Those who live in Ohio County understand its appeal; great public and private schools; relatively low cost of living; ease of access to major cities such as Pittsburgh, Columbus and Cleveland; big-city recreational, cultural and social amenities; low crime rates. Those are great qualities, but they haven’t translated in recent decades to more people moving […]
TRIADELPHIA – An employee has been hired in Ohio County to promote population growth. Stephanie Hockenberry was announced as the county’s new “growth and retention manager” prior to Wednesday night’s meeting of the Ohio Development Authority at The Highlands Event Center. Hockenberry will answer to the newly created County Growth and Retention Committee, which is […]
WHEELING Ohio County 911 Director Theresa Russell announced this week she plans to retire by the summer of 2024. She told county commissioners that as of March she will have been employed at the County 911 Communications Center for 35 years. Her pending retirement comes with a request that the county hire a deputy […]
The Ohio County Commission on Tuesday approved granting $25,000 in federal American Rescue Act Plan money for the Life Hub, a new group that is helping Wheeling’s homeless population. Commissioner Zach Abraham said the commission accidentally left the Life Hub off its last round of ARPA appropriations and wanted to approve the grant this time […]