A hobby picked up 15 years ago has earned a local man statewide recognition, with the 2024 West Virginia Beekeeper of the Year Award going to Windswept Farm owner John Welty. The 63-year-old’s expertise and skills in managing his 30 hives and involvement in the beekeeping community earned ...
CHARLESTON – While attention has been on the Republican primary for U.S. Senate, the Democratic primary to succeed U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin has a new candidate in Wheeling Mayor Glenn Elliott. Elliott filed his official candidacy certificate Tuesday to run in the May 14 Democratic primary for ...
A former Wheeling Park High School teacher was arrested this week on charges that he had a sexual relationship with a WPHS student. Micah Farmer, 53, of Wheeling, was arrested on one felony charge of sexual abuse of a minor 16 years or older by a parent, guardian, or custodian. According to a ...
WHEELING – The American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia has threatened to file a lawsuit against the city of Wheeling over its “treatment of unhoused people” in the wake of a new city ordinance prohibiting camping on public property. On Friday, the ACLU-WV issued a letter giving ...
WHEELING – A Wheeling Park High School teacher has been removed from the classroom following allegations of improper behavior with a student. Officials with Ohio County Schools confirmed Friday an alleged incident was reported, and that the teacher was removed. “Ohio County Schools ...
WHEELING — After 30 years of the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission football state championships calling Wheeling home, the Friendly City will have to renew its efforts to host the season-ending event with new faces at the helm, and with heightened competition across the ...
