Breaking News

Letters to the Editor

Appalachian Christmas Project Was a Success

Editor, News-Register: The Appalachian Christmas Project had a very good 2025, made possible by the volunteers, churches, schools and businesses that ensured people in need throughout Appalachia were served. Based in Wheeling, the Project provides its services in association with Bethlehem Alliance Church. The group serves victims of natural disasters, seniors, the disabled, veterans, nursing homes, the homeless, victims of domestic violence, children and babies, and families who are impoverished or in at-risk areas. Those served reside locally, as well as Eastern, Central and ...

Suspension Bridge Still Has a Bright Future

Editor, News-Register: Although I must admit that I am a bit disappointed that the historically iconic Wheeling Suspension Bridge will remain permanently closed to vehicular traffic, it will nonetheless continue as a pedestrian bridge, as recently announced by the West Virginia Division of Highways. However, it does appear quite evident that every effort was made to attempt to make the suspension bridge open once again to vehicular traffic, as a reported $17.9 million was spent to rehabilitate the bridge. But after completion, in spite of all the excellent work performed to ...

No Winners With End of Viennese Ball

Editor, News-Register: Twelve years ago, after being present at its preparations for a decade and serving as a page, I declined an invitation to be a member of the cotillion in the Viennese Winter Ball. While leaving Wheeling to go to university a year early was the right decision for me, giving up the position offered me was a sacrifice; now that the Ball is permanently ending after 44 years, everyone loses. The Ball functioned as a fundraising event for the Wheeling Symphony; having little information about the committee’s reasons for cancelling the event other than “rising ...

Salute to Preservationists Who Paved the Way

Editor, News-Register: As our community focuses on the conclusion of the Streetscaping Project, we should not forget some of the people that invested their time, personal funds and passion in preserving our historic culture of Wheeling. Without their involvement Wheeling’s historic landscape would certainly not be interesting as it is today. Yes, government officials provided some of the funds for various projects, but the efforts of three local women stand out. Betty “Snookie” Nutting invested personally in preserving numerous buildings throughout the downtown. Her grasp of ...

Extend ACA Credits, Then Find Real Solutions

Editor, News-Register: Listening to the debate in D.C. on the issue of extending the Affordable Care Act health care tax subsidies brings me back to the Clinton years. The arguments some in Congress are using are the same as those they used to defeat the Clinton plan and the arguments used later to try to defeat the ACA: “If people get to have a choice where to spend their health care money, it will bring down the cost of health care. We need to reduce the cost of pharmaceuticals. People should get the money not the insurance companies.” These are great talking points, but our ...

Time for Notre Dame To Put Some Fight in Irish

Editor, News-Register: A Tell it to Sweeney editorial cartoon shows the poor children who have their noses pressed up against the bakery window. Those children, who never have the chance to enjoy the frosted Shamrock treats, cannot fathom why the players would give up chance to play Notre Dame Football. The College Football Playoff Committee’s decision to leave Notre Dame out of the 2025 playoffs’ 12 teams has brought out the schools’ eggs against the wall coaching philosophy. We will take the ball and go home and sit in the dorm room and mope and pout. I did not get my own ...