Jan 13, 2021 Early to bed, early to rise may make an adult healthy, wealthy and wise but what about children? What is the optimum time of the morning for them to begin the learning process in school?
Some school administrators and at least one board of education member in Ohio County seem to think that the earlier, the better. Wheeling Park High School begins its classes at 7:25 a.m., with some students getting on the bus starting at 6 a.m.
That flies in the face of what the science says about the time of the morning children  particularly teenagers – learn best. A variety of scientific studies including studies from the Centers for Disease Control and the American Association for Pediatrics favor no schools starting before 8:30 a.m.
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Photo Provided â Ohio County Schools administrators meet to discuss the school systemâs five-day classroom reentry plan. Shown in front, from left, are Warwood School Principal Joey Subasic and Assistant Principal Jim Rowing. Ohio County Schools Assistant Superintendent Rick Jones is shown in back.
WHEELING Brittni Scott says six of her eight children are students within Ohio County Schools, and they have done well under the school district’s plans for remote learning.
She wonders why the school district is making changes now in how they provide at-home education to students.
“To be honest if it wasn’t working, I wouldn’t care about the change,” she said. “But it is working. Why fix something that isn’t broken?”
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Photo by Joselyn King â Zach Abraham, left, is sworn in as Ohio County commissioner by Circuit Judge Michael Olejasz Monday.
WHEELING – Ohio County will look toward further development at the Wheeling-Ohio County Airport property in 2021, according to the county’s newest commissioner, Zach Abraham.
Abraham was sworn into office by Circuit Judge Michael Olejasz during a brief ceremony Monday morning at the City-County Building. Only Abraham’s immediate family and a couple of supporters were present at the small gathering.
His term becomes effective when the new year starts Friday.
“I’m just excited to get started,” Abraham said immediately after taking his oath. “This kind of makes everything official so that after the first of the year everything will be in place.
Stobbs
WHEELING – Wheeling resident Hugh N. Stobbs Jr. died Tuesday at the age of 85, leaving an indelible footprint in his beloved community.
Stobbs was best known for establishing the road race phenomena in the Ohio Valley in 1977 with the birth of the Elby’s Distance Race in downtown Wheeling. His personal passion for running distance races spilled into the community, allowing the annual Memorial Day weekend race to bring hundreds of top notch and local racers and even more spectators to the Friendly City.
Later he would renew his love of road races by establishing the Lois Stobbs Veterans 10K Run and Walk, held each November since the death of his wife Lois in 2014. Also a staunch supporter of veterans, Stobbs dedicated funds from the race to America’s paralyzed veterans.