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10th Annual Wheeling SleepOut to Build Community Support for Youth Facing Homelessness

Provided October 29, 2020

WHEELING, W.Va.  —  While many older teens are worrying about online classes, COVID and college applications, some are wondering whether...

Wheeling Heritage Receives POWER Grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC)

Provided October 15, 2020

Contact: Alex Panas Communications and Development Manager Wheeling Heritage apanas@wheelingheritage.org WHEELING, W.Va. – October 15, 2020 – Wheeling Heritage is...

YWCA Wheeling Explains Racism as a Public Health Crisis

Provided October 7, 2020

Eliminating racism, Empowering women, the YWCA Wheeling has been committed to equity and inclusion for 114 years. Since the death...

River Valley Health Foundation Announces November 2, 2020 Annual Grant Deadline

Provided October 1, 2020

River Valley Health Foundation, Inc. 1226 Chapline Street Wheeling, WV 26003 Contact: Cynthia Morrison (412) 298-2423; cynthia@rivervalleyhf.org RIVER VALLEY HEALTH...

Four Small Businesses to Compete in Wheeling Heritage’s Virtual ‘Show of Hands’

Provided September 24, 2020

          Contact: Alex Panas Communications and Development Manager Wheeling Heritage 740-338-7633 apanas@wheelingheritage.org   WHEELING, W.Va. –...

Ohio County Public Library Reopening Monday with Expanded Hours

Provided September 19, 2020

The Ohio County Public Library is pleased to announce that it will open its doors to patrons by appointment beginning...

Rally, Virtual Service to Mark 2020 WV Days of Hope

Provided September 18, 2020

WHEELING, W.Va.  —  With the theme “You Can Touch a Life,” the 2020 West Virginia Days of Hope will take...

Wheeling Symphony Accepting Applications for Student Volunteer Program

Provided September 14, 2020

The Wheeling Symphony Auxiliary is accepting students in grades 9 through 12 for its Student Volunteer Program. Volunteering for the...

Wheeling Heritage Seeks Community Collaboration for Art Installation on Diversity

Provided August 4, 2020

Wheeling Heritage is seeking community participation in a public art project about diversity. To participate, interested individuals can pick up a free, 4-inch by 4-inch canvas from various locations throughout Wheeling.

Wheeling, Partners Awarded $100,000 Aetna Foundation Grant to Advance Health Equity in Ohio County

Provided July 15, 2020

The City of Wheeling’s Department of Parks and Recreation, along with several Ohio County partners, have been selected to receive...

Wheeling Park to Open Community Education Center in Partnership With Wheeling Country Day School

Provided July 8, 2020

For decades, Wheeling Park was a popular community destination for roller skating, teen dances and a variety of community-based activities...

Crosscurrents Art Exhibit Opens June 25th at Stifel Center

Provided June 24, 2020

Oglebay Institute’s annual Crosscurrents exhibition will take place again this year at its Stifel Fine Arts Center. While no opening...

RED Launches CO.STARTERS Rebuild Program to Help Small Businesses Recover

Provided June 12, 2020

Regional Economic Development Partnership (RED) is accepting applications for CO.STARTERS Rebuild, a 10-session, live and virtually facilitated program that helps...

Travel Around the World and Through Time Without Leaving Your Living Room

Provided June 10, 2020

For Summer Reading 2020, the Ohio County Public Library in Wheeling will offer a new People’s University Livestream series to...

Wheeling Heritage & Wheeling Feeling Launch Collaboration to Support Entrepreneurs

Provided May 20, 2020

WHEELING, W.Va. – May 20, 2020 – Wheeling Heritage and The Wheeling Feeling are collaborating to support entrepreneurs. Today, the...

Emergency Impact Fund Grants Announced

Provided April 28, 2020

In just three short weeks, CFOV’s Emergency Impact Fund has provided grants totaling $97,373 to area nonprofits! The fund, created...

Nursing Alumna MacKenzie Davis Enlists for COVID-19 Hotspot

Provided April 27, 2020

While many of us are working from home and avoiding contact with others during the pandemic, those who serve on...

Plant a Tree for Earth Day

Provided April 22, 2020

The WVU Extension Service of Ohio County and Wheeling’s Parks and Recreation Department invite the public to celebrate Earth Day...

‘Home of the Brave’ Project Recognizes Those on the Frontlines

Provided April 16, 2020

We all know someone who is putting on a brave face right now to support our community in this time...

Oglebay to Livestream 92nd Annual Easter Sunrise Service

Provided April 9, 2020

Since 1927, Oglebay Park has hosted an Easter Sunrise Service, which remains the longest-running program in the park’s history.  At...

United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley Mask Collection

Provided April 8, 2020

Critical Mask Shortage In Medical Facilities Creates Volunteer Opportunity Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a shortage of personal...

OGLEBAY OFFERS FREE ROOMS TO FRONT-LINE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS DURING COVID-19

Provided April 7, 2020

Oglebay is offering free accommodations to local doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists, front-line responders and other medical professionals who are helping...

West Liberty University Replaces Traditional Commencement Ceremony with Safe Virtual Event

Provided April 7, 2020

Because of social distancing and other restrictions in place while the world fights the coronavirus pandemic, West Liberty University is...

CFOV Emergency Impact Fund Accepting Applications

Provided April 3, 2020

The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley (CFOV)  is now accepting grant applications through an opportunity made possible by the...

