Creativity With a Conscience: Collage Art With Michael Albert

Provided June 12, 2018

The Moundsville-Marshall County Public Library, the Benwood-McMechen Public Library and the Cameron Public Library will host collage-pop art events with...

Wee Asked Robert Villamagna

Phyllis Sigal June 11, 2018

WEEasked some simple questions — and your neighbors, friends, co-workers, acquaintances, maybe some strangers, answered. Get to know them a...

Angotti Ministries of Music Endowment Fund to Support Music Ministry in Youth

Provided June 10, 2018

The Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston announces the creation of the Mary Ann Basile Angotti Ministries of Music Endowment Fund to help...

WVNCC Launches Welding Program for Brooke High Students

Provided June 10, 2018

Starting in the fall, West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) will offer Brooke High School juniors an opportunity to take...

BILL HOGAN’S MUSINGS: Pappy’s Gold Pan

Bill Hogan June 9, 2018

In April, my grandson Tommy turned 10, so I wanted to give him a present that was meaningful to me...

Stride Pianist to Bring Chaplin’s ‘Silent’ Films to Life at Towngate

Provided June 9, 2018

Stride piano player Tom Roberts, joined by Mary Beth Malek on clarinet, brings his celebrated “Charlie Chaplin Silent Picture Show”...

Raleigh Ringers Chime In at the Strand

Provided June 9, 2018

The Strand Theatre will welcome The Raleigh Ringers to the stage at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 16. The Raleigh Ringers...

Kellas III Continuing Family Legacy

Steve Novotney June 8, 2018

It depends on a person’s age, really, as far as which “George Kellas” he or she remembers or knows today....

ONE TANK TRIPS: Cranesville Swamp Preserve

Laura Jackson Roberts June 6, 2018

Summer has finally arrived. With it comes the opportunity to get out of your house and into nature. In this...

Exhibit Brings Greatest Generation to Front Line

Christina Fisanick June 5, 2018

Each year we lose nearly 400 veterans from World War II. According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs statistics,...

Wheeling Jesuit University Announces Presidential Search

Provided June 4, 2018

Wheeling Jesuit University’s Board of Trustees announced today, June 4, that they have begun the search for WJU’s next President....

Triadelphia School: 100 Years of Memories

Nora Edinger June 4, 2018

There is a certain sequence of expressions that appears on the face of a grownup who is suddenly returned to...

Challenge Wheeling Scavenger Race to Start With a Bang

Provided June 4, 2018

If you are in downtown Wheeling on the morning of Saturday, June 16, you may hear what you think is...

Warwood Farmers Market Opens Tuesday

Provided June 4, 2018

Grow Warwood Pride kicks off the second season of the Warwood Farmers Market in Garden Park on Tuesday, June 5....

Winning Entries: Kids Write About Bravery, Dreams

Provided June 3, 2018

The Ohio Valley Writers held its inaugural writing contest this spring. They were pleased to choose adult and elementary school winners...

WLU Nursing and Medical Lab Students Pinned

Provided June 3, 2018

Nursing Students Mark Accomplishment West Liberty University nursing students marked their graduation in a special way recently with a professional...

Corpus Christi School Selects 2018 Hall of Fame Honorees

Provided June 3, 2018

Corpus Christi School invites CCS alumni and friends to gather in a weekend of celebration on Friday, June 8, and...

Color Me Au-Some 5K Set for June 9

Provided June 2, 2018

Color Me Au-Some 5K Walk/Run — the fun event where participants are covered, coated, swathed and plastered with dry tempera...

BILL HOGAN’S MUSINGS: Another Chapter Completed

Bill Hogan June 2, 2018

It was in the 1940s after we emerged the victor in World War II; and not only a winner but...

Jason Ricci at BluesDays at River City

Provided June 2, 2018

Jason Ricci is one of the most popular harmonica players on the planet today. That’s what “they” say. And Bruce...

Take a Peek Into the Secret Gardens of Wheeling

Provided June 2, 2018

The Museums Committee of Oglebay Institute is once again hosting its popular garden tour for its spring fundraiser. The Secret...

Black Diamond Wrestling: A Hidden Gem for Wrestling Fans

Daniel Dorsch June 1, 2018

Showtime It’s showtime. Music blares over the speakers, lights dance off the billowing fog, audience members rise to their feet...

Diocese Blessed With Generosity of Welty Sisters

Jon-Erik Gilot May 31, 2018

West Virginia in general — and the Ohio Valley in particular — has a tremendously generous nature. From weekend steak...

Artworks 20 Years Strong

Provided May 31, 2018

It was 20 years ago this June that Bethany resident Susan Johnston brought together a group of artists to form...

Conference to Shed Light on Mental Illness

Christina Fisanick May 30, 2018

In the late 1970s, two Wisconsin mothers, Harriet Shetler and Beverly Young, had grown weary of community backlash against their...

