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Wheeling Symphony Celebrates America With Annual Fourth of July Tour

June 30, 2018

Wheeling Symphony Orchestra (WSO) announces its annual Celebrate America tour, conducted by Roger Kalia, featuring guest artists Tim O’Brien with Jan Fabricius and Mollie O’Brien with Rich Moore. The tour makes...

Wheeling Country Day School Teacher Wins Presidential Award for Excellence

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June 29, 2018

You’d have to look way back to October 2016 to find the first announcement from Wheeling Country Day School bragging up Margie Howells as a state finalist for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and S...

Meeting to Focus on Valley’s Workforce Challenges

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June 27, 2018

West Virginia Public Broadcasting and the Wheeling Academy of Law and Science Foundation will host a community meeting at 6 p.m., Wednesday, June 27, to discuss the workforce landscapes of the Ohio Valley and g...

Calling All Yogis for Yoga on the Lawn

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June 25, 2018

Join Wheeling Heritage and Lindsay Schooler of Happy Goat Yoga for Yoga on the Lawn, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 11, at Heritage Port in Wheeling. All experience levels welcome. Bring your own mat if you...

Deacon Smay To Be Ordained for Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston

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June 24, 2018

The Rev. Mr. Martin Smay will be ordained to the priesthood by the Most Rev. Michael J. Bransfield, bishop of Wheeling-Charleston, at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Wheeling, at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 30. Pries...

Corpus Christi School Celebrates 2018 Hall of Fame Nominees

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June 24, 2018

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Corpus Christi School honored five alumni and friends of CCS Saturday, June 9, in the Parish Center. The festive event was held to recognize Corpus Christi School’s most notable alumni and friends and acknowl...

WLU Business Students Successfully Segue into Career World

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June 24, 2018

West Liberty University graduates from the Gary E. West College of Business are finding success post-graduation. For many of these May graduates, the transition into the working world is seamless.“We are please...

West Virginia Flood: Two Years Later

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June 23, 2018

Over the past two years, West Virginians have come together to rebuild in the aftermath of the deadly, historic flooding of June 2016. That flooding touched 42 of West Virginia’s 55 counties and caused devastat...

Lary Loew Hilltopper Scramble Is Ace Event for Scholarships

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June 21, 2018

Every June, alumni and friends join the WLU Alumni Association in planning and supporting the Lary Loew Hilltopper Golf Scramble, scheduled for Monday, June 25. “Every year we look forward to getting togethe...

WLU PAs Hear From McKinley at Commencement

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June 20, 2018

West Liberty University held its Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies commencement at 6 p.m., Friday, June 15, in Kelly Theatre and welcomed U.S. Rep. David B. McKinley (R-W.Va.) to the ceremony as ...

WVNCC Unveils New Center; Will Host Info Session for Mine Program

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June 19, 2018

WVNCC Starting New Center for Business and Industrial Training West Virginia Northern Community College will offer expanded industrial, business and customized training in a variety of topics, to local and ...

Oglebay Offers Group Mountain Biking Rides for All Skill Levels

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June 18, 2018

Explore Oglebay Park on two wheels during group mountain biking rides every Tuesday at 6 p.m. and every Sunday at 11 a.m. through Labor Day weekend. Group rides begin at the Par 3 parking lot and last approx...

Oglebay Rolls Out New Scenic Segway Tours

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June 17, 2018

Oglebay is excited to announce the newest way to enjoy the 2,000-acre park. Visitors can now experience Segway Tours, which depart from the park’s Aerial Challenge Course daily. The Segway Personal Transport...

Graduating Classes of Diocese’s Catholic High Schools Offered $23M in Scholarships

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June 17, 2018

Members of the 2018 graduating classes of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston’s six Catholic high schools across West Virginia were collectively offered $23 million in scholarships. The newly graduated students ...

Conference Goal to Reduce Stigma of Mental Illness

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June 14, 2018

West Liberty University recently partnered with several local organizations in presenting a two-day mental health conference at The Highlands Center that drew hundreds of participants and featured a timely appe...

Creativity With a Conscience: Collage Art With Michael Albert

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June 12, 2018

The Moundsville-Marshall County Public Library, the Benwood-McMechen Public Library and the Cameron Public Library will host collage-pop art events with New York-area artist Michael Albert this month, along wit...

