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Crew members with Triton Construction of St. Albans work on a planter that will be part of the sidewalk near the bottom of Main Street in Wheeling. The work is part of the Downtown Streetscape Project. (Photo by Derek Redd)

Pam Bennett, left, advertising director of the Wheeling Newspapers, presents a donation of about $900 to Becky Shilling-Rodocker, the executive director of the Soup Kitchen of Greater Wheeling. The donation, made with the assistance of business partners including Kings Jewelry, WVU Medicine, OVRTA, W.Va. Development Office, Dvorak & Son Heating, Cooling & Plumbing, D&J Sales […]

Jade Shaw of St. Clairsville, 8, puts some money in the Salvation Army red kettle at the Elm Grove Riesbeck’s, which was manned Saturday afternoon by Wheeling Fire Department Capt. Nick Brown. The fire department was one of the first responder groups participating in the “Battle of the Badges” contest to see with group could […]

WHEELING — Local educators have concerns about new state law that mandates “highly disruptive” students be removed from the classrooms, be taught in-school by their principals, or perhaps sent home or to an alternative school. At issue is House Bill 2890, passed by the West Virginia Legislature this year. When they convene for regular session […]

The City of Wheeling will allow people to either park free or have their parking validated in certain areas of downtown starting Friday. The parking changes are part of the city’s plan to help businesses struggling for customers as the Downtown Streetscape Project has snarled both Main and Market streets. Drivers can still traverse Main […]

Workers with Pritchard Signal and Light Co. of Scott Depot, W.Va. take down an old traffic light pole at the corner of Main and 12th streets in downtown Wheeling on Thursday. The work was part of the ongoing Downtown Streetscape Project. New traffic poles and lights have been installed. (Photo by Derek Redd)

WHEELING — Members of Wheeling City Council will hold their first meeting of December tonight, but the Development Committee of Council’s session just prior to the regular council meeting promises to generate significant interest as officials are set to discuss assistance for downtown retailers being impacted by the Streetscape project. The Development Committee — composed […]

The spirit of the Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival will meld with the spirit of Christmas on Sunday for a gala event. The Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival’s Christmas Gala will be held Sunday at Undo’s West in St. Clairsville. Hors d’oeuvres will be served starting at 4 p.m. with a sit-down dinner […]

BRIDGEPORT — A dump truck crash on westbound Interstate 470 caused a large sign to fall across it Friday morning, shutting down that section for about six hours and closing the off-ramp from I-470 to Ohio 7 even longer. The dump truck’s bed struck the overhanging sign and the Ohio 7 bridge at around 9 […]

WHEELING — The Downtown Streetscape Project in Wheeling is in full swing, and while downtown business owners have continued to voice support for the ultimate outcome of the $32 million investment, the pains of progress are beginning to turn unwavering patience into unavoidable frustration. A number of downtown businesses that have been affected by the […]