WHEELING — When Pam Obyc started her career in the Ohio County Clerk’s Office, it was May 1976 and America was preparing to celebrate its bicentennial. A half-century later, the U.S. is about to turn 250 years old and Obyc is retiring as deputy clerk after 50 years working in the office. ...
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS - Officials with The Greenbrier Resort, owned by U.S. Sen. Jim Justice, were able to stave off the closure of its 16-year-old casino by a midnight Tuesday deadline after the West Virginia Lottery Commission approved its license at the last minute. However, the ...
WHEELING — The Wheeling Fire Department responded to a fully involved house fire in the 400 block of Highland Avenue in the Warwood neighborhood at about 6:40 p.m. Tuesday. Firefighters were dispatched after a 911 call reported the blaze. Heavy flames and smoke were visible when crews arrived. Firefighters brought the fire under control in about 30 minutes. No injuries were reported. The home is considered a total loss. Warwood Avenue was temporarily restricted while firefighters worked at the scene. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
The City of Wheeling announced Tuesday that Rabbi Joshua Lief of Temple Shalom in Wheeling will chair the city's newly created homelessness task force. Lief will lead an executive committee made up of faith-based leaders representing Wheeling's diverse religious community. According to a ...
WHEELING — Crews with Triton Construction are completing final adjustments and are expected to address punch list items as the West Virginia Division of Highways’ $38 million Wheeling Downtown Streetscape Project nears completion. The construction phase of the project began in October ...
WHEELING – With Independence Day next weekend, the city of Wheeling’s Fire and Police departments are reminding residents and visitors that certain types of fireworks are prohibited within city limits. Wheeling City Ordinance 1535.01, enacted in 1981, bans the use of any firework that is ...
