Opinion

Pats on the Back

Editorials

- To Kloe Nguyen, an eighth-grade student at Bridge Street Middle School, who won the Ohio County Schools Spelling Bee this past week. - To the Lansing Sportsmen’s Club, which recently donated a jaw-dropping $99,999 to Bridgeport City Schools for the walking track around the district’s new multipurpose facility, “The Bridge.” - To Bob Contraguerro Jr., who was named the 2026 Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival’s Italian-American of the Year, joining a long list of notable names in the community. - To the Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley, which awarded ...

Remembering the Words of the Late Rev. Jesse Jackson

Local Columns

The month of February is known as Black History Month. We believe that all cultures should be celebrated. Red, yellow, black and white, we are all precious in God’s sight. We once had a speaker come to the Dr. Martin L. King, Jr. Day Celebration in Wheeling, WV. and said, “America is considered the great melting pot, and that is a problem!” We were shocked to hear him say it. We waited for the explanation, which I was surprised to hear. “If we are the great melting pot, that means we lose our original flavor, looks, etc., and melted into something totally new, with all our ...

Housing Task Force Is a Necessary Move

Editorials

There are plenty of things in the city of Wheeling that make it attractive for people to move here. Recreation is a gift, with places like Wheeling Park and Oglebay Park Resort to visit. There are great schools, both public and private, that will help children achieve. But there’s one big thing of which Wheeling is in short supply, a sizable hurdle that can serve as a deterrent for people to become part of the community: a lack of new and affordable housing. Combining those words “new” and “affordable” is important. In Wheeling, new housing is rarely affordable for young ...

Appalachian Christmas Project Was a Success

Letters to the Editor

Editor, News-Register: The Appalachian Christmas Project had a very good 2025, made possible by the volunteers, churches, schools and businesses that ensured people in need throughout Appalachia were served. Based in Wheeling, the Project provides its services in association with Bethlehem Alliance Church. The group serves victims of natural disasters, seniors, the disabled, veterans, nursing homes, the homeless, victims of domestic violence, children and babies, and families who are impoverished or in at-risk areas. Those served reside locally, as well as Eastern, Central and ...

Democrats Turn Backs on DHS, ICE When We Need Them Most

Local Columns

As the debate over the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill continues, one truth is becoming increasingly clear: Democrats are refusing to stand with the very law enforcement officers tasked with protecting our communities. Instead of supporting DHS and ICE in carrying out their mission, they are pursuing a dangerous crusade to weaken enforcement and undermine the rule of law. My Democratic colleagues are attempting to strip DHS enforcement authority, diminish operational capacity, and restrict cooperation with state and local law enforcement. At a time when border ...

Business Alliance Paying Off

Editorials

Good news came this week out of the U.S. Commerce Department, which says Japan is planning to fund three projects totaling approximately $36 billion in the coming years — one each in Ohio, Texas and Georgia. According to Reuters, this is the first wave of investments in the planned $550 billion reportedly pledged as part of a trade deal with the U.S. The Ohio project is expected to be a $33 billion natural gas-fired power plant in Portsmouth — perhaps the largest ever, according to U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. Reuters reports Lutnick said the plant would have a 9.2 ...