Angotti Ministries of Music Endowment Fund to Support Music Ministry in Youth

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June 10, 2018

The Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston announces the creation of the Mary Ann Basile Angotti Ministries of Music Endowment Fund to help support the training of musicians and cantors at St. Mary’s Central School and...

WVNCC Launches Welding Program for Brooke High Students

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June 10, 2018

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Starting in the fall, West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) will offer Brooke High School juniors an opportunity to take welding courses while in high school and graduate with an associate's degree i...

Stride Pianist to Bring Chaplin’s ‘Silent’ Films to Life at Towngate

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June 9, 2018

Stride piano player Tom Roberts, joined by Mary Beth Malek on clarinet, brings his celebrated “Charlie Chaplin Silent Picture Show” to Oglebay Institute’s Towngate Theatre at 8 p.m. Saturday, June 16. Robert...

Raleigh Ringers Chime In at the Strand

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June 9, 2018

The Strand Theatre will welcome The Raleigh Ringers to the stage at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 16. The Raleigh Ringers is an internationally acclaimed concert handbell choir based in Raleigh, N.C. Since its found...

Wheeling Jesuit University Announces Presidential Search

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June 4, 2018

Wheeling Jesuit University’s Board of Trustees announced today, June 4, that they have begun the search for WJU’s next President. The Board of Trustees recruited Dr. Debra Townsley to serve as interim Presid...

Challenge Wheeling Scavenger Race to Start With a Bang

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June 4, 2018

If you are in downtown Wheeling on the morning of Saturday, June 16, you may hear what you think is a cannon blast. And you'd be right. On June 16, Challenge Wheeling racing teams will take off to find Wheel...

Warwood Farmers Market Opens Tuesday

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June 4, 2018

Grow Warwood Pride kicks off the second season of the Warwood Farmers Market in Garden Park on Tuesday, June 5. The farmers market is slated to run every Tuesday from 4-7 p.m. until Oct. 9. Grow Warwood P...

Winning Entries: Kids Write About Bravery, Dreams

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June 3, 2018

The Ohio Valley Writers held its inaugural writing contest this spring. They were pleased to choose adult and elementary school winners in poetry, fiction and nonfiction categories. Here, we present the winners...

WLU Nursing and Medical Lab Students Pinned

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June 3, 2018

Nursing Students Mark Accomplishment West Liberty University nursing students marked their graduation in a special way recently with a professional Nursing Pinning Ceremony held in Kelly Theatre. Opening re...

Corpus Christi School Selects 2018 Hall of Fame Honorees

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June 3, 2018

Corpus Christi School invites CCS alumni and friends to gather in a weekend of celebration on Friday, June 8, and Saturday, June 9, in the Corpus Christi Parish Center, 1508 Warwood Ave., Wheeling. The weeke...

Color Me Au-Some 5K Set for June 9

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June 2, 2018

Color Me Au-Some 5K Walk/Run — the fun event where participants are covered, coated, swathed and plastered with dry tempera paint powder at stations throughout the course — is set to begin at 8:30 a.m. Saturday...

Jason Ricci at BluesDays at River City

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June 2, 2018

Jason Ricci is one of the most popular harmonica players on the planet today. That’s what “they” say. And Bruce Wheeler will agree. That’s why he’s bringing him back to Wheeling. Ricci has played at Heritage...

Take a Peek Into the Secret Gardens of Wheeling

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June 2, 2018

The Museums Committee of Oglebay Institute is once again hosting its popular garden tour for its spring fundraiser. The Secret Gardens of Wheeling Tour & Garden Market takes place Saturday, June 9, and begi...

Artworks 20 Years Strong

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May 31, 2018

It was 20 years ago this June that Bethany resident Susan Johnston brought together a group of artists to form the co-op, Artworks Around Town, the oldest surviving one of its kind in West Virginia. Under he...

Exhibition on Screen: Take a Look Inside the World of Manet

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May 30, 2018

Experience the wonder of Edouard Manet by seeing his masterpieces on the big screen Saturday, June 2, and Sunday, June 3, at Oglebay Institute’s Towngate Theatre. “Exhibition on Screen: Manet” takes an unpre...

