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City Water Department To Be Commended for Work

Letters to the Editor

Editor, News-Register: While many communities in the Ohio Valley have experienced “water woes” in recent months, Wheeling has been able to avoid those calamities. That is made possible by the quality employees and managers employed by the city of Wheeling, in particular the water department. Here is an example: During the early morning hours of Sunday, Aug. 31 (Labor Day weekend), there was a major water line explosion on National Road near Mount Calvary Cemetery. A “river of water” was gushing down National Road. Pavement buckled and driveways were damaged. Before 7 ...

Why Can’t the DOH Take Care of Region’s Roads?

Letters to the Editor

Editor, News-Register: What exactly happens to our taxpayer money? I mean, look at these new bridges in West Virginia. All the drains already are plugged, there is grass growing out of them and piles of dirt are on top of them. Garbage is everywhere. They you have the road by Kroger’s, holes serving as speed bumps by the traffic lights, which is going to lead to an accident. Just do your job, DOH, and fix these problems. Two or three nights and you could be done. And do the work at night — it’s safer. J. Myers Wheeling

Continue Caring Spirit the Whole Year Round

Editorials

A shining example of the charitable spirit of the Ohio Valley came Thursday, as it does every year, with the Sandy O’Haver Day of Caring through the United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley. As has been the tradition, businesses and organizations throughout the valley helped many of the region’s nonprofits throughout the day, taking on tasks that those nonprofits can’t get to. The projects might sound menial — painting guardrails, washing windows and working on landscaping — but not for those nonprofits. They’re tasks that need done, but often must be placed to the side while ...

Great Literature Still Matters in Our Shared Experience

Local Columns

Do stories matter? Does our collective human experience matter? Does the power to inspire, to love, and to feel sorrow matter? Think of what great literature has given us: “Moby Dick,” “The Scarlet Letter,” “To Kill a Mockingbird,” “Huckleberry Finn.” Tales which, although they may depict worlds in which we have never lived, touch upon universal human themes and experiences and which resonate in our souls long after the final page is turned. English and literature departments are shrinking in colleges and universities across the country, and the ...

President’s Policies Prove Crime Easily Solved

Local Columns

On Aug. 11, 2025, President Trump took decisive action by deploying the National Guard to Washington D.C. For years, our nation’s capital has been plagued by out-of-control crime, with more than 91% of residents calling it a major problem. President Trump campaigned on a promise to crack down on crime in major cities, and he has shown he is unafraid to take bold action to keep that promise. Time and again he has proven that leadership requires courage and the ability to stand firm when America’s safety and prosperity are on the line. In just a few weeks, more than 1,900 criminals ...

Stay Informed on Vaccine Guidelines

Editorials

Changes in guidance out of Washington, D.C., have left many confused about the accessibility of COVID booster shots this fall. There are questions about eligibility, insurance, and even where a patient can get the vaccine. Axios tried to unravel the mystery and found states falling into three categories (they used one pharmacy chain, CVS, as the test): unavailable, available without a prescription and prescription required for specific age groups. West Virginia falls into the latter category — prescription required. But in Ohio, the shots are available without a prescription. ...