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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 […]