Lunchtime Live! at Market Plaza

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May 30, 2018

Mark your calendars "busy" for lunch on the first Friday of the month throughout the summer. Wheeling Heritage, in partnership with Williams Lea Tag, is hosting Lunchtime Live! at Market Plaza. This free con...

Winning Entries: Kids Write About Bugs, Brothers, Pets & Pride

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May 27, 2018

The Ohio Valley Writers held its inaugural writing contest this spring. They were pleased to choose adult and elementary school winners in poetry, fiction and nonfiction categories. Here, we present the winners...

Joseph Wiley To Be Ordained a Transitional Deacon for the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston

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May 27, 2018

Seminarian Nye Joseph Wiley will be ordained a transitional deacon by the Most Rev. Michael J. Bransfield, bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 2, at the Cathedral of St. Jose...

WLU Non-Traditional Student Receives Scholarship

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May 27, 2018

West Liberty University student Crystal Jozwick of Wheeling received a $500 scholarship recently from the Ohio Valley Business and Professional Women’s Group. To qualify for the scholarship, an applicant mus...

West Liberty University Plans Performing Arts Summer Camp

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May 26, 2018

Sing! Dance! Perform! Design! West Liberty University’s music and theater departments are offering a creative summer camp for children ages 8-14. The Performing Arts Summer Camp will take place in Kelly Thea...

New People’s University on World War II to Begin

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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 impressive array of historians and experts. It will run in conjunction with the “We Can...

WLU’s Downtown Center Offers Help for Start-Ups

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May 25, 2018

West Liberty University’s Small Business Center, located at the WLU Downtown Center, is now open for business. Offering resources to business start-ups, the center is part of the vision of President Stephen ...

WVNCC, Pierpoint Partner With Murray Energy

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May 21, 2018

Pierpont Community and Technical College and West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) have formed a partnership with Murray Energy Corporation to offer a new associate degree program, Mine Maintenance. ...

Wheeling Country Day Student Murals To Be Unveiled

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May 21, 2018

Through the support of the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, Wheeling Country Day School has been the site of a full-year teaching artist residency. Funds were made available to the school through Oglebay ...

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

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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 musical, "The Marvelous Wonderettes: Dream On," a sequel to the Playhouse's popu...

WLU Graduates 368 in Class of 2018

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May 17, 2018

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West Liberty University held its spring 2018 commencement on Saturday, May 12 in the Academic, Sports and Recreation Center (ASRC). A total of 403 degrees were conferred to the 368 graduates, with 35 of those ...

Sundae Series at Pat’s Features Special Guests

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May 17, 2018

Pat’s Down on Main Street continues its Sundae series with ezra & the reletivs along with special guests Poetic Peth and Geen Wildstyle from 6-9 p.m. Sunday, May 20. Geen Wildstyle (also known as Gene St...

WVNCC Graduates 371

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May 15, 2018

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West Virginia Northern Community College held its 46th Commencement on Friday, May 11. Three hundred and seventy-one students graduated and received certificates or associate degrees. Jenniffer Weber, a former ...

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

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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 grand finale. He will be ending his tenure with the WSO after 15 seasons. ...

West Liberty University Celebrates Spring Commencement 2018

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May 12, 2018

West Liberty University graduates enjoyed a pleasant spring morning as commencement took place on the hilltop campus. President Stephen Greiner presided over the ceremony held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 12. Th...

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

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May 12, 2018

“Tin is the New Black,” an exhibition featuring professional artists working in repurposed printed lithographed metal, is on display at Oglebay Institute’s Stifel Fine Arts Center in Wheeling through June 22. ...

Rock the Runway Back for 11th Year

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May 12, 2018

The Ohio Valley’s renowned caterer Bob Baily from As You Like It will host his charity runway show, Rock the Runway, for the 11th year. This successful event supports a local charity every year and showcases me...

‘August: Osage County’ on Towngate Stage

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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 Letts. It will be staged for two weekends — May 11, 12 and 13 and...

Ohio Valley Pride – Proud of its Progress

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May 8, 2018

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For more than 10 years, Jack Carbasho had a dream. “I’ve wanted to have a local Pride group and host a Pride Festival in our area since about 2008 after I attended my first Pride in Pittsburgh,” Carbasho sai...

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