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West Liberty University Plans Performing Arts Summer Camp

Provided May 26, 2018

Sing! Dance! Perform! Design! West Liberty University’s music and theater departments are offering a creative summer camp for children ages...

New People’s University on World War II to Begin

Provided May 25, 2018

World War II is the subject of the upcoming Ohio County Public Library’s People’s University series, which will feature an...

WLU’s Downtown Center Offers Help for Start-Ups

Provided May 25, 2018

West Liberty University’s Small Business Center, located at the WLU Downtown Center, is now open for business. Offering resources to...

WVNCC, Pierpoint Partner With Murray Energy

Provided May 21, 2018

Pierpont Community and Technical College and West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) have formed a partnership with Murray Energy Corporation...

Wheeling Country Day Student Murals To Be Unveiled

Provided May 21, 2018

Through the support of the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, Wheeling Country Day School has been the site of a full-year...

‘The Marvelous Wonderettes: Dream On’ Opens Brooke Hills Season

Provided May 20, 2018

The Brooke Hills Playhouse has announced the cast and crew for the group’s 47th season-opening production of Roger Bean’s jukebox...

WLU Graduates 368 in Class of 2018

Provided May 17, 2018

West Liberty University held its spring 2018 commencement on Saturday, May 12 in the Academic, Sports and Recreation Center (ASRC). ...

Sundae Series at Pat’s Features Special Guests

Provided May 17, 2018

Pat’s Down on Main Street continues its Sundae series with ezra & the reletivs along with special guests Poetic Peth...

WVNCC Graduates 371

Provided May 15, 2018

West Virginia Northern Community College held its 46th Commencement on Friday, May 11. Three hundred and seventy-one students graduated and...

Raphel Conducts Respighi’s ‘Pines of Rome’ for Season Finale

Provided May 15, 2018

The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra’s final concert of the 2017-18 season, Respighi’s Pines of Rome, will be Music Director André Raphel’s...

West Liberty University Celebrates Spring Commencement 2018

Provided May 12, 2018

West Liberty University graduates enjoyed a pleasant spring morning as commencement took place on the hilltop campus. President Stephen Greiner...

‘Tin is the New Black’: Oh, the Stories Discarded Objects Can Tell

Provided May 12, 2018

“Tin is the New Black,” an exhibition featuring professional artists working in repurposed printed lithographed metal, is on display at...

Rock the Runway Back for 11th Year

Provided May 12, 2018

The Ohio Valley’s renowned caterer Bob Baily from As You Like It will host his charity runway show, Rock the...

‘August: Osage County’ on Towngate Stage

Provided May 9, 2018

Oglebay Institute’s Towngate Theatre closes its 2017-18 season with the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning “August: Osage County” by Tracy...

Ohio Valley Pride – Proud of its Progress

Provided May 8, 2018

For more than 10 years, Jack Carbasho had a dream. “I’ve wanted to have a local Pride group and host...

WVNCC to hold Commencement

Provided May 8, 2018

West Virginia Northern Community College will celebrate the success of its students during the 46th commencement at 7 p.m. Friday,...

WJU Speaker: ‘Give Away Your Sneakers’

Provided May 6, 2018

 Chris Lowney offered graduates of Wheeling Jesuit University three lessons to success and happiness during his commencement talk — give...

‘Aaron the Animal’ Wins Manning Award for Academic Excellence

Provided May 6, 2018

Wheeling Jesuit graduate Aaron Fajerski did not allow his visible and invisible disabilities prevent him from earning a bachelor of...

Preschool, Pre-K a Full Day at Corpus Christi

Provided May 6, 2018

Corpus Christi School will be offering an extended day option for preschool and pre-K students next fall. This additional program...

WLU Commencement Student Speaker Named

Provided May 6, 2018

West Liberty University graduating senior Abigail Reeves, 22, has earned the honor of being the student speaker for Spring Commencement,...

Oglebay to Host Mother’s Day 5K

Provided May 5, 2018

Lace up your sneakers for the Mother’s Day 5k Fun Run/Walk, slated for Saturday, May 12, at Oglebay. The race...

Six Students Selected for Honors Music Recital

Provided May 4, 2018

West Liberty University’s Division of Music will hold its annual Honors Recital, at 3 p.m., Sunday, May 6, in Elbin...

Catholic Charities W.Va. Race for Hope Set

Provided May 3, 2018

Catholic Charities West Virginia’s (CCWVa) eighth annual Race for Hope will be held Saturday, May 5, in Elkins, W.Va. The...

WSO Music Director Raphel Honored With Conductor Laureate Title

Provided May 3, 2018

Wheeling Symphony Orchestra announces Music Director André Raphel has received the honorary title of conductor laureate of the Wheeling Symphony...

Park Players ‘On the Town’

Provided April 30, 2018

Experience a classic Broadway production when the Park Players of Wheeling Park High School present the spring musical, On the...

