CTC rejects Bluefield State College request for satellite campus in Wheeling By
June 3, 2021 - 1:12 pm
The City of Wheeling and Bluefield State College agreed to an MOU in February on using parts of the old OVMC campus for a branch.
WHEELING, W.Va. Following months of debate between officials with Bluefield State College, the City of Wheeling and local college leaders in Ohio County, the West Virginia Council for Community & Technical College Education rejected the request by Bluefield State College to offer three associate degrees at a satellite campus in the city.
The council (CTC) made the motion unanimously to reject any type of offering on Thursday morning. The coordinating board for West Virginia’s two-year higher education system must approve any new associate degree programs for it to begin.
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Wheeling Councilman Dave Palmer, vice chairman of the Public Safety Committee of Council, speaks during a meeting Tuesday night regarding a proposed Rental Inspection Program. Palmer expressed concerns about the current proposal, which a majority of committee members agreed to scrap following an hour-long work session in which local landlords voiced concerns. (Photo by Eric Ayres)
After more than an hour’s worth of lively discussions in a room full of local landlords Wednesday night, the Public Safety Committee of Wheeling City Council cast a 2-1 vote to toss a draft set of requirements for a proposed Rental Inspection Program and start over from scratch.
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Wheeling-Ohio County Health Administrator Howard Gamble works at a COVID-19 vaccination clinic at The Highlands.
WHEELING What would it take to coax a person to get off the couch and get the vaccine? A six pack? A gift card? A $100 savings bond?
Weighing options to make COVID-19 vaccine incentives enticing, without compromising ethical integrity by making them into bribes, is a challenge officials across the state have grappled with openly in past weeks. Gov. Jim Justice wants to offer $100 incentives for residents aged 16-35 to get vaccinated, hoping to bring young adult vaccination rates up to par with those of older age groups.