In Pictures: McMechen, Still Steve Novotney August 8, 2017 2 It's been more than a week since 5.2 inches of rain fell on McMechen, a community that is terraced in a way that the muddy paths of flood-water flow are still very visible all the way down to the highway. Volun...
A Fix for Flooding? Steve Novotney August 5, 2017 1 On Sept. 17, 2004, Hurricane Ivan parked over most of the Wheeling area and dumped a little more than 10 inches of rain in less than half a day. There were washed-out roads, schools evacuated, cars in creeks, p...