‘Sport of a Lifetime’: Tennis Club Sets Plans for Season

Provided April 29, 2018

The Wheeling Oglebay Tennis Club has a full slate of activities scheduled for area youth and adults for the spring...

A Win-Win Nursing Partnership Unveiled

Provided April 29, 2018

Weirton Medical Center and West Virginia Northern Community College have a new partnership: the Future Nurses Program, which is meant...

Mentorship Turned Friendship Leads Teachers to National Certification

Provided April 28, 2018

One of the most important factors that ensures a student gets a good education is the quality of the teacher....

Woodsdale Turns Lemons Into Lemonade Into Cash

Provided April 27, 2018

It was a sunny Saturday in April when Woodsdale Elementary School parents, students and staff raised $4,300 in an age-old...

Corpus Christi Expands its Green With New Recycling Focus

Provided April 27, 2018

Saving the earth is everyone’s job, and Corpus Christi School believes it is important to teach these responsibilities to its...

Soul Music Comes to Pat’s Down on Main Street

Provided April 27, 2018

Pat’s Down on Main Street is continuing its Sundae series with ezra & the reletivs along with special guests Poetic...

Cassidy Elected to West Virginia Humanities Council

Provided April 26, 2018

The West Virginia Humanities Council elected three new members to its board of directors at its spring board meeting on...

Two Chances to Enjoy WLU Choirs

Provided April 26, 2018

Springtime brings two chances to enjoy beautiful music as West Liberty University’s College of Arts and Communications presents choral concerts...

Catholic Charities West Virginia Announces Opening of Weirton Office

Provided April 25, 2018

Catholic Charities West Virginia has opened a new office in Weirton, which will provide emergency assistance and case management services....

Kate Hennessey, Granddaughter of Dorothy Day, to Speak at WJU April 25

Provided April 22, 2018

Wheeling Jesuit University will welcome Kate Hennessy, granddaughter of Dorothy Day, to campus on Wednesday, April 25, when she will...

Bestselling Author to Speak at Wheeling Jesuit’s Commencement

Provided April 21, 2018

Chris Lowney, one-time Jesuit seminarian, the author of the bestselling book, Heroic Leadership, will give the Commencement address on Saturday,...

National Speakers Announced for Wetzel County ‘Hope Through Recovery’ Event

Provided April 19, 2018

In an effort to address the many issues currently plaguing our state and local communities, the Wetzel County Board of...

Dougherty Named to National Trust ’40 Under 40′

Provided April 18, 2018

Jake Dougherty, the executive director of Wheeling Heritage, has been named to a national list of honorees by the National...

Celebrate Earth Day Weekend With Oglebay Institute

Provided April 17, 2018

Celebrate Earth Day weekend with naturalists from Oglebay Institute’s Schrader Environmental Education Center, by participating in a series of events...

50th Anniversary Screening Set for Kubrick’s Masterpiece ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’

Provided April 17, 2018

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the film release of Stanley Kubrick’s sci-fi masterpiece “2001: A Space Odyssey.”  The...

WJU Students To Be Recognized at Bishop’s Dinner

Provided April 15, 2018

The Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston will recognize three Wheeling Jesuit University seniors during the 24th Annual Bishop’s Dinner for Catholic Schools...

Bishops Cross To Be Presented at Dinner for Catholic Schools

Provided April 15, 2018

Students, teachers, benefactors and leaders in Catholic education from across West Virginia will convene for the 24th annual Bishop’s Dinner...

Tales of WWI Flying Corps at Moundsville Library

Provided April 14, 2018

A piece of “Unheard of History” will be discussed at 6 p.m. Monday, April 16, at the Moundsville-Marshall County Public...

Who Will Be the Next Wheeling Symphony Music Director?

Provided April 14, 2018

Who will be the next music director of the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra? Patrons will have the opportunity to experience four...

WLU’s Horzempa Is West Virginia’s Professor of the Year

Provided April 13, 2018

The Faculty Merit Foundation announced that West Liberty University Associate Professor Dr. Joseph Horzempa, is the winner of its 2017...

Gracie Curran at BluesDays

Provided April 13, 2018

Gracie Curran will bring her “jaw-dropping” blues and soul to River City Restaurant at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 17. “One...

Lunch and Learn on Depression, Anxiety

Provided April 12, 2018

West Virginia Northern Community College’s Academic Support Center will host a No Stigma Attached Lunch and Learn from noon to...

Elementary Science Fair Thursday at WLU

Provided April 11, 2018

West Liberty University’s Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics will sponsor the first annual Elementary Science Fair from 9:30 a.m. to...

Lounge Lizards Duel in New Mystery Theatre Show

Provided April 11, 2018

Dueling lounge lizards, a love-conflicted exotic dancer, a down-and-out club owner and a strange Austrian body-builder populate Mystery Theatre Unlimited’s...

WJU Students to Perform ‘Pippin’

Provided April 11, 2018

An ensemble cast of Wheeling Jesuit students will take to the stage inside the university’s Troy Theater this April to...