WHEELING — Members of Wheeling City Council are scheduled to meet tonight to hear first readings on several new pieces of legislation, including a total of nearly $1 million in new contracts. Among new ordinances slated to be introduced during tonight's regular city council meeting is ...
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Department of Human Services is getting its second leader under Gov. Patrick Morrisey, as the state agency continues to wrestle with child welfare concerns and comes under a microscope over issues with federal funding for social services. In a press release Monday morning, Morrisey announced that Carl E. Ayers began work Monday as the new cabinet secretary of the Department of Human Services. Ayers brings nearly 30 years of social services experience from neighboring Virginia, from field work to becoming the principal deputy commissioner of the Virginia ...
WHEELING — WesBanco presented the Wheeling Area Chamber of Commerce with a $20,000 donation Monday to help support several of the chamber's signature programs and events. The contribution will help fund the Economic Outlook Conference, Leadership Wheeling and the annual Fantasy in Lights ...
WHEELING – The Capitol Theatre in Wheeling is ready to raise the curtain on a new season of Broadway shows beginning this fall, and season tickets will be available to the public starting this week. The newly reimagined series – Broadway on Main Street – ushers in a new era of live ...
Two Northern Panhandle teachers have been placed among the five finalists for West Virginia Teacher of the Year, the West Virginia Department of Education announced Monday. Stephanie Cirilli, a Title I reading specialist at Elm Grove Elementary School, and Morgan Bricker, an English and ...
FOLLANSBEE — City officials have been approached about the possibility of installing a new air monitoring station in the community. No decision has been made, with Follansbee Council opting to wait until its August meeting to consider a proposal from the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. "The DEP wants two hosting sites in Brooke County," 3rd Ward Councilman Nick Cekinovich said, noting the station would be part of the PurpleAir network. Cekinovich brought the proposal to council during its Committee of the Whole meeting July 6, explaining he had been approached ...
