BID ACCEPTED — On Monday, the Brooke County Board of Education accepted a bid for the former Wellsburg Middle School from Ed and Beth Hinebaugh of Wheeling, a couple who own a daycare center and party rental place in Wheeling as well as about 50 single-family homes. -- Warren Scott

WELLSBURG — The former Wellsburg Middle School has new owners, with the Brooke County school board’s acceptance of a bid of $225,000 for the three-story building and about 70,828 square feet of property on which it sits.

The bid was submitted by Ed and Beth Hinebaugh, a Wheeling couple who said their intention is to use the property for a business involving children.

The pair owns Noah’s Ark Childcare and the Fulton Fun Factory, which offers indoor bounce houses and other activities for youth and rental space

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