“Food for Fines” Returns to City of Wheeling for a Sixth Year Haley Steed December 19, 2022 People of Wheeling with an unpaid parking citation, this is your time to shine! The City of Wheeling has elected to re-launch the “Food for Fines” initiative, a month-long program that accepts 5 non-perishable ...
Find Out What’s On Tap This Weekend at the Mountaineer Brewfest Alex Panas August 19, 2022 Wheeling has long been home to breweries large and small, which makes the return of the Mountaineer Brewfest this weekend even more exciting. This annual celebration brings the finest craft beer from across the...
Local Families Offered Second Chance Steve Novotney December 14, 2017 Too many children do not have access to an internet-capable computer at home in the Upper Ohio Valley region, but one Wheeling couple hopes to change that reality for families without the means to purchase the ...
Corpus Christi School’s Garden Park Event Raises Funds Miranda Shaner-Zambito October 24, 2017 Corpus Christi School (CCS) recently held its seventh annual Race for Education in Garden Park. Led by their top sponsor the Fitzsimmons Law Firm, PLLC, donors and contributing families. “We are extremely gr...
Race for Education Inspires Fitness and Giving at CCS Miranda Shaner September 12, 2017 Corpus Christi School, is preparing for their seventh annual Race for Education in Garden Park on Oct. 13, 2017. The race is historically the school’s largest fundraiser, it offers students a chance to practice...
In Pictures: McMechen, Still Steve Novotney August 8, 2017 2 It's been more than a week since 5.2 inches of rain fell on McMechen, a community that is terraced in a way that the muddy paths of flood-water flow are still very visible all the way down to the highway. Volun...
Don’t Miss the Elmhurst Shrimp Boil Marilyn Mull July 5, 2017 What’s a traditional Louisiana-style shrimp boil doing in the heart of Appalachia, specifically Wheeling where Coleman’s Fish is the premier place to chow down on a fish dish? Well, the elegant front lawn of...
Plant A Seed With Grow Ohio Valley Sam Amberg December 22, 2016 Greetings and Happy Holidays! As our third year draws to a close, more than ever we affirm our love of Wheeling; for where it has been, but more so for what it is becoming. It’s entirely gratifying to know o...
Habitat for Humanity – Making a Difference One Home at a Time Earl Nicodemus December 15, 2016 What is Habitat for Humanity? Habitat for Humanity is a nondenominational Christian ministry which is devoted to the vision of a world where everyone has a decent place to live. Habitat seeks to put God’s l...
VanFossen One of 11 Dancing Stars for Augusta Levy Steve Novotney November 4, 2016 Although he is used to being on a stage in front of people, Matt VanFossen is pretty freaked out about this Saturday evening. Instead of singing, VanFossen has to dance. In public. With a shining spotlight. ...
YSS Sleepout Raises Funds for Homeless Youth Steve Novotney October 20, 2016 They sleep on couches, one after another, or they crash at night in a car that’s often hidden away in plain sight throughout the Wheeling area. They are homeless, these children, for a plethora of different ...
Community Leaders Plan Voices of Families Forum MIke Toothman October 17, 2016 Community Leaders Plan Voices of Families Forum October 20th to Advance Statewide Child Poverty Agenda In West Virginia, 25% of children live in poverty. Making real commitments to address...
A Look Back at the Dragon Boats Jeremy Morris September 22, 2016 On Saturday August 27th, 2016 King's Daughters Child Care Center in Wheeling hosted the Second Annual Dragon Boat Races. Here is a look back. Follow King's Daughters on Facebook. Photos by Jeremy Morr...
OV Jaycees Celebrating 35th Anniversary Steve Novotney August 31, 2016 One community-minded organization in the Upper Ohio Valley is currently celebrating its 35th anniversary and will stage a number of events in the coming months. The Ohio Valley Jaycees was founded in 1981 by...
Relay For Life Relentless In Battling Cancer Steve Novotney August 10, 2016 There’s that moment, the one all fear and never wish to experience, and it’s always followed by the question, “Am I going to die?” Millions across the world, unfortunately, have confronted such moments and t...
Celebrate Youth Festival a YSS Tradition Steve Novotney August 3, 2016 For the eighth consecutive year Youth Services System will collect more than 60 local businesses and service organizations this Thursday under one roof for the annual Celebrate Youth Festival at the Wheeling Pa...
