Leadership Wheeling Spruces Up Downtown

Gloomy, chilly Thursday morning weather wasn’t about to deter the Leadership Wheeling Class of 2026 from completing its class project, a clean-up day around downtown Wheeling. Members donned gloves and wielded grabbers to pick up cigarette butts, paper and other detritus in the neighborhood, ...

Capito Endorses Eddy, Dobkin In State Senate Races

WHEELING – Shelley Moore Capito is throwing her weight behind two Northern Panhandle Republicans seeking election to the West Virginia Senate. Capito, R-West Virginia, came to Wheeling Thursday to announce her support for Joe Eddy, candidate for the District 1 West Virginia Senate seat, ...

One dead following Thursday night accident in Monroe County

According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, a passenger in a pickup truck was killed Thursday night in a two-vehicle crash involving a commercial vehicle on Ohio 78. The crash occurred at approximately 9:57 p.m. Thursday in Adams Township, Monroe County. Investigators said a 2021 Kenworth ...

Environmental Monitoring Nears Completion at 19th Street Site

WHEELING – Environmental monitoring continues at the former site of the Hazel-Atlas Glass factory buildings on 19th Street in East Wheeling, where officials in the city hope to see the lingering remediation process completed in the near future. This week, members of Wheeling City Council ...

Capito Sees Progress Of Redevelopment Efforts In Wellsburg

WELLSBURG — Almost two years ago, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito secured $750,000 in federal funds to assist with the renovation of a three-story building located on Wellsburg’s Town Square. Thursday afternoon, she was in town to check the progress of the investment. Capito, R-W.Va., ...

Wheeling Police Introduces New K9 Officer ‘Geist’

WHEELING – Wheeling’s newest police officer comes from Germany, has his own passport, understands German commands and has an aggressive streak that leads him to sometimes bite his partner. The Wheeling Police Department formally introduced K-9 unit Geist to the community on Thursday. The ...