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Beautify the City With Orrick for its 2019 Pride in Wheeling Day

Provided May 25, 2019

It’s that time of year again, when organizations come together to launch cleanup and beautification efforts and celebrate the LGBTQ...

WVNCC, WLU Sign Reverse Transfer Agreement

Provided May 21, 2019

West Virginia Northern Community College and West Liberty University signed a reverse transfer agreement today, making degree completion easier for...

Crosscurrents Exhibit Showcases Regional Artistic Talent

Provided May 19, 2019

A staple of Oglebay Institute’s art exhibition season, Crosscurrents is now open at OI’s Stifel Fine Arts Center. Now in...

OVAASA Honors Students, Educators

Provided May 18, 2019

The 10 Annual OVAASA (Ohio Valley African American Students Association) Awards Banquet was held on Thursday, May 9, at River...

Color Me AU-SOME 5K Walk/Run Set for June 8

Provided May 18, 2019

The Color Me Au-Some 5K Walk/Run — a fun and unique event where participants are covered, coated, swathed and plastered...

Wheeling Symphony’s 90th Anniversary Season to Welcome New Music Director

Provided May 17, 2019

The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra announces its 90th anniversary season with seven subscription concerts and the return of Ohio Valley’s No....

Williams Lea Provides Career Options for High School Graduates

Provided May 12, 2019

Staff from global business support services firm Williams Lea recently spent time speaking with seniors at Wheeling Park High School...

Ecumenical Conference to Focus on Opioid Crisis in West Virginia

Provided May 5, 2019

The Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston (DWC), Catholic Charities WV (CCWVa) and the West Virginia Council of Churches (WVCC) are working together...

Wheeling Symphony Orchestra Concludes 89th Season with Fuchs, Mozart and Tchaikovsky

Provided May 5, 2019

Guest artist Soyeon Kate Lee will be featured when the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra closes its 2018-19 season at 7:30 p.m....

WVU President Gee to Speak at Annual Boy Scout Partnership Dinner

Provided May 4, 2019

The Ohio River Valley Council Boy Scouts of America announced that West Virginia University President E. Gordon Gee will be...

Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston Launches Catholic Sharing Appeal

Provided April 29, 2019

The annual Catholic Sharing Appeal (CSA) of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston — “Sowing the Seeds of Hope” — has launched...

West Liberty University Signs Agreement With Chinese Investment Group

Provided April 29, 2019

West Liberty University has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Henan Yinji Investment Group (China) that may open up new...

West Liberty University Spring Commencement Set for May 4

Provided April 28, 2019

West Liberty University will graduate 371 students at its spring commencement, to be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 4,...

Towngate Ends 50th Season With ‘Our Town’

Provided April 28, 2019

Oglebay Institute’s Towngate Theatre ends its 50th season of community theater with Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece “Our Town,” considered...

Wheeling Oglebay Tennis Club Set to Swing Into Action

Provided April 28, 2019

The year’s festivities of the Wheeling Oglebay Tennis Club will begin on Saturday, May 11, with the “Swing into Spring”...

Park Players to Present Classic Gershwin Musical ‘Crazy for You’

Provided April 27, 2019

Witness a classic Gershwin musical production when the Park Players of Wheeling Park High School present its spring musical, Crazy...

Oglebay Foundation Honors Hess Family, Hydie Friend

Provided April 25, 2019

At its second annual donor recognition and awards breakfast on April 24, the Oglebay Foundation honored the Hess Family and...

‘Shoot for the Moon’ at Ohio County Public Library Week

Provided April 25, 2019

The sky’s the limit this year for the Ohio County Public Library’s annual OCPL Week. From Saturday, April 27, to...

Youth Services System Names Schlegel 2019 Good Samaritan

Provided April 24, 2019

The question restaurant owner Charlie Schlegel asks himself when anyone calls seeking a charitable donation isn’t “Why should I?” but...

Frederick’s Day Spa ‘CBD Wellness Center’ Plans Open House

Provided April 22, 2019

The CBD Wellness Center at Frederick’s Day Spa is expanding ways to bring relief to the people in the Ohio...

Oglebay to Host Free Spring Horticulture Demos

Provided April 21, 2019

Escape into the fascinating world of horticulture on Saturday, April 27, for an afternoon of free educational programming on herbs,...

Catholic Charities Neighborhood Center to Hold 23rd Annual Spaghetti Dinner

Provided April 21, 2019

The Catholic Charities Neighborhood Center in Wheeling will hold its 23rd annual spaghetti dinner from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m....

Broadway Superstar Joins Wheeling Symphony Orchestra for Classic Broadway, Star Wars and Disney Favorites

Provided April 20, 2019

The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra welcomes guest artist Sierra Boggess for “Once Upon a Time,”  an evening of Broadway, Star Wars...

Wheeling Heritage’s Tom Griffith Collection on Display at WesBanco

Provided April 17, 2019

Visitors to WesBanco’s trust department can now see a local artist’s vibrant, nostalgic paintings of Wheeling lining the walls. Wheeling...

Two Wheeling Woman Among Five WVU Students Awarded Fulbright Scholarships

Provided April 16, 2019

Five West Virginia University women, including two from Wheeling, have been awarded the prestigious Fulbright Scholarship to teach English abroad...

