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City: Glenwood Road Slip Is Top Target for Federal Funding

WHEELING — Officials in the city of Wheeling are hopeful that federal funding will be awarded to help address the largest of three road slips currently impacting Glenwood Road. The hillside roadway, which begins at its intersection with National Road in Fulton, has been plagued with slips ...

Work Begins To Stabilize Former Weirton Elks Lodge

WEIRTON — Work has begun to stabilize and rehabilitate the former Elks Lodge building in Weirton. The Weirton Elks Lodge 1801, part of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, closed in 2022, with the property taken over by the City of Weirton in 2025. Earlier this year, Weirton Council ...

YWCA Wheeling Announces New Board Leadership

WHEELING — YWCA Wheeling has announced new leadership within its board of directors, naming Alex Weld as board president and Janet Hewitt as vice president. Weld serves as project outreach specialist at FirstEnergy, where she leads stakeholder engagement for major infrastructure projects, working at the intersection of energy, community development and public engagement. She previously served as executive director of Generation West Virginia, advancing workforce and leadership initiatives across the state, and as executive director of Wheeling Heritage, where she led nationally ...

West Virginians Reminded To Pay Vehicle Taxes To Qualify For Credit

WHEELING — It’s nearly fall, and time for West Virginia residents to pay their vehicle property taxes if they want to receive a credit on their future state tax return. The West Virginia Motor Vehicle Property Tax Adjustment Credit, also known as MV-1, allows taxpayers who pay their state vehicle taxes on time to receive a credit on their state tax refund. Those qualifying must pay the first half of their tax bill, or their entire tax bill in full, before Oct. 1. Those who do not pay their taxes in full must pay the second half of the bill by April 1 to receive their refund. In ...

4-H fundraiser set in Smithfield

Photo provided The 4-H Varieties will be hosting their Annual Soup & Sammich Fundraiser on Sept 29, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds Kitchen in Smithfield. Soup, sandwich, drink and crackers for a requested donation of $12. Soup flight, to-go and frozen options ...