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Wheeling, West Virginia Patch AM: a 4 min read

What's up Wheeling! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Is your Wheeling street on this year’s paving list?
  • Why West Virginia lawmakers want a special session to expel a delegate

Also on today's calendar: Alison Krauss.

Today's riddle: What kind of shoes do frogs wear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Some sun with a shower; humid, with a high of 80 and low of 61 degrees.
  • Sunday: An afternoon thunderstorm, temps: high: 82, low: 66.
  • Monday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 81 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Wheeling Releases List of Streets, Alleys Slated to Be Paved (theintelligencer.net) — Wheeling officials have approved a $791,761 paving contract that will resurface nearly three dozen streets and alleys across all six wards in the coming 21 to 30 days. Funded through city capital and service fee dollars, the work follows a separate CDBG-funded project in Wheeling Heights and brings this year’s paving investment to more than $1 million.
   

• House members request extraordinary session to expel Delegate Pritt (wtrf.com) — Reporting from Wheeling, House Speaker Roger Hanshaw has asked the governor to call an extraordinary legislative session on August 10 to consider expelling Delegate D. Elliott Pritt from the West Virginia House of Delegates. The request, signed by members representing three-fifths of the House, would limit the session’s purpose strictly to debating and voting on the expulsion resolution.
   

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  • Keystone Clearwater Solutions posted a job opening for Operations Supervisor – Water Transfer Operations in Wheeling. Apply here.
  • City of Wheeling posted a job opening for Pool Activities Coordinator in Wheeling. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wheeling here.

🗞 Nearby News

Moundsville

  • This Peaceful West Virginia Hideaway Serves Seriously Good Indian Comfort Food (myfamilytravels.com)
  • Strand Theatre Welcomes Disney's ‘The Little Mermaid' (theintelligencer.net)
  • Leo Horacek dies at 107: WVU professor emeritus taught nearly 60 years in Morgantown (wvpress.org)

Weirton

  • Weirton Chamber brings a bit of holiday magic for annual golf scramble (weirtondailytimes.com)
  • Weirton library hosts bingo to help people with disabilities feel welcome, win prizes (wtov9.com)

Ok Wheeling! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Open-toad (Thank you Harold W. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Wheeling

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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Wheeling

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.