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WPD Hosting Downtown/Centre Market Business Crime Watch WHEELING - The Wheeling Police Department will host a monthly Downtown/Centre Market Crime Watch Group for businesses in the Downtown and Centre Market areas. The first meeting will take place at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, February 4. Future meetings will be held on the first Wednesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at Wheeling Police Headquarters, 2115 Chapline Street. The meetings are designed for business owners and managers, focusing on crime prevention and public safety issues affecting commercial districts. These meetings are not ...

Stifel Fine Arts Center and St. Clairsville Rec Department team up

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Oglebay Institute’s Stifel Fine Arts Center and St. Clairsville Recreation Department are entering a partnership to bring more events to the city. Recreation Department director Eric Gay said theater classes, art exhibits and improv classes for both children and adults ...

Sex Offenders Sentenced In Ohio County

The Ohio County Prosecutor’s Office announced Tuesday that several people had recently been sentenced to prison on sexual offender charges. Chris Lipscomb, 54, was sentenced Tuesday to no less than three and no more than 15 years in prison for sexual assault of an 18-year-old guest in his home. The crime occurred in Wheeling in January 2025, Ohio County Prosecutor Shawn Turak said, and the victim was a guest and friend of the family. Upon his release to prison, which will be no earlier than February 2029, Lipscomb will serve an additional 25 years of supervised release and be a ...

Wheeling Officials to Compile 2026 Street Paving Lists

WHEELING – Members of Wheeling City Council will soon be reviewing preliminary lists of streets being recommended for paving in 2026. The city of Wheeling has budgeted money for street resurfacing projects during this fiscal year. Those funds are in addition to Community Development Block Grant money that can also be used for such projects in eligible neighborhoods. “We're in the process of putting together our general paving contract for this coming summer,” Wheeling City Manager Robert Herron recently reported to members of city council. “We have about $800,000 again this ...

West Virginia ‘I Voted’ Sticker Contest Winners Announced

WHEELING – The Ohio County winners of the first-ever “I Voted” sticker contest sponsored by the West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office have been announced. The sticker is given to voters after they cast a ballot in person during early voting or on Election Day. First place winner was Mataya Stargen; second place, Jillian Mull; and third place, Olivia Melchiori. All are students at Triadelphia Middle School. Ohio County Elections Coordinator Erin Allietta announced that 110 students entered the contest. The artwork from the first-place winner will now be sent to the ...

Marshall County Chamber’s ‘Living Better’ Expo Set for March 6-7

The Marshall County Chamber of Commerce Living Better: Health & Business Expo is slated March 6-7 at the Moundsville Center. This year’s event will feature more than 90 vendor booths and an indoor food court. The chamber touts the event as one to “network, promote your business and ...