New Homeless Camp Near Wheeling Creek Could Open Next Week

WHEELING — The new exempted site for Wheeling’s homeless population located off the maintenance trail along Wheeling Creek should be ready for people to move in by next week, according to the Catholic Charities West Virginia Executive Director Mark Phillips. The new exempted site will ...

Wheeling Council OK’s $39.2M 2024-25 City Budget

WHEELING — Revenues in the city of Wheeling are expected to increase by around $416,771 during the next fiscal year, when nearly 400 full-time city employees will receive pay raises estimated to total $537,000. Members of Wheeling City Council on Tuesday approved the 2024-25 general fund ...

Justice’s Greenbrier Resort Facing State Tax Liens

CHARLESTON – Gov. Jim Justice said Wednesday he was unaware that West Virginia tax officials had placed several liens on the historic Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs for taxes owed. According to documents filed with the Greenbrier County Clerk’s Office, the State Tax ...

Wheeling Resident Natalya Woods Makes Feature Film Acting Debut

West Virginia University student Natalya Wood stars in the sci-fi film “Room 0,” now streaming on iTunes, AppleTV and Amazon Prime. The 22-year-old will play the “L,” who after learning her younger sister has a rare disease, decides to get the money for a life-saving procedure by any ...

J.P. Dutton and Vince Gianangeli Take Belmont County Commission Seats

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Incumbent Belmont County Commissioner J.P. Dutton of St. Clairsville successfully defended the nomination for his seat Tuesday against Republican Shaun Moran of St. Clairsville while incumbent Commissioner Josh Meyer of Bellaire lost to Vince Gianangeli of Colerain for the ...

Ohio County 911 Dispatchers Sue County Commission

WHEELING — More than a dozen current and former Ohio County 911 dispatchers have filed a lawsuit against the Ohio County Commission for multiple claims including pay issues and an unsafe work environment. The lawsuit, filed March 15 in Ohio County Circuit Court by the Toriseva Law Group on ...