James Thornton, Author at Lede News

Author: James Thornton

It’s a ‘F-R-E-E’ Jamboree City Weekend in Downtown Wheeling

FeaturedJune 18, 2026

The kickoff concert is Friday night at Nail City Record in downtown Wheeling.

ODOT Only Two Weeks Away from Reopening Blaine Hill Bridge

NewsJune 18, 2026

An online statement made by officials with the Ohio Department of Transportation - Districy 11: Belmont County We're officially under the two-week mark on the reopening of Blaine Bridge! The finishing touches are underway, including a 'glow-up' with...

Gone Forever – Memories of The Hub Department Store

HistoryNovember 14, 2024

The department store was very popular in downtown Wheeling.

Visual History of the Birth of Interstate 70 in Wheeling

HistoryAugust 14, 2023

It was more than six decades ago when Wheeling residents were introduced to Interstate 70.

Gone Forever – A Neighborhood Known as Grandview Manor

HistoryNovember 6, 2022

When I grew up, I didn’t know what the Housing Act of 1937 involved, but it was legislation that appropriated funding for public housing. I...

Gone Forever – One. Two. Three Bridges Across the Ohio River

HistoryOctober 30, 2022

A historic story and photo series on the Steel Bridge, a span once in the city of Wheeling.

Gone Forever – Before I-70, There Was the Fort Henry Motel

HistoryMay 22, 2022

The Fort Henry Motel was located on U.S. Route 40, or National Road, in Elm Grove, and it seemed to be there during whole childhood.

‘Gone Forever’ – Why Did They Replace Ohio County Courthouse?

HistoryMay 1, 2022

There is not much you can say about this building except it is a shame it is gone forever and I could show many photographs, but I will try to keep it to a minimum.