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Wheeling To Close Managed Camp Site For Unhoused

Last week, the Wheeling City Council voted to ask the city manager to withdraw an exemption from the city's public camping ban for a managed encampment.

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Wheeling Suspends Public Camping Ban

The city of Wheeling has agreed to temporarily suspend its urban camping ban. 

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First Encampment Cleared Under Wheeling Public Camping Ban

The City of Wheeling has cleared its first urban campsite under a new ordinance that went into effect earlier this month. 

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Police Begin Clearing Wheeling Encampment, Advocates Push Back

A new camping ban went into effect in Wheeling this month, but advocates for the unhoused community are pushing back.  

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ARC: 'Billions' Coming To Coal Communities From Feds

Massive economic opportunities are available for rural energy communities according to Gayle Manchin, the co-chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC).

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