Following the Coronavirus

City Officials Expect $1.5 Million in Revenue Reduction This Fiscal Year

WHEELING — Officials in the city of Wheeling are hoping for the best but planning for the worst through the current fiscal year, which could deliver a blow by way of a $1.5 million reduction in revenue. This week, members of the Finance Committee of Wheeling City Council received the July financial report from City Manager Robert Herron. Although some revenue line items are doing well, there are a number of revenue streams that continue to be down as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Herron said that while the B&O Tax revenue presently appears to be ahead, it is not an ...

State Officials Meet With White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator

CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice, state health and education officials and Republican members of West Virginia’s congressional delegation met Wednesday with the federal official overseeing the national coronavirus response. Dr. Deborah Birx met with state officials at the Culture Center and ...

Ohio County reports 13 new COVID-19 cases over past week

Since last Thursday, there have been 13 new COVID-19 cases in Ohio County, according to the Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department. Currently, the health department reports a total of 289 cases, including four probable cases and four deaths. Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department is now ...

WPHS Faculty Senate Votes to Return to Classrooms

WHEELING — Members of Wheeling Park High School’s Faculty Senate voted this week to return to the classroom in some form for the upcoming academic year. However, only slightly more than half of the school’s teachers took part in that vote, according to information released Tuesday by Ohio County Schools. The faculty senate held a meeting Monday to determine the manner in which teachers hoped to begin the 2020-2021 school year. Approximately 78 percent of the school’s professional staff members voted in favor of either a combination of in-class and virtual learning or five days ...

Health Officials Tweak School Re-Entry Plan After Pushback

CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice said Monday the new school re-entry metrics for coronavirus cases and color-code system will be tweaked slightly due to feedback and media criticism received over the weekend, criticisms echoed by Justice’s Democratic opponent. Justice, speaking Monday during ...

Marshall County Schools to Begin at ‘Level 3’

MOUNDSVILLE — Marshall County Schools administrators announced Monday that students will begin the school year with half of the student body attending in-person classes at a time, for at least the first few weeks. On the first day of school Sept. 8, students whose last names begin with A-K ...