Community Leaders Celebrate $3.2M In Upgrades At White Palace

WHEELING — Community leaders joined the Wheeling Park Commission Wednesday in celebrating the grand re-opening of the White Palace, where highlights of a multimillion-dollar renovation were showcased to scores of supporters and guests. The $3.2 million renovation was the first major ...

WHEELING — Ohio County Schools Superintendent Kim Miller laid out a timeline Monday for appointing a new member to the board of education, but in the end current members opted to wait to start the process because it wasn’t legally on the agenda for their consideration. Grace Norton, ...

Swimming Pools Opening Soon To Help Residents Beat the Heat

With the unofficial kick-off of summer this Memorial Day weekend comes the reopening of local swimming pools. Wheeling’s swimming pools are slated to open June 3, said Rochelle Barry, director of the Wheeling Recreation Department. “Pools are a summer staple for many. Not only do they ...

John Marshall Captures Third State Championship

SOUTH CHARLESTON — It may have taken nearly a decade-and-a-half, but John Marshall is finally back on top in W.Va. Class AAA softball. The Monarchs (30-5) were taken to the limit by Cabell Midland, a team they had beaten in their opening game, but they came through after losing 5-3 in ...

Groundbreaking Held for Form Energy Battery Plant in Weirton

WEIRTON — Officials with Form Energy turned another page in writing their story, Friday, holding a ceremonial groundbreaking in Weirton for its planned Form Factory 1, inviting community guests, investors and partners to take part in the celebration. To be constructed in property once home ...

Oglebay Launches ‘Forever Yours’ Fundraising Campaign

WHEELING — Oglebay Park and Wheeling Park are both coming up on their 100th birthdays, and the Oglebay Foundation is now seeking “100,000 community gifts” to commemorate the occasion and assure the parks continue into the future. The Oglebay Foundation officially launched “Forever ...