Exhibition on Screen: Take a Look Inside the World of Manet

Provided May 30, 2018

Experience the wonder of Edouard Manet by seeing his masterpieces on the big screen Saturday, June 2, and Sunday, June...

Lunchtime Live! at Market Plaza

Provided May 30, 2018

Mark your calendars “busy” for lunch on the first Friday of the month throughout the summer. Wheeling Heritage, in partnership...

Help Make the City Shine at 2018 Pride in Wheeling Day

Phyllis Sigal May 29, 2018

Shine, shine, shine, help them shine  — the Nelson Jordan Center, Mt. Wood Overlook and Tunnel Green will get some...

Wee Asked Brenda Danehart

Phyllis Sigal May 28, 2018

WEEasked some simple questions — and your neighbors, friends, co-workers, acquaintances, maybe some strangers, answered. Get to know them a...

Winning Entries: Kids Write About Bugs, Brothers, Pets & Pride

Provided May 27, 2018

The Ohio Valley Writers held its inaugural writing contest this spring. They were pleased to choose adult and elementary school winners...

Joseph Wiley To Be Ordained a Transitional Deacon for the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston

Provided May 27, 2018

Seminarian Nye Joseph Wiley will be ordained a transitional deacon by the Most Rev. Michael J. Bransfield, bishop of the...

WLU Non-Traditional Student Receives Scholarship

Provided May 27, 2018

West Liberty University student Crystal Jozwick of Wheeling received a $500 scholarship recently from the Ohio Valley Business and Professional...

WANDERING & WONDERING: A Bittersweet Ending

Laura Lynn Brown May 26, 2018

I recently spent a happy afternoon with West Virginia-related poets, as the result of a sad afternoon. Happiness first. The...

West Liberty University Plans Performing Arts Summer Camp

Provided May 26, 2018

Sing! Dance! Perform! Design! West Liberty University’s music and theater departments are offering a creative summer camp for children ages...

New People’s University on World War II to Begin

Provided May 25, 2018

World War II is the subject of the upcoming Ohio County Public Library’s People’s University series, which will feature an...

WLU’s Downtown Center Offers Help for Start-Ups

Provided May 25, 2018

West Liberty University’s Small Business Center, located at the WLU Downtown Center, is now open for business. Offering resources to...

Playground Facelifts Continue in Wheeling

Steve Novotney May 25, 2018

Many children and parents in the city of Wheeling were pleasantly surprised during their first trip to their neighborhood playground...

And the Show of Hands Winner Is …

Phyllis Sigal May 23, 2018

“AHHHHHHH! I’m so excited!” was Sarah Lydick’s ecstatic response as the Wheeling Heritage Show of Hands top vote-getter Wednesday night...

Weather Balloon Launch: ‘Truly a Five-Sense Experience’

Laura Jackson Roberts May 23, 2018

Fifth grade at Wheeling Country Day School is a special year. The most senior class serves as leaders and sets...

Raise Your Hand for Your Favorite at Show of Hands

Phyllis Sigal May 22, 2018

A cup of coffee? A loaf of bread and a bowl of soup? A T-shirt design? A shave and a...

WVNCC, Pierpoint Partner With Murray Energy

Provided May 21, 2018

Pierpont Community and Technical College and West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) have formed a partnership with Murray Energy Corporation...

No Need to Keep Quiet About Good Times at the Library

Christina Fisanick May 21, 2018

Saturday, I went to a party at the Ohio County Public Library (OCPL). Most of you are probably thinking (with...

Wheeling Country Day Student Murals To Be Unveiled

Provided May 21, 2018

Through the support of the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, Wheeling Country Day School has been the site of a full-year...

Chasing Zodiac – a True-Crime Story

Andrew Harrar May 20, 2018

The Ohio Valley Writers held its inaugural writing contest this spring. Adult and elementary school winners were chosen in poetry,...

‘The Marvelous Wonderettes: Dream On’ Opens Brooke Hills Season

Provided May 20, 2018

The Brooke Hills Playhouse has announced the cast and crew for the group’s 47th season-opening production of Roger Bean’s jukebox...

POSTSCRIPTS FROM THE EDGE(WOOD): Her Name Is Delores

Christina Fisanick May 19, 2018

“Not all those who wander are lost.” J.R.R. Tolkien At times it seems that she is everywhere. Walking down Walnut...

Artist Composes Musical Works of Art for Symphony Season

Phyllis Sigal May 18, 2018

Like a vocalist warming up his voice or a pianist limbering her fingers, artist Eric Dye warms up with quick...

WLU Graduates 368 in Class of 2018

Provided May 17, 2018

West Liberty University held its spring 2018 commencement on Saturday, May 12 in the Academic, Sports and Recreation Center (ASRC). ...

Sundae Series at Pat’s Features Special Guests

Provided May 17, 2018

Pat’s Down on Main Street continues its Sundae series with ezra & the reletivs along with special guests Poetic Peth...

Creating the Wheