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WHEELING — Students who are perpetually late or absent this year at Wheeling Park High School might find themselves riding the bus or having Mom or Dad drive them to school. They could also lose out on going to the homecoming dance this fall. And if that doesn’t work, the courts may be called upon […]

WHEELING — When Becky Cravens began racing powerboats in the 1990s, she could count the number of other women she’d see as fellow drivers on one hand with fingers to spare. Fast forward to now and, while the vintage powerboat racing community is still mostly men, the scales have moved closer to an even balance. […]

A group works on the raceboat Speculation to get it ready for this weekend’s Wheeling Vintage Raceboat Regatta at Heritage Port. Heats begin at 10 a.m. both Saturday and Sunday. Pits were open throughout the day Friday, giving the public the opportunity for a closer look at the vintage watercraft as they arrived at Heritage […]

WHEELING — After 39 years at WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital delivering more than 15,000 babies, Dr. Peter Bala jokes he has added “more than the population of Moundsville” to the city. In Bala’s delivery room, there were two things a mother could always count on seeing: a blue or pink T-shirt that states, “I was […]

Officials from Country Roads Trust, the organization that handles name, image and likeness opportunities for West Virginia University athletes, were at Generations on Thursday to promote Country Roads Trust lager. The lager, brewed by Big Timber Brewing in Elkins, will give 15% of its sales to Country Roads trust. Pictured are, from left, director of […]

Reuben Rouse, left, and Jonathan Postlewait of the Wheeling Water Pollution Control Division work on a sewer line on 12th Street in downtown Wheeling. WPCD workers late last week found a major clog in that line. (Photo by Derek Redd)

WHEELING — Festivities on land, in the air and on the water will be available for folks in the Ohio Valley during Labor Day weekend. The holiday will be filled with fun, as staple events like the Wheeling Vintage Raceboat Regatta and Oglebay Park’s Fort Henry Days will run along with skydiving displays, fireworks and […]

Wheeling Water Department employee Chris Baldridge pulls a Rover X-130 sewer inspection camera from a manhole on 14th Street in Wheeling on Thursday. Department employees had just used the motorized device to roll down a sewer main looking for possible clogs and debris, while the employees could see what was down there via the Rover’s […]

WHEELING — New students at Wheeling Park High School got a chance to navigate the halls, find classrooms and learn more about what goes on inside those walls before the first bell rings next week. WPHS held its Freshman and New Student Tailgate on Thursday evening. The event has been a staple at the school […]

Photo by Derek Redd Passengers disembark from the American Countess paddlewheeler Wednesday morning after it docked at Wheeling’s Heritage Port. The boat is on a voyage along the Ohio River from Pittsburgh to Louisville.