WHEELING Ohio County’s volunteer fire departments would like help from full-time county emergency medical service workers to assess early morning alarms going off at The Highlands. The Ohio County Fire Chiefs Association has sent county commissioners correspondence asking that, when local volunteer fire departments “are not able to respond to fire alarms at The […]
WHEELING Preliminary planning is happening, and work for a new heating and air conditioning system at the City-County Building in Wheeling should be underway by the end of 2023. Melissa Marco, project coordinator for Ohio County, told commissioners Wednesday night new windows are set to arrive for the building at the beginning of December. […]
Triadelphia resident Greg White said the sound of a tractor-trailer crashing into his neighbor’s house was so loud that it sounded like it was in his living room. White was among the several residents gathered around the scene of the accident that involved a tractor-trailer crashing into the corner of a home at 4588 National […]
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The Wheeling Area Chamber of Commerce welcomed city officials, local dignitaries and grant recipients during a ribbon cutting for River Valley Health Foundation Inc. at 1226 Chapline St. in Wheeling. The River Valley Health Foundation also announced the distribution of $71,500 in grants to local nonprofits as well as $37,000 to four local health departments for help with COVID-19 vaccine distribution.
WHEELING The River Valley Health Foundation Inc. this past week celebrated its new location and announced the distribution of grants to several local nonprofit organizations, as well as funding to assist COVID-19 vaccinations for local health agencies.
Ohio and Marshall counties each reported two new COVID-related deaths Monday night.
The Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department reported the deaths of one resident of a long-term care facility and one who was hospitalized at the time of their passing. The county now has reported 39 COVID-related deaths since the pandemic began.
The Marshall County Health Department reported the deaths of a 90-year-old man and a 62-year-old man, both of whom were hospitalized at the time of their passing. Marshall County has now reported 48 associated deaths since the pandemic began.
Ohio County also reported 24 new positive COVID cases, bringing its total to 2,577. Marshall County reported 55 new confirmed positive and 33 new probable cases between Dec. 24 and Monday. That county’s totals are now 1,603 confirmed cases, 310 probable cases and eight hospitalizations.