordinance which would raise ...
WHEELING — The City of Wheeling is getting some funding help from the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection to clear dilapidated warehouse buildings from the 19th Street property, which the city of Wheeling acquired last year. City Manager Robert Herron reported to city ...
They’ve gained confidence about themselves and made friends along the way, and now it’s time for Bridge Street Middle School theatre students to enjoy the spotlight. The students take the stage this weekend for three performances of Beauty and the Beast Jr. Shows are slated for 7 p.m. ...
CHARLESTON — As West Virginia struggles to get teenagers and young adults vaccinated for COVID-19, the state is preparing for the likely approval of middle schoolers for vaccinations. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to approve next week a request from Pfizer/BioNTech to ...
The Northern Panhandle’s bouncing through the spectrum of the colors on West Virginia’s COVID alert map continued Wednesday, as Ohio County climbed back into the map’s safest category. Ohio County returned to green on the Department of Health and Human Resources map Wednesday, while ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Witness testimony has begun in a landmark opioid trial in which local governments in West Virginia have sued three large drug distributors accused of fueling the opioid epidemic. Cabell County and the city of Huntington argue that drug distributors AmerisourceBergen ...
LANSING, W.Va. — State and congressional officials were on hand Wednesday as the New River Gorge National River received a long-sought upgrade to New River National Park and Preserve, the nation’s 63rd and newest national park. U.S. Senators Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, ...
WHEELING -- Ohio County commissioners made changes to the Ohio County Development Authority Board Tuesday night, replacing two members and appointing two others to take their places. One of those removed, though, said she was unaware she was being replaced. OCDA Vice President Nancy Weeks -- ...
WHEELING — A lifelong resident of the city and a veteran member of the department was named as the next fire chief for the city of Wheeling. Upon the forthcoming retirement of current Wheeling Fire Chief Larry Helms this summer, the new fire chief will be James Blazier, Wheeling City Manager ...
WHEELING — Officials in Wheeling and Ohio County are urging citizens to resist “hesitancy” and get a COVID-19 vaccination as soon as possible so the community can safely return to normalcy. Officials said hesitancy to get vaccinated will only cause the pandemic — and related health ...
WHEELING -- With Mother’s Day coming this Sunday, folks are flocking to stores looking for the perfect gift for mom. As local business owners attest, a flower arrangement or piece of jewelry can never go wrong. Mother’s Day is one of the busiest holidays for both Laupp Florist in Wheeling ...
CLENDENIN – U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., made a trip to the small town of Clendenin on Tuesday, a poster child for the infrastructure needs of many communities across the state of West Virginia. Capito joined Clendenin Mayor Kay Summers on a tour of the small Northern Kanawha ...
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals heard arguments Tuesday in a case brought by the state's first charter school applicant after two county boards of education denied its application. The West Virginia Academy, a proposed charter school for the Monongalia and Preston ...
MOUNDSVILLE -- Soft ground beneath the site of Moundsville’s new municipal building is complicating the planning process. At Tuesday evening’s meeting, city leaders heard from Christina Schessler, representing McKinley and Associates, the architects of the project. Schessler said that as ...
The Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department reported one new COVID-19-related death in its Tuesday night update, the 88th such death in the county since the pandemic began. That also marked the third COVID-related death the county had reported since last Wednesday. The department also ...
MARTINS FERRY -- Martins Ferry City Councilman Rick Rodgers will retain his Fourth Ward seat after defeating his challenger during Tuesday’s primary election. According to unofficial totals, Rodgers received 41 votes and his challenger, Pamela Shrodes, received 20 votes. Both are ...
