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 provide a recreational opportunity for our residents, our pools […]
WHEELING The Ogden Newspapers Wellness Weekend presented by WVU Medicine will bring thousands into downtown Wheeling and beyond on Saturday and Sunday, an
The Ogden Newspapers Wellness Weekend presented by WVU Medicine will bring thousands into downtown Wheeling and beyond on Saturday and Sunday, and Wheeling city officials are reminding those traveling around the city this weekend to be aware of those participating. Saturday’s Ogden Newspapers Half Marathon Classic will take runners through several Wheeling neighborhoods, while Sunday’s […]
WHEELING – There are 41,447 people in Ohio County. Divide that number by 13,840 single-family homes and 2,468 multi-family dwellings – not counting the variables of condos and co-ops. How many new residential units should entrepreneurs build or re-build in the downtown? If only it were that story-problem “easy.” The truth is, no one knows […]
WHEELING – Officials in Wheeling are preparing to move forward to a fifth round of demolitions as part of an unprecedented – and ongoing – $1 million effort to tear down dilapidated structures throughout the city. Originally, city leaders had intended to split the $1 million demolition budget into four separate contracts in order to […]