Author Fred Connors

Fred Connors

Fred Connors is a retired investigative, criminal courts and police reporter for the Wheeling newspapers. He holds multiple West Virginia Press Association awards, as well as one from the Southern Newspaper Publishers’ Association. Fred lives in Wheeling with his new bride, Sharon Kennedy Connors.

What Do You Do With 50,000 Cubic Yards of Concrete?

Fred Connors

December 18, 2019

As part of the massive Interstate 70 bridge rehab project, crews in Ohio County have the daunting task of ripping up and hauling away more than 50,000 cubic yards of concrete decking. The question is, “Where...

Exley Remembers (sort of) Three Days of Craziness on Max Yasgur’s Farm

Fred Connors

August 13, 2019

Wheeling resident R. Banford Exley has sporadic memories of a raucous music festival he attended 50 years ago on a New York dairy farm. He hadn’t heard of the Woodstock Music Festival until a friend asked hi...