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National Night Out An Important Event

Editorials

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

Editorials

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

Editorials

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 ...

Reporter's Notebook: Gov. Morrisey Needs To Break Out The White Board Again

Local Columns

If Gov. Patrick Morrisey is wanting to fix his relationship with fellow Republicans in the West Virginia Legislature, his handling of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program is going a long way to souring that relationship even further with possible electoral repercussions. Last week, the Department of Human Services announced that after only being open a week, the application window was closed for the back-to-school clothing voucher program funded through the TANF program due to running out of money. Families still had 20 days left to apply before the program was ...

New Wheeling Hotel To Be A Game Changer

Editorials

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 ...

John McCabe: The Waterfront’s Next Great Chapter Is Here

Local Columns

This past Tuesday, as about 100 people gathered on the porch at WesBanco Arena to hear details of the planned JC Lando Hotel on Water Street moving into its next phase, I took a few minutes to marvel over just how much the downtown’s waterfront has changed since the late 1990s. I still recall one of my earliest stories for these newspapers — a local downtown businessman and property owner who objected to the Wharf parking garage being removed. Water Street then was primarily a mix of commercial businesses. The Wharf garage, which sat on the western end of Water Street, may have ...