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The Highlands Continues Attracting Businesses

The last thing Ohio County needs is another empty, unused building, especially one that was built in the last few years. That’s why it was good to see that the former Guntry site at The Highlands likely will soon have a new occupant. Midwest Shooting Center, an Ohio-based company with sites stretching from Pennsylvania to South Dakota, has added a Wheeling, West Virginia, site to its website under the banner of “Coming Soon.” A Facebook page has also popped up, including a link to apply for jobs. Ohio County Commissioner Randy Wharton — also the president of the Ohio County ...

Consider Adopting Pets

A full house at the Ohio County Animal Shelter means an less expensive road toward finding a new pet for the household. There currently are 22 dogs and 25 cats at the shelter, and in an effort to find those animals new families, the shelter is offering a 50% discount on adoption fees through the end of August. The normal $160 fee to adopt a dog is currently $80. The normal $60 fee to adopt a cat is currently $30. Those fees also include having the animal spayed or neutered. There are a variety of ages and sizes for both dogs and cats. Many of these animals find their way to the ...

Passion Is Welcome. Disrespect Is Not.

There is nothing wrong with opposing Silicon Foundation’s proposed data center and energy technology campus in Warwood. There is nothing wrong with questioning the company’s plans, challenging its claims or demanding answers from Wheeling City Council. In fact, residents should do all of those things. But there is a right way to participate in the public process. What happened at Tuesday’s City Council meeting crossed that line. A standing-room-only crowd came to hear Andrii Garanin of Silicon Foundation publicly discuss the proposal for the former Centre Foundry property. ...

Local Test Scores Still Not Where Need to Be

The latest round of assessment test scores for West Virginia students were released on Wednesday, and as expected, there were no real gains from the previous school year. Across the state, only 48% of students tested proficient in reading, 39% in math, and 29% in science. That’s not even close to being good enough. Locally, Ohio County saw 58% of its students proficient in reading, 48% in math and 35% in science. Marshall County had 46% proficiency in reading, 41% in math and 29% in science. Wetzel County, the reading proficiency was at 44%, math at 41% and science at 25%. The ...

New WVU Medicine Site At The Highlands Good For The Community

The announcement of a new WVU Medicine outpatient clinic coming to The Highlands shows us a couple of things. One, it shows us that the services WVU Medicine is providing are being used to a point where expansion is necessary. It also shows us that WVU Medicine is being proactive in accommodating its patients by opening a new, easily accessible space to offer those services. When completed, the new space at the Highlands will offer urology, ophthalmology, orthopedic sports medicine, rapid care and primary care services, as well as opportunities for laboratory work and diagnostic X ...

Helping Students Start The School Year Right

The Ohio Valley has been blessed with a wide array of organizations that help students throughout the region start the school year the right way, especially if those students need some help to do so. These last few weeks have seen a number of back-to-school fairs supply students in need with the supplies they need to be ready to learn. As so many parents are seeing right now, back-to-school shopping can be a drain on the wallet. But many groups are doing their best to lend a hand. The most recent came this past weekend when Bishop Darrell Cummings and the Bethlehem Apostolic Temple ...