Academic Rules Relaxed during COVID-19 Crisis

Provided April 2, 2020

WLU students have transitioned to alternate learning environments due to social distancing and now have less to worry about due to today's announcement.

After Successful Facebook Live Event, August Levy Encourages Community to ‘Light Up Blue’ for Autism Awareness Month

Provided March 31, 2020

Wheeling, WV – On Friday, March 27, more than 300 people tuned in to a Facebook Live concert put on...

Wheeling Heritage Announces Emergency Grant for Artists, Entertainers, Small Business Owners 

Provided March 24, 2020

UPDATE: Wheeling Heritage has had a huge number of grant requests since announcing the COVID-19 Emergency Grant. Unfortunately, the organization...

COVID-19: Community Foundation Creates Emergency Impact Fund

Provided March 18, 2020

In response to the mounting challenges created by COVID-19 (coronavirus), the Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley (CFOV) has created...

Oglebay Institute Honored at West Virginia Governor’s Arts Awards

Provided March 14, 2020

Oglebay Institute received two top honors earlier this month at the 2020 West Virginia Governor’s Arts Awards at the Cultural...

Best-Selling Author and Historian Coming to West Liberty University

Provided March 7, 2020

Best-selling author, historian and social commentator Sarah Vowell will be the guest lecturer at West Liberty University’s Hughes Lecture on...

YSS Seeks Safe Solutions as Winter Freeze Shelter Comes to a Close

Provided March 7, 2020

The Winter Freeze Shelter at Youth Services System, 87 15th St., will close for the 2019-20 season after Sunday, March...

WLU Presidential Candidates Announced, Campus Visits Planned

Provided March 5, 2020

West Liberty University’s Presidential Search Committee has announced the names of candidates advancing to the next step in its search...

Catholic Charities West Virginia to Celebrate ‘Shining a Light on Hope’ Gala 

Provided March 1, 2020

Catholic Charities West Virginia’s 10th annual Gala, titled “Shining a Light on Hope,” will be celebrated Saturday, March 7, at...

‘Presence: An Exploration of Aging Through Art’ Exhibit Challenges Perceptions of Growing Old

Provided February 29, 2020

A new exhibition and educational series opens Thursday, March 5, at Oglebay Institute’s Stifel Fine Arts Center. “Presence: An Exploration...

BluesDays at River City Returns for Three Sundays in March

Provided February 29, 2020

How many times have you heard people say, “Wheeling? Sure, I’ve passed through there.” Wheeling certainly is a throughway to...

Wheeling Heritage Announces Riley’s Retirement; Appoints Weld as Next Executive Director

Provided February 28, 2020

Wheeling Heritage announced today that Arch W. Riley Jr. is set to leave his position as the executive director on...

Northern Panhandle Residents Among West Virginia History Heroes

Provided February 24, 2020

Several Northern Panhandle residents were among a group of West Virginia History Heroes recognized during West Virginia History Day in...

Leap on Over to ‘Seussical Science’ on Feb. 29

Provided February 22, 2020

Oglebay Institute’s Schrader Environmental Education Center will host a youth program as part of its ongoing mission to pique children’s...

Community Foundation, Women’s Giving Circle Award Grants

Provided February 20, 2020

The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley (CFOV) and the Women’s Giving Circle awarded grants this week totaling over $105,000....

First Virtual Lions Club in West Virginia Chartered in Ohio County

Provided February 19, 2020

The first virtual Lions Club in West Virginia has officially formed in Ohio County. With the blessing of Lions International,...

‘Buddy’ Bops Into Wheeling

Provided February 16, 2020

“Buddy — The Buddy Holly Story,” the show that inspired a generation of multi-million selling juke-box musicals including “Jersey Boys,”...

Mardi Gras Theme Brings New Twist to Affair With Flair

Provided February 15, 2020

The Junior League of Wheeling presents Affair With Mardi Gras Flair at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Wheeling...

‘Wheeling Reads: One Book, One Community’ Kicks Off With Lecture

Provided February 2, 2020

Oglebay Institute’s Towngate Theater and the Wheeling Arts and Cultural Commission will host the kickoff event for Wheeling Reads: One...

Towngate Actors Let Down Their Hair in ‘Rapunzel’

Provided January 26, 2020

Oglebay Institute continues its tradition of bringing beloved fairytales to life with an imaginative production of “Rapunzel,” to be staged...

Winners Announced for OI Regional Student Art Exhibit

Provided January 19, 2020

Celebrating the talent and creativity of young artists, Oglebay Institute’s 31st annual Regional Student Art Exhibition is on display at...

West Liberty University Expands Clinical Space in Hall of Health Sciences

Provided January 19, 2020

It was just a year ago that West Liberty University opened a Speech and Hearing Clinic that provides health care...

Donors Make Upgrades Possible at Oglebay Good Zoo

Provided January 18, 2020

Through the generosity of donors, Oglebay’s Good Zoo has started a multi-phased plan of upgrades scheduled for 2020. “The first...

Grow Warwood Pride, House of the Carpenter Fuels Drive for Hunger and Literacy

Provided January 12, 2020

Grow Warwood Pride is joining forces with the House of the Carpenter for a Feeding and Reading Drive from 9...

Human Trafficking Topic of January Program at WLU

Provided January 12, 2020

West Liberty University is sponsoring an informative program on human trafficking at 6 p.m., Friday, Jan. 17. Free and open...

Wanted: Actors to Portray Historical Figures

Provided January 11, 2020

The West Virginia Humanities Council is seeking applications from individuals interested in portraying historical figures for its popular History Alive!...