Former Wheeling Blessed Martin School Honored This Week Haley Steed January 27, 2023 “This ceremony, it wasn’t born from complaints. There weren’t protests demanding this happened. It’s happening right now because it’s the right thing to do and it’s long overdue. These events make sure we under...
Will Charter Schools Land in Ohio County? Nora Edinger July 12, 2019 Editor's note: As this story was in final production, the West Virginia Education Association (teachers union) launched a lawsuit that challenges the constitutionality of the new state law that authorizes chart...
2019 Graduating Classes of Diocese’s Six Catholic High Schools Offered $15M in Scholarships Provided June 9, 2019 Members of the 2019 graduating classes of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston’s six Catholic high schools across West Virginia were collectively offered over $15 million in scholarships. The newly graduated o...
WHEELING@WORK: Ward 1’s Chad Thalman — Wheeling’s Youngest Vice Mayor Ellen Brafford McCroskey April 2, 2019 Editor’s note: Our series, “Wheeling@Work,” is an effort to provide readers with insight and information into our city government, highlighting the personalities, programs and processes at work within the City ...
Oglebay Institute Honors Student Artists Provided January 19, 2019 The 30th annual Regional Student Art Exhibition opened earlier this month with a public reception and awards ceremony at OI’s Stifel Fine Arts Center. Several students received cash prizes for their work, and o...
Northern Panhandle Catholic Schools Students Team Up to Fight Hunger Northern Panhandle Catholic Schools December 8, 2018 Editor's Note: This article was written to represent all Northern Panhandle Catholic Schools, by Joyce Bibey, the Rev. Dennis Schuelkens and Shannon Backel. Teaching empathy and social justice is just as imp...
Wheeling Experiences Unlocked in ‘My Corner of the World’ A.J. Bucon November 25, 2018 “On that day all of us jumped in my car, I pushed down hard on that gas pedal, and we accelerated into the future while having only an inkling of the possible destination. On that day change was just fine since...
Valley Cheese a Hidden Gem at Centre Market Phyllis Sigal August 1, 2018 Inwardly, Janet Hedinger must be saying “cheese” all the time — because, outwardly, “The Cheese Lady” seems to never stop smiling. Janet's T-shirt claims that "Everything's Better With Cheese!" (Her busines...
Graduating Classes of Diocese’s Catholic High Schools Offered $23M in Scholarships Provided 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 ...