Major Relic of St. John Vianney Coming to Town During Holy Week

Provided April 14, 2019

A major relic of St. John Vianney, the Curé of Ars, patron saint of parish priests, will be in West...

Out of the Ashes Comes a New Partnership

Provided April 12, 2019

Out of the ashes comes a new partnership for Catholic Charities West Virginia (CCWVa) and the Ziegenfelder Company. The Ziegenfelder...

Wheeling Heritage Accepting Show of Hands Applications

Provided April 11, 2019

If you have an idea for a new business, a business expansion or a project that will impact Wheeling, you...

Hall of Fame Board Reveals 2019 Inductees

Provided April 10, 2019

Twelve new inductees to the Wheeling Hall of Fame were announced today by Hall of Fame Board Chairman Robert DeFrancis....

Film Society Offers Free Screening of Hitchcock’s ‘Rear Window’ at Towngate

Provided April 7, 2019

“Rear Window,” Alfred Hitchcock’s iconic 1954 suspenseful thriller starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly, will be shown on the big...

Rustic Mechanicals to Stage Shakespeare’s ‘Measure for Measure’ at Towngate

Provided April 7, 2019

The Rustic Mechanicals, West Virginia’s only professional Shakespeare troupe, bring their Truth is Truth tour of William Shakespeare’s “Measure for...

Kick Up Your Boots at Linsly’s Boots to Bow Ties

Provided April 7, 2019

Dust off your favorite boots, grab your blue jean jacket and adjust your bow ties for the inaugural Linsly Spring...

Witty Comedy ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ at The Strand Theatre

Provided April 6, 2019

The Strand Theatre will present the landmark Oscar Wilde comedy The Importance of Being Earnest as its spring play. The...

Hilltop Players Season Closes with High-Energy Musical

Provided April 6, 2019

West Liberty University students are staging “9 – 5: The Musical” this spring as they close another successful theater season....

Second Annual Make Wheeling Shine Set for April 6

Provided April 4, 2019

Williams Lea and the City of Wheeling are partnering for the second annual Make Wheeling Shine to be held on...

Brooke Hills Playhouse Sets Auditions for April 6

Provided April 3, 2019

The Brooke Hills Playhouse will hold auditions for the first three shows of its 48th summer season on Saturday, April...

‘Light It Up Blue’ for World Autism Awareness Day

Provided March 31, 2019

On Tuesday, April 2, the Augusta Levy Learning Center is challenging Ohio Valley homes and businesses to “Light It Up...

Excellence in W.Va. Catholic Education To Be Celebrated at Bishop’s Dinner

Provided March 31, 2019

Students, teachers, benefactors and leaders in Catholic education from across West Virginia will convene for the 25th annual Bishop’s Dinner...

West Virginia’s Largest Antiques Show Returns to Wheeling April 5-7

Provided March 30, 2019

Oglebay’s Wilson Lodge will be transformed into an antiques marketplace Friday, April 5, through Sunday, April 7, as Oglebay Institute...

Wheeling Heritage Presents ‘A Walk Through Wheeling’ Watercolor Exhibit

Provided March 30, 2019

Wheeling Heritage will host an opening reception for “A Walk Through Wheeling,” a watercolor exhibit by Wheeling artist Jes Reger,...

WSO Young People’s Concert Tour Brings ‘Animated Orchestra’ to Students

Provided March 28, 2019

The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra’s Young People’s Concert tour will reach more than 4,000 area elementary school students from Ohio, Marshall...

‘Legally Blonde, The Musical’ to Hit John Marshall Stage

Provided March 24, 2019

Monarch Company will present Legally Blonde, The Musical at the John Marshall High School Center for Performing Arts Friday, March 29,...

Roots ‘N Shoots Nature Program for Preschoolers at Schrader Center

Provided March 24, 2019

The “Roots ‘N Shoots” preschool nature programs at Oglebay Institute’s Schrader Environmental Education Center build early science skills and promote...

Park Speech and Debate Team Brings Home 40th Win!

Provided March 23, 2019

They did it again! Wheeling Park High School’s team won the Overall Sweepstakes Trophy at the 2019 West Virginia Speech...

Oglebay Institute to Bring The Dancing Wheels Company to the Ohio Valley 

Provided March 23, 2019

If dance is an expression of the human spirit, then it is best expressed by people of all abilities. That...

Crittenton Services Annual 5K Goes Virtual

Provided March 23, 2019

Would you like to do a 5K, virtually from anywhere? Well, you can with Crittenton Services Mountain Mama 5K. For...

WVNCC to Host Women in Leadership Event

Provided March 19, 2019

In celebration of Women’s History Month, West Virginia Northern Community College will host three Women in Leadership Lunch and Learn...

An Evening With David Sheff to Include Film at Towngate

Provided March 17, 2019

Best-selling author David Sheff, who wrote the memoir, “Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Addiction,” will be the...

Jessica Lynch Is Keynoter at OUE’s ‘Celebrate Women’ Event

Provided March 17, 2019

“Bravery, Courage and Determination.” That’s the theme for the third annual “Celebrate Women 2019,” featuring an inspiring keynote address by...

Ohio University Eastern Exhibit Answers the Question ‘What Were You Wearing?’

Provided March 16, 2019

if only it were so simple/if only we could/end rape/by simply changing clothes. — From “What Was I Wearing?” by...