#RealInOV – PS2

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Would it be a jinx to state at this time that it seems spring has sprung after a very mild winter season?

If so, then many local folks are jumping the gun with their preparation for warmer weather, especially now that Daylight Savings Time has returned to extend our evenings by an hour. Plus, here in the Upper Ohio Valley, ‘tis the season for campaigns as primary election days are scheduled for March 17 in Ohio and on May 12 in West Virginia, and it’s also the time when renovations take place at homes and at local businesses.

It’s no longer a secret to anyone who lives here or is a native planning a homecoming – the Wheeling area is under construction, and unfortunately, that means some projects are left foolishly and dangerously, unfinished.

This is a glimpse at our Upper Ohio Valley.

A covered patio at a business.
With big-league baseball getting ready for Opening Day, the patrons at Jerry’s Bar in McMechen are preparing for outdoor viewing on this covered patio.
A store that is closing.
After 35 years of business, the Outdoor Store in downtown Wheeling will soon close.
A dirty oven.
This oven and grill-top has been removed from the property located at 150 Carmel Road in Wheeling.
A deputy on the campaign trail.
Marshall County Chief Deputy Bill Helms is joined by his wife on the campaign trail.
An overpass that spans an interstate.
The Chapel Hill Bridge was re-opened without the Division of Highways installing the necessary fencing.
The entrance to an athletic faacility.
The future of the long-time home of the Bulldogs, Perkins Field, is in question because of flooding issues.
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Steve Novotney
Steve Novotney
Steve Novotney has been a professional journalist for 33 years, working in print for weekly, daily, and bi-weekly publications, writing for a number of regional and national magazines, host baseball-related talks shows on Pittsburgh’s ESPN, and as a daily, all-topics talk show host in the Wheeling and Steubenville markets since 2004. Novotney is the co-owner, editor, and co-publisher of LEDE News, and is the host of “Novotney Now,” a daily program that airs Monday-Friday from 3-6 p.m. on River Talk 100.1 & 100.9 FM.

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