WHEELING Construction of the new Wheeling Fire Department Headquarters in East Wheeling is not only being completed on time and within budget, it’s also being completed safely. On Monday, officials from the Wheeling Fire Department joined city leaders and representatives of general contractor &build for a tree topping ceremony, marking the installation of the […]
WHEELING Construction of the new Market Street Parking Garage continues to inch upward as crews have completed yet another major cement pour for one of the floors. Crews from Carl Walker Construction have been on the site of the new downtown parking structure for several months since ground was first broken on the $12.3 […]
Two years ago, as the city of Wheeling pondered creating a position to solve the city’s homeless crisis, we noted that city leaders, before they hired anyone for the job, needed to have clear, well-defined expectations so that they and the public could better gauge that person’s success. Council chose not to do that. They […]
WHEELING The Shadyside company that unsuccessfully bid for the demolition contract for the former Ohio Valley Medical Center campus is suing both WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital and the City of Wheeling over the decision. Among Raze International’s claims is that the winning bidder, New Jersey-based FR Beinke Wrecking, was ineligible to win the contract […]
WHEELING The city of Wheeling finished the 2022-23 fiscal year in the black, bringing a sizable cash carryover into the new fiscal year that is expected to help fund a new paving contract and an annual raise for city employees. Members of the Finance Committee of Wheeling City Council met this week to discuss […]