By SCOTT McCLOSKEY Staff Writer POWHATAN POINT — Murray Energy tow boat pilot Tyler Delong says navigating barges on the Ohio River is a way of life. While he has only been a boat pilot for nearly a year, he says moving and connecting mainly coal-filled barges between Powhatan Point ...
WHEELING — The Upper Ohio Valley Building and Construction Trades Council is a regional labor organization that is comprised of 16 local construction labor unions that supply skilled and well-trained tradespersons for work in the construction industry. The council would like you to know more about what the council is, what it does and how it benefits local economies in the Upper Ohio Valley. Each of the 16 local construction unions affiliated with the council maintains an extensive and rigorous apprenticeship training program. The purpose for these training programs is to ...
By DYLAN McKENZIE Staff Writer WHEELING — When most people go to work, they just hope for the day to be over quickly so they can get home and relax after a hard day’s work. But the men and women who serve on police and fire departments wish for an uneventful day, yet every day they are willing to risk it all to protect the ordinary residents of their communities. The average day for firefighters begins around 8 a.m., when they report to their stations. Firefighters at paid departments work for 24-hour shifts, meaning that the station is their home for a day. Firefighters ...
By SHELLEY HANSON Staff Writer MARTINS FERRY — They dig muddy holes to reach broken sewer and waterlines, sling our nasty, stinky garbage into packers and rescue children and seniors from horrible living conditions. Those are just a few of the dirty jobs — sewage/street department worker, sanitation worker and police, respectively — done by men and women across the Ohio Valley. Much like the “Faith No More” song notes, “It’s a dirty job but someone’s got to do it.” And that’s exactly what these hard-working people do to serve their fellow residents and also ...
By ALEC BERRY Staff Writer If there is some sign of progress in downtown Wheeling, it is the ongoing construction of an estimated $16 million corporate facility for The Health Plan. When announced in December 2015, the high-profile project almost immediately assumed life as the thing which will bring the rest of it back. It has birthed this sensible thought that the establishment of a major, corporate tentpole will incite surrounding business development, attract active individuals to a quiet downtown and realign Wheeling’s sense of self-identity toward something aglow. ...
By LINDA COMINS Staff Writer As innovations in medicine are implemented, careers path in the health care field continue to expand. In addition, as the Upper Ohio Valley’s population ages, opportunities increase for health care workers in geriatric-related specialties. Vincent Azzarello, senior director of human resources at Wheeling Hospital, said, “The medical field as a whole is growing and there is always a need.” Primed to meet that need, area institutions such as West Virginia Northern Community College offer instruction and practical experience in many medical fields. ...
