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Sad Ending for Hospital

It was of no surprise this past Wednesday when the final auction for the former East Ohio Regional Hospital property in Martins Ferry attracted no bidders. It now appears the site will be forfeited to the state of Ohio over past-due taxes. It is a seemingly sad final chapter for a hospital that served generations of Ohio Valley residents and once stood as one of Martins Ferry’s most important institutions. East Ohio first closed in 2019 after being purchased by Alecto Healthcare Services, the same company that acquired and then closed the Ohio Valley Medical Center. There was ...

With Recent Announcements, W.Va. Is Making This A Ballgame

A little more than a year ago, we wondered whether West Virginia was even going to show up for Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s proposed “economic backyard brawl.” It has. And the scoreboard is getting tighter. Last August, we put the score at 49-0 in favor of our neighbors. Pennsylvania was touting $90 billion in energy and artificial intelligence investment. Ohio and Kentucky were cutting taxes. Virginia already had hundreds of data centers, with more planned. West Virginia? We were still trying to find the playbook and figure out who was supposed to be on the field. By November ...

Labor Day Allows Us To Reflect On Progress

No longer the precursor to the start of the school year for most students, Labor Day weekend now serves as the first three-day weekend break for most. They and their parents get one more chance to take it a bit easy before the grind of the fall semester and all its activities starts to take its toll. There will be sales and parades, backyard barbecues (maybe not everyone has closed their pools just yet?) and even a few ceremonies in which folks gather to remember the true purpose of the holiday: We owe the success of this country not to the politicians who want all the control and ...

Storage Container Regulations Necessary

After experiencing firsthand the devastation that came from the flash floods that crushed their town a little over a year ago, the Triadelphia Town Council recently made a decision that should help spare their neighbors from more catastrophic damage should such a disaster come its way again. The council adopted an ordinance that would regulate the giant metal storage containers that populate the town, including a requirement that they be anchored in place. Several of those containers could be seen in videos recorded during those fatal floods, as they sailed along through Triadelphia, ...

Data Center Debate Demands Good Faith

There are many legitimate questions that need answered about Silicon Foundation’s proposed data center and energy technology campus in Warwood. How much electricity will it consume? What will the noise impact be? How much water will it use? What safeguards will protect nearby residents? How many jobs will it create? And what exactly could this development look like 10 years from now? Ask those questions. But if opponents demand and receive answers from Silicon Foundation representatives and then simply declare those answers to be lies? There’s no point in that. That was ...

Bringing You The News For 174 Years

There is plenty that has changed since the first day an Intelligencer came off the press in Wheeling -- 174 years ago today -- including the way you might be reading this. There's the tried and true print edition, a staple of this region since before West Virginia was even a state. You might also be reading this from your desktop or laptop computer. You could be viewing it from your tablet, or even from your mobile phone. In many ways, it's a reflection on our community's evolution. The major industries that have powered this region have grown. We've seen new ones enter and established ...