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Wheeling’s 16th Street is scheduled to reopen to traffic Thursday, according to the West Virginia Department of Highways. The street had been closed due to work with the Downtown Streetscape Project. The plan, according to DOH is for the street to reopen Thursday afternoon. Inclement weather or unforseen circumstances could change the project schedule. Market […]

The Ohio County Public Library unveiled a new mural inside the library’s main floor on Tuesday, offering a colorful change of scenery with an unusual combination of inspirational figures. Completed by local artist Vondel Bell, the new mural called “Colors and Thoughts” is anchored by a cross-section of a human brain divided into “left-brain, right-brain” […]

WHEELING — The lawsuit filed by Raze International over the awarding of the demolition contract for the former Ohio Valley Medical Center’s buildings was dismissed Monday. Although a significant chunk of public money is being used to remove buildings that are situated on publicly owned property, the court ruled that the project is not subject […]

WHEELING — Some parking meters in the downtown area have been ripped out along with old sections of sidewalk as the ongoing Downtown Streetscape Project continues, and city officials are set to discuss whether or not those meters will return. A meeting of the Development Committee of Wheeling City Council has been scheduled to take […]

It was no drill when the St. Clairsville’s tornado alarm went off this past weekend, when a funnel touched down in a path of destruction of about three miles. This was the second tornado to hit the area in the past several years, following another in 2021. Belmont County Emergency Management Agency Director David Ivan […]

WHEELING — Construction of the new Market Street Parking Garage continues to inch upward as crews have completed yet another major cement pour for one of the floors. Crews from Carl Walker Construction have been on the site of the new downtown parking structure for several months since ground was first broken on the $12.3 […]

Anne Harris performs with Halo Rider as the 22nd Heritage Music BluesFest got underway Friday at Heritage Port in Wheeling, drawing crowds of music lovers from near and far to the waterfront for an August evening filled with world-class blues. (Photo by Eric Ayres)

WHEELING — The Shadyside company that unsuccessfully bid for the demolition contract for the former Ohio Valley Medical Center campus is suing both WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital and the City of Wheeling over the decision. Among Raze International’s claims is that the winning bidder, New Jersey-based FR Beinke Wrecking, was ineligible to win the contract […]

WHEELING — Scores of local officials, community leaders and health care professionals gathered in Center Wheeling and braved the heat Friday to participate in an opening dedication ceremony for Orchard Park Hospital. The ceremony marked the end of renovation to the former Robert C. Byrd Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Center at 211 Eoff St. […]

WHEELING — Mayor Glenn Elliott delivered his final State of the City address Tuesday, proclaiming that Wheeling has all of the key ingredients needed in order to make a city great. Elliott spoke before a packed showroom Tuesday afternoon at the Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack for the popular annual event. Now completing his second term, the […]