Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department, Wheeling, WV

07/25/2025

2025 CPR TRAINING CLASSES (AUGUST 14th) – The Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department and the Marshall County Health Department will be conducting Heartsaver CPR & First Aid and BLS (Basic Life Support) CPR beginning in February 2025. CPR training will teach participants to recognize and care for breathing and cardiac emergencies in infants, children, and adults. Instructions will also be given on how to recognize emergencies and actions to take. The training will also cover the role and use of AEDs (Automated External Defibrillators) in the Cardiac Chain of Survival. The class will be located in the City of Wheeling Courtroom on the first floor of the City-County Building. The cost of the class will be $50.00 per person for the Heartsaver CPR & First Aid and $25.00 for the BLS CPR and can be paid to the Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department. Each class will be limited to 6 people. You must pre-register for the class by calling the Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department prior to the class date at 304-234-3682.
2025 Dates:
• August 14
o 8:30-12:30 Heartsaver CPR & First Aid
o 1:30-4:30 BLS CPR

07/25/2025

07/25/2025

Village of Bethlehem: There is a system wide 48 hour boil order in effect effective 7/24/25 @ 9:30 until 7/26/25 @ 9:30.

07/24/2025

Village of Bethlehem: A water leak has been reported on Peach Lane. There will be a service interuption until the Village can get it isolated.

07/24/2025

TRAVEL VACCINATION CLINIC – Travel immunizations for foreign travel available by appointment through the travel clinic. Insurance and Medicaid are accepted. Rates for immunizations vary and are subject to change. The Travel Vaccination Clinic is by appointment and many vaccination series take several weeks to complete for full efficacy. Call 4-6 weeks prior to your trip to make an appointment with the Travel Clinic. The following vaccines are commonly recommended for travelers to certain areas: Tetanus/Diphtheria (Td), Tetanus/Diphtheria/Pertussis (Tdap), Typhoid, Yellow Fever, Meningococcal, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR), Japanese Encephalitis, Cholera and Polio. The health department is a designated Yellow Fever Vaccination Center. For information or appointments please call (304) 234-3682

07/24/2025

Village of Bethlehem: Valve installation this morning near the Chapel water tower. Residents may experience low water pressure during this process.

07/23/2025

The Ohio County PSD has issued a Boil Order for 7.23.2025 for the Fairmont Ave area of Ohio County. Affected addresses are listed below.

421-518 Fairmont Ave, Wheeling WV

The Boil Water Notice has been issue due to a lack of a certified water operator for the McMechen Water Department. Customers should boil water until further notice. Please share this information with residents. For more information contact the Ohio County PSD at (304) 547-5133 or the WV Department of Health (Wheeling Environmental District Office) at (304) 238-1145.

07/23/2025

As of July 22, 2025, a total of 1,319 confirmed* measles cases were reported by 40 jurisdictions: Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York City, New York State, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming.

There have been 29 outbreaks** reported in 2025, and 87% of confirmed cases (1,154 of 1,319) are outbreak-associated. For comparison, 16 outbreaks were reported during 2024 and 69% of cases (198 of 285) were outbreak-associated.

*CDC is aware of probable measles cases being reported by jurisdictions. However, the data on this page only includes confirmed cases.

**CDC reports the cumulative number of measles outbreaks (defined as 3 or more related cases) that have occurred this year in the U.S.; states have the most up-to-date information about cases and outbreaks in their jurisdictions.

07/22/2025

The City of Wheeling Water Department has issued a Boil Order on 7.22.2025 for the Clearview area. Affected addresses are listed below.

38-56 Clearview Ave (Riley Hill Rd)

Customers should boil water for 48 hours after service is restored. Please share this information with residents. A second notification will be sent once the boil order has been released.

07/22/2025

The City of Wheeling Water Department has issued a Boil Order on 7.22.2025 for the Dimmydale area. Affected addresses are listed below.

89-93 Rush Ave (Odd only) and 33-55 Pleasant Drive (Odd only)

Customers should boil water for 48 hours after service is restored. Please share this information with residents. A second notification will be sent once the boil order has been released.

07/18/2025

(7/18/25) The Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department is reporting that levels of COVID-19, Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and Norovirus are elevated, and considered moderate, in the local community. Testing also includes sampling for Measles, Hepatitis, Candida auris and other unique diseases. All were not detected in recent sampling. The measle testing is specific to wild-type measles RNA and does not detect the vaccine strain of the virus. These specific diseases and their identification as elevated in the Ohio County community are made through wastewater surveillance at the City of Wheeling’s Water Treatment Plant. The treatment plant serves most of Ohio County and Benwood.

07/18/2025

CHILDHOOD/YOUTH IMMUNIZATION CLINIC – Wednesdays from 9:00-11:00am and 1:00-3:00pm. All regular childhood and back-to-school immunizations, including college-bound vaccinations. Insurance and Medicaid are accepted. Appointments are encouraged, but not necessary, call (304) 234-3682.