WHEELING – Wheeling attorney Teresa Toriseva announced Monday she wants to be the next chair of the West Virginia Democratic Party. The party’s executive committee hosts its organizational meeting at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Conference Center in Charleston. Delegate Mike Pushkin, D-Kanawha, ...
WHEELING – The Wheeling Area Chamber of Commerce wants to know what its members think of the proposal that Ohio County Schools start and end each day a half hour later. Last week, a committee studying school start times recommended the change to the Ohio County Board of Education. Jennifer Materkoski, president of the Wheeling Area Chamber of Commerce, said the survey is intended to gather input from local employers about how the proposed change could affect their businesses. “I think there are instances where the chamber should be getting feedback from our members,” she said. ...
WHEELING – Wheeling’s “Doughboy” statue is back on its base at Wheeling Park, and now looks as good as new. The statue was removed two months ago, and was returned to the park Monday morning following a $10,000 restoration of its gun and hand by Mike’s Refinishing, of Finleyville, ...
BELLAIRE -- Firefighters in two different Ohio Valley communities -- Bellaire and Moundsville -- battled major blazes over the weekend. On Sunday in West Bellaire, firefighters battled a fire on First Street that impacted three homes. Bellaire Fire Chief Tim Bell said one home was fully ...
WHEELING – Demolition work in East Wheeling of the former Clay School has proceeded quickly over the past several weeks, but a great deal of work remains to be done at the site over the summer. Raze International Inc. of Shadyside began demolition of the sprawling, 75,000-square-foot former ...
Editor's note: This story was edited to reflect the misidentification of the keynote speaker. WHEELING – Wheeling Park High School held its 49th annual commencement ceremony with 348 seniors graduating Sunday, making up the Class of 2026. The ceremony was held at 3 p.m. at WesBanco Arena ...
