WHEELING — West Virginia University President Gordon Gee was selected as this year’s “Distinguished Citizen” by Scouting America and the Ohio River Valley Council. The annual event spotlights an individual and a business that have contributed significantly to the community. ...
WHEELING — Thirty-seven people hailing from 22 different countries were naturalized as United States citizens during a ceremony at Wheeling’s federal courthouse Friday morning. U.S. Magistrate Judge James P. Mazzone officiated the naturalization ceremony. U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, I-W.Va., ...
WHEELING — Most of the work on the $17.9 million rehabilitation project for the historic Wheeling Suspension Bridge has been completed, but a final determination about the future of the bridge has not been made. The West Virginia Department of Transportation’s contractor wrapped up work ...
WHEELING — Look out for the number 40 on your drive through the Oglebay Winter Festival of Lights this year. Oglebay Park — with some help from Santa Claus and WesBanco Market President David Klick — flipped the switch on Thursday night to mark four decades of holiday illumination ...
WHEELING — The Democratic Party — both nationally and in West Virginia — is still alive, but it needs to do a better job attracting voters in rural areas if it is going to have a chance in winning future elections, says West Virginia Democratic Party Chairman Mike Pushkin. Pushkin, also ...
WHEELING – Statewide turnout in West Virginia and Ohio for Tuesday’s presidential election was high, but the percentage of ballots cast was even higher than the state average in most local counties on either side of the Ohio River. Across West Virginia, 62.80% of registered voters turned ...