Wheeling Area Bands Together for Flood Relief Steve Novotney June 29, 2016 2 Deadly and destructive were the rains that swelled creeks, streams, and rivers throughout a 44-county area in central and southern West Virginia last Thursday and caused massive flooding that led to 23 tragic d...
Get the Wheeling Feeling at Chili Cook-Off Steve Novotney June 3, 2016 With beans or without beans? Red or green? Those are a couple of the decisions that competitors and patrons will need to make when the 15th Annual Wheeling-Feeling Chili Cook-off returns to the downtown d...
Third Amazing Raise Ohio Valley Set For May 3 Jess Puglisi-Sanders May 2, 2016 Connection. Empowerment. Impact. Change. Those words, and feelings they evoke, will be woven into a quilt of support for 114 local nonprofit organizations on Tuesday, May 3 as the Community Foundation for th...
Relay for Life Comes to Hilltop Maureen Zambito April 7, 2016 Relay for Life comes to the Hilltop as West Liberty University’s sorority Beta Rho Epsilon (BPE) organizes its second annual Relay for Life from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Saturday, April 9, 2016 in the Academic, Sports...
“Hoorah for Heroes” A Team Challenge Steve Novotney March 12, 2016 It’s not the kind of exercise for someone who runs the Saturday morning 5-K or treks to the gym for that cardio workout, and that’s because it’s about moving tires, climbing hills clutching a support rope, and ...
United Way Event Set for March 11th Steve Novotney March 2, 2016 Officials of the United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley are now in the final planning stages for this year’s “Night at the Races” at Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack. The annual event, one of two big fund...
YWCA Needs Your Help Josh Benyo March 2, 2016 YWCA Wheeling has been on a mission since 1906 to eliminate racism, empower women, and promote peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all. The YW will hold a High Tea & Fashion Sale this weekend on Mar...
Give Your Body, Heart and Soul LOVE This Valentine’s Day Lindsay Schooler February 11, 2016 While the typical Valentine’s Day celebration includes chocolates, roses and candy hearts, two local fitness instructors are offering a completely new family-friendly event as an alternative way to ce...
Wheeling Lives Up To Its Name Tammy Kruse January 20, 2016 No one can doubt that Wheeling lives up to its name - The Friendly City. You witness this every day. People exchanging hellos, courtesies extended to lend a hand; hold doors open and allow other to go...
YSS: What’s Love Got To Do With It? Tammy Kruse December 14, 2015 In 1984, when Tina Turner belted out the lyrics, “What’s love got to do, got to do with it”, she wryly depicted love as a “Second Hand Emotion,” but there is nothing second-hand about the expressions of love in...
CCHS Food Drive Almost In The Bag Steve Novotney December 11, 2015 1 Connecting community and service is an imperative mission inside Wheeling Central Catholic High School, but this weekend it will extend far beyond those walls and to many Friendly City neighborhoods. For the...
More Than Meets The Eye—the YSS Wheeling SleepOut Tammy Kruse November 6, 2015 Last year on November 7, a box truck arrived with a 20 foot tall cardboard structure of a picnic basket, donned with an over-sized ant, plate and a set of utensils that could be used to feed Jack-and-the-beanst...
Local Veterans Honored with Stobbs Race Steve Novotney November 6, 2015 An NFL game was on the tube, and Hugh Stobbs was planted in his living room Lazy Boy dozing in and out of consciousness. And then the boss beckoned. “My wife, Lois, said, ‘Why don’t you got off your butt ...
Volunteer for CASA and Change a Child’s Life Wendy Bogers November 6, 2015 It is only natural that one’s time, especially in this fast paced multitasking society of today, is very preciously spent. We have to prioritize and decide what matters most in hierarchical fashion both what we...
The Making Of An Unlikely Hero Steve Novotney November 4, 2015 Mike Anderson didn’t know what to do after graduating from John Marshall High School, and that wasn’t the school’s fault or his parents fault’ or his friends’ fault. “Naw,” Anderson admitted. “It was my own ...
Design Class Helps Charities Stand Out With Graphics Maureen Zambito August 25, 2015 1 Senior graphic design majors at West Liberty University are once again offering their skills as a service to non-profit groups and startup companies in the Ohio Valley. “We’ve done this for the past 17 years...
Second Annual ‘Amazing Raise Ohio Valley’ Set For Tuesday Steve Novotney April 30, 2015 Susie Nelson had a number in mind, but she refused to share it with a single soul. She admits today that she didn’t wish to share it because she did not want to jinx the inaugural “Amazing Raise” fundraiser ...
