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City of Wheeling Announces 2026 Spring Cleanup Schedule

WHEELING — The City of Wheeling will host a spring cleanup, providing residents with a convenient opportunity to dispose of unwanted household items and help keep neighborhoods clean, safe and attractive heading into the warmer weather seasons. This cleanup initiative supports community beautification efforts throughout Wheeling by offering multiple dumpster locations across the City. The program is open to all residents living within Wheeling city limits. Please note this is not an Ohio County Solid Waste Authority-sponsored event. Dumpsters will be available at designated ...

Ohio County Commissioners Get Update On Proposed Highway

WHEELING – The latest idea for extending Interstate 68 into Marshall County includes taking the proposed highway across the Ohio River to Caldwell, then perhaps all the way to Dayton. Robert Miller, executive director of the West Virginia Route 2/Interstate 68 Authority, updated Ohio County ...

Community Invited to Help ‘Rise Against Hunger’

GLEN DALE – Members of the public are invited to help pack an estimated 30,000 meals this month to help people in need around the world. The annual Rise Against Hunger event is slated from 9 a.m. to noon March 14 at St. Jude’s Church Hall, 826 Jefferson Ave., Glen Dale. The event is ...

Moundsville Seeking Buyer For Lots Left Empty By Fire

MOUNDSVILLE – The city of Moundsville is seeking requests for proposals for the purchase and redevelopment of downtown building lots left empty following a destructive fire there on March 7, 2025. According to the legal ad, the RFP is for the “sale and mixed-use commercial development of the properties at 201, 227 and 229 Jefferson Ave.” The deadline for proposals is March 19. The three lots offer a total of 0.55 acres of space. Last March, a massive fire damaged four structures beyond repair. The city purchased the properties for a total of about $300,000. The fire was so ...

Parkersburg Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Charge in Federal Court in Wheeling

A Parkersburg man has admitted to possessing methamphetamine in Ohio County with the intent to distribute the drugs, U.S. Attorney Matthew Harvey said. Jarrett Aaron Moran, 31, pleaded guilty Monday to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents, Moran was traveling from Pittsburgh to deliver drugs to someone in West Virginia. The vehicle Moran was riding in was stopped by law enforcement, and officers seized 26 grams of methamphetamine, along with small amounts of cocaine and fentanyl. Moran faces up to 20 years in prison. Assistant U.S. ...

Officials Celebrate Form Energy Deal To Help Power Data Center

As the physical footprint and commercial reach of Form Energy’s Weirton plant continues to grow, local officials are reacting to the company’s latest news of opportunity. Form Energy officials announced Tuesday an agreement with Xcel Energy for the deployment of a 300-megawatt and 30 ...