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WHEELING – Ohio County Schools is next going to examine the length of school day at each school and see if minutes can effectively be trimmed as it looks to start the day later at Wheeling Park HIgh School. Following a 42-minute discussion on the topic at Monday’s board of education meeting, it was determined […]

WHEELING – The last of nearly $100 million in property improvements happening over the last five years across Ohio County Schools might just be completed by next fall. David Crumm, director of operations for Ohio County Schools, told board of education members this week construction of an addition at Elm Grove Elementary is “about halfway” […]

Ohio County Schools is still looking at ways to push the school start time back.But it is not as easy as it sounds.It's been roughly 3 years since this conversa

WHEELING – Ohio County Schools is once again considering later start times for students at Wheeling Park High School, and one idea is that all schools start the day 35 minutes later. The subject was discussed at Monday night’s board meeting. “Our starting time committee has met, and will continue to meet until we have […]

Ohio County Schools announced Thursday evening that, due to the statewide state of emergency, school will be closed Friday. Original story WHEELING – There wasn’t any snowfall in the area on Wednesday, but it was very cold – and the frigid temperatures were deemed dangerous enough for Ohio County Schools Assistant Superintendent Rick Jones and […]

WHEELING – There wasn’t any snowfall in the area on Wednesday, but it was very cold – and the frigid temperatures were deemed dangerous enough for Ohio County Schools Assistant Superintendent Rick Jones and other district officials to make the decision to cancel classes for the day. The call didn’t come until early morning, and […]

WHEELING – There wasn’t any snowfall in the area on Wednesday, but it was very cold – and the frigid temperatures were deemed dangerous enough for Ohio County Schools Assistant Superintendent Rick Jones and other district officials to make the decision to cancel classes for the day. The call didn’t come until early morning, and […]

Public concern about speeders in school zones has resulted in some speeding tickets being issued, with traffic now driving slower, according to Ohio County Schools Assistant Superintendent Rick Jones. Jones told board of education members Monday night that complaints about traffic speeding past Triadelphia Middle School along National Road started last year, and have increased […]

No one was believed injured Tuesday morning when an Ohio County Schools bus with no children on board was struck by a passing vehicle. David Crumm, director of operations, said the accident occurred just after 7 a.m. on Boggs Hill Road. There were no passengers on the bus, he reported. “Our driver was on the […]

WHEELING — Students in Ohio County Schools are set to head back to their classrooms in less than two weeks, and the classrooms must be ready for them. On Wednesday, Chapline Street in front of Wheeling Middle School was closed for a time as a crane worked to install a new main heating, ventilation and […]