A Brief Look at Wheeling’s Boating History Ellery McGregor September 7, 2022 As we approach the end of a long, hot Wheeling summer, the Ohio River is seeing a surge in people out on the water. Dragon boat and vintage racing boat races, steamboats making late-summer trips, and final week...
BYGONE COMEBACKS: The Magic of a Creek Jessica Broverman July 22, 2020 Editor’s note: Have you noticed lately that bits of the past are creeping into the present? We’re gardening more, going to drive-in movies, spending time with nature, putting jigsaw puzzles together. We are fin...
THE GRIFFITH FILES: Growing Up on Big Wheeling Creek in Elm Grove Gerry Griffith July 27, 2019 "Stay away from the creek.” ... In the Elm Grove neighborhoods along Big Wheeling Creek in the early 1960s, no parental directive was ignored more often. The wide, often-muddy tributary with its rocks, crawd...
Creek Debris Soon to Be Cleared Steve Novotney November 1, 2017 Receiving approval to clean creeks of flooding debris is very rare, and he will admit it, but the clearing of affected waterways in Ohio County should be completed by the end of the year, according to Emergency...
Local Kayakers Urged To Heed Danger Steve Novotney June 28, 2017 Kayaking local creeks is an activity that has picked up in popularity during recent years, and that is why Lou Vargo and Jesse Mestrovic wish to remind enthusiasts to take every safety precaution and to employ ...
Creek Floats Going Mainstream Steve Novotney April 14, 2017 13 “Staza” does the navigating, and he follows the lead as this “man-and-his-dog” partnership float their way down Big Wheeling Creek. “Water recreation is definitely an asset we have here in the Wheeling area,...
