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CTC rejects Bluefield State College request for satellite campus in Wheeling By
June 3, 2021 - 1:12 pm
The City of Wheeling and Bluefield State College agreed to an MOU in February on using parts of the old OVMC campus for a branch.
WHEELING, W.Va. Following months of debate between officials with Bluefield State College, the City of Wheeling and local college leaders in Ohio County, the West Virginia Council for Community & Technical College Education rejected the request by Bluefield State College to offer three associate degrees at a satellite campus in the city.
The council (CTC) made the motion unanimously to reject any type of offering on Thursday morning. The coordinating board for West Virginia’s two-year higher education system must approve any new associate degree programs for it to begin.
Apr 29, 2021
The development of the new Ohio River bridge between Wellsburg and Brilliant took a big step forward this week when the main 830-foot span was floated down the river and lifted onto its piers.
While the bridge itself is far from complete, the event serves as a major milestone in a decades-long effort to improve the infrastructure and connectivity of our region.
For years, area officials looked at the need for a new bridge in our area. The Veterans Memorial Bridge was completed in 1991, making our newest span now 30 years old. The Fort Steuben Bridge was built in 1928 and demolished in 2012, while the Market Street Bridge was built in 1905 and given an extended life thanks to some renovations in 2011.
Apr 29, 2021
The development of the new Ohio River bridge between Wellsburg and Brilliant took a big step forward this week, when the main 830-foot-span was floated down the river and lifted onto its piers.
While the bridge itself is far from complete, the event serves as a major milestone in a decades-long effort to improve the infrastructure and connectivity of our region.
For years, area officials looked at the need for a new bridge in our area. The Veterans Memorial Bridge was completed in 1991, making our newest span now 30 years old. The Fort Steuben Bridge was built in 1928 and demolished in 2012, while the Market Street Bridge, built in 1905, was given an extended life thanks to some renovations in 2011. Beyond that, anyone wishing to cross the Ohio River between West Virginia and Ohio has to drive either north to the bridges serving Chester, Newell and East Liverpool, or south to Wheeling.