Press Releases

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...

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...

WJU Professor Receives Fulbright Scholarship

Provided April 10, 2018

A member of Wheeling Jesuit University’s history department is one of 500 U.S. teachers – and the first WJU faculty...

Ziegenfelder’s CEO Named West Liberty University Graduation Speaker

Provided April 8, 2018

Wheeling business leader Lisa Allen will deliver the commencement address at West Liberty University’s spring 2018 commencement ceremony. The ceremony...

Musical Hits the High Seas at John Marshall

Provided April 8, 2018

A shining example of classic musical theater, “Anything Goes” opens Friday, April 13, and runs through Sunday, April 15, in...

West Liberty University’s MAD Festival Welcomes Podcaster-Illustrator

Provided April 5, 2018

West Liberty University’s MAD (Media Arts and Design) Festival will welcome motivational speaker Andy J. Miller on Friday, April 6....

Student Art Show Has Grown by Leaps and Bounds

Provided April 4, 2018

When the Student Art Show of Excellence began  in 2000 in the gallery space above Kirk’s Art and Photo Shop,...

Lots of Laughs at Brooke Hills Season; Auditions Saturday

Provided April 4, 2018

The Brooke Hills Playhouse has finalized plans for their 47th summer season. According to Julia Barnhart of Wellsburg, president of...

WLU Lights Up Blue for Autism

Provided April 2, 2018

On Tuesday, April 3, Alpha Xi Delta sorority will hold a Light Up Blue night in support of Autism Speaks,...

‘Make Wheeling Shine’ Event Set for April 7

Provided April 2, 2018

The City of Wheeling is partnering with Williams Lea Tag to “Make Wheeling Shine” on Saturday, April 7. The cleanup...

Film Documents Relationship Between Art and Gardens

Provided April 1, 2018

Long considered spaces for expressing color, light and atmosphere, the garden has occupied the creative minds of some of the...

Library Puts Call Out for WWII-Era Artifacts Related to Ohio Valley

Provided March 30, 2018

Do you have WWII-era artifacts related to Wheeling? The Ohio County Public Library will soon host a traveling exhibit of World War...

Antiques Show and Sale Returns to Oglebay

Provided March 29, 2018

Wilson Lodge in Oglebay will be transformed into an antiques marketplace Friday, April 6, through Sunday, April 8, as Oglebay...

Nuts and Bolts of Frankenstein To Be Discussed

Provided March 29, 2018

West Liberty University’s College of Liberal Arts is celebrating the birth of “Frankenstein” (the novel) throughout 2018, beginning with an...

WSO Young People’s Concert takes ‘Music, Noise and Silence’ on Tour

Provided March 26, 2018

The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra’s annual Young People’s Concert tour, conducted by Music Director Andre Raphel, this year features the Magic...

WVNCC to Host Holocaust Survivor

Provided March 26, 2018

West Virginia Northern Community College will host Holocaust survivor, Judah Samet, at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 4, at Weirton Madonna...

Oglebay to Host Bunny Trot, 5K Fun Run/Walk

Provided March 25, 2018

Lace up your sneakers and hop over to the Bunny Trot 5k Fun Run/Walk, slated for 9 a.m., Saturday, March...

Villamagna Scholarship Winner Opens Pop-Up Exhibition

Provided March 25, 2018

West Liberty University student Lucas Shaver is the first recipient of the Robert Villamagna Jr. Scholarship, named after the deceased...

WVNNC Announces Scholarships for Welding, Petroleum Tech Students

Provided March 23, 2018

West Virginia Northern Community College is accepting applications for $50,000 in scholarships for the fall semester for welding & petroleum...

City Issues Call for New Members on Boards, Commissions

Provided March 22, 2018

The City of Wheeling is seeking candidates interested in serving on its volunteer boards and commissions. This call for civic...

‘Susan B. Anthony’ at WVNCC

Provided March 22, 2018

In celebration of Women’s History Month, West Virginia Northern Community will host a living history performance by Patty Cooper, who...

Fr. Patrick Kelly to Present ‘Flow, Sport and Spirituality’ at WJU

Provided March 21, 2018

The Rev. Patrick Kelly, S.J., Jesuit priest, author and expert on the value of recreational and athletic activity in Christian...

Composting Workshop at OI’s Schrader Center

Provided March 19, 2018

Get your green thumb ready for spring planting by building your own tumbling composter. Oglebay Institute’s Schrader Environmental Education Center...

West Liberty Gallery Welcomes Works Inspired by Weather, Industry

Provided March 16, 2018

The Nutting Gallery at West Liberty University welcomes two artists in its next exhibition, “Lucent Findings.” “We are pleased to...

West Virginians to Receive Papal Honors

Provided March 15, 2018

Pope Francis has bestowed several honors to 13 West Virginians — including two priests — for their service to the...

WVNCC Campuses to Host Open House Events

Provided March 13, 2018

West Virginia Northern Community College will host an open house from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 24, on...

Holy Trivia! Who Will Win?

Provided March 13, 2018

Holy Family Child Care and Development Center will host its fourth annual Trivia Night on March 24. Who will win...

OVMC Auxiliary to Welcome Joan Lunden

Provided March 13, 2018

The OVMC Auxiliary will welcome award-winning journalist, bestselling author, motivational speaker, and women’s health and wellness advocate, Joan Lunden to...

Oglebay, Wheeling Park to Host Job Fair

Provided March 12, 2018

Looking for a rewarding full-time career, a part-time role or a seasonal position? If so, don’t miss the Oglebay and...

Maple Madness! Sweet Saturday Set March 17

Provided March 11, 2018

Something sweet is happening in Oglebay! Naturalists at Oglebay Institute’s Schrader Environmental Education Center have been working hard preparing this...

Cast Assembled for ‘The Cripple of Inishmaan’

Provided March 10, 2018

The curtain opens on Towngate Theatre’s production of the dark, comic play, “The Cripple of Inishmaan,” on Friday, March 16....

West Virginia During the Civil War: A History Symposium

Provided March 8, 2018

The West Virginia Independence Hall Foundation, in partnership with Wheeling Heritage, the Wheeling Academy of Law and Science (WALS) Foundation...

Commuter Tuition Rate Makes WJU More Affordable

Provided March 7, 2018

Attending college is no longer an uphill battle thanks to Wheeling Jesuit University’s new, affordable commuter tuition rate. The University...

Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials Bring Big Sound to Town

Provided March 7, 2018

“Rough and ready blues played with unmitigated intensity … Swirling, snarling, riveting slide … The Blues Imperials pound out riffs...

Junior League to Send One Lucky Winner to Caribbean

Provided March 6, 2018

The Luck of the Islands will have one winner as the Junior League of Wheeling presents Affair With Emerald Flair...

Wheeling Jesuit’s Culture Fest Set for March 10

Provided March 5, 2018

Wheeling Jesuit University’s Culture Fest 2018 will kick off at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 10, in WJU’s Benedum Room inside...

Artwork on Display at OUE

Provided March 3, 2018

The artwork of Christopher Troutman will be on exhibit at the Ohio University Eastern Art Gallery through Thursday, March 29....

South Wheeling Historic District to be Discussed

Provided March 2, 2018

Wheeling Heritage will host a public meeting about the possibility of adding the South Wheeling neighborhood to the National Register...

Linsly to Present 80th Annual Extravaganza

Provided February 28, 2018

The Linsly School presents the 80th annual Extravaganza performance at 8 p.m. Friday, March 2, at the Capitol Theatre. Celebrating...