Over the past seven months, taxpayers in Wheeling have spent $87,846.11 to clean up sites around town that had been used as homeless encampments. That’s more than the majority of the city’s households earn in an average year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That’s nearly on par with what most city department heads earn […]
WHEELING As Wheeling’s homeless have taken up residence at the exempted campsite near the maintenance trail along Wheeling Creek, city officials have rele
The cost of cleanups at previous homeless camps around the city of Wheeling cost taxpayers nearly $90,000, city officials announced Tuesday. In a release, the city said that cleanups that occurred between September 2023 and April 2024 cost a total of $87,846.11. That includes the cleanup of individual sites that existed prior to and after […]
WHEELING Three women’s tireless commitment to child advocacy has earned them recognition from the Ohio County Partners in Prevention as recipients of the 2024 Deborah Doleski Allen Champion of Children Awards. This year’s recipients, Angelina Cornelia, Michelle Dietrich, and Jamie Remp, were recognized at the award ceremony held on Friday for their dedication to […]
A trio of women who have dedicated their careers to helping the children of the Ohio Valley will be honored for their work by the Ohio County Partners In Prevention. The organization will bestow Harmony House advocate Angelina Cornelia, Steenrod Elementary Principal Michelle Dietrich and Kings Daughters Child Care Center Executive Director Jamie Remp with […]