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🌱 How could later school start times reshape Wheeling’s workday?

Wheeling, West Virginia Patch AM: a 5 min read

Morning Wheeling! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How could later school start times reshape Wheeling’s workday?
  • How will Wheeling’s new homelessness task force change downtown and waterfront?
  • How possible benefit changes could affect Ohio County workers in Wheeling

Also on today's calendar: Stempowerment Summer Academy.

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 76 and low of 53 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 80, low: 59.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Chamber Clocks In On School Start Time Debate (theintelligencer.net) — The Wheeling Area Chamber of Commerce is surveying local employers on how proposed later start and end times for Ohio County Schools could affect staffing, hours, and working families. Survey results will go to the Ohio County Board of Education before key June meetings, where members will weigh schedule changes that could reshape daily routines for Wheeling-area parents and businesses.
   

2. Wheeling forms homelessness task force 6 months after encampment shutdown (wtov9.com) — Wheeling officials have created a new homelessness task force about six months after shutting down a local encampment, promising ongoing updates and tougher enforcement. The city plans more policing, surveillance cameras downtown and along the waterfront, expanded sanitation, and a push for additional state and federal support for addiction and mental health services.
   

3. Local county workers voice concerns over proposed policy changes (wtrf.com) — County employees in Wheeling packed the Ohio County Commission chambers to question a draft employee handbook that could change paid time off, sick leave, and stipends. Commissioners stressed no final decisions have been made and scheduled a June 15 meeting with department heads to keep negotiating ways to control costs without cutting key benefits.
   

4. Wheeling City Council passes policy for Heritage Port flag poles (wtrf.com) — Wheeling City Council has voted 3–2 to limit Heritage Port’s three flag poles to only the U.S., West Virginia, and city flags, after a request to fly the LGBTQ+ Pride flag. The decision, made with two council members absent, still allows groups like The Friendlier City Project to display their flags on stage and around the grounds during events.
   

5. Wheeling Farmers' Market Presents Scholarships (theintelligencer.net) — Wheeling residents can catch the weekly Farmers’ Market on Saturdays at 1225 National Road, where organizers are also supporting local teens with $500 scholarships. This year, graduates April Lockard and Adeline Schimnoski earned awards for their involvement in FFA or 4H and essays on how farmers markets shaped their lives, as they head to WVNCC for business and nursing.
   

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  • Our small tan Chihuahua dog got out the door.
    We are located by Riesbeck's. He is quite friendly and is wearing a harness and has blue tags. Please call and text 304-312-0054. Thank you (Nextdoor Elm Grove)
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    I had low-lights put in my hair and told Nikita to chose the color. Nobody thought it would turn out as fabulous as it did. I was her first low… (Nextdoor Oglebay Dr)
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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: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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