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Nailers Find A Good Fit With New Affiliates

No one should be surprised at how quickly the Wheeling Nailers were able to find a new NHL affiliate. It was less than a month between the Pittsburgh Penguins announcing it was ending its 29-year partnership with the Nailers and the Columbus Blue Jackets announcing earlier this week that they and the AHL Cleveland Monsters would become the new affiliates for the longstanding ECHL franchise in Wheeling. Location was a big selling point for everyone involved. Sure, the Penguins were less than an hour away from the Nailers, but the AHL Wilkes-Barre team was five and a half hours away. ...

The McLure Hotel Deserves A New Chapter To Its Story

There seems to be some light at the end of the tunnel in the saga of whether the McLure Hotel could open its doors again. At a Wednesday court hearing, an attorney for McLure Hotel owner FA Management Corp., headed by Fran Garey, told Municipal Court Judge Jeffrey Miller that there was a potential buyer for the property, the purchase process was underway and a closing date was set for Sept. 4. The potential buyer’s name wasn’t divulged publicly at the hearing, but the revelation brought the McLure a step closer to reopening. Its doors have been closed since November 2024, when ...

National Night Out An Important Event

When many people have interactions with local law enforcement, it may not be under the best of circumstances. It could come with a speeding ticket, a car accident or, heaven forbid, something worse. So it’s good when officers have the opportunity to interact with the public under rosier conditions, like they were able to do Tuesday night with the National Night Out. All across the country, law enforcement agencies used that night to meet with the public, show them what they do and how they do it, and give them a better understanding of how officers go about their days. “It’s ...

Plenty Of Fun Events Throughout The Ohio Valley

Never let it be said that there’s nothing to do around the Ohio Valley. What we saw just last weekend is proof enough of that. Here’s what Ohio Valley residents were able to enjoy over three days: Friday night offered Fun Fest Friday at Wheeling Park. On Saturday, the park hosted the annual Wheeling Arts Festival, which brought artists in multiple mediums together to display their work. Saturday also featured the ribbon cutting for the new disc golf course at Oglebay Park Resort, that both locals and resort guests can enjoy right now. And polka aficionados braved raindrops ...

Lawmakers Must Learn From Ascend West Virginia

Mountain State policymakers know they can’t stick with the way things have always been if they want to reverse significant population loss and move forward. Step one, of course, is to stop perpetually looking backward. But step two is to look for innovative ideas such as Ascend West Virginia. NPR examined it and other similar programs across the country and noted the pandemic-born program has been effective enough that many individuals and families have chosen to stay long past their initial required tenure. That despite many employers believing THEY need to move backward and ...

New Wheeling Hotel To Be A Game Changer

In this past week’s announcement of the new JC Lando hotel to be built in downtown Wheeling, the spirit of old Wheeling could be felt. Barry Allen of nonprofit Vol for Life stood before dozens of Wheeling dignitaries and West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey to talk about the new hotel, which is predicted to bring hundreds of jobs and millions of dollars in spending and tax revenue to the Friendly City. In describing why he decided to take on this project, the reason was simple. Allen wants to make Wheeling a better place for everyone. “This project began as a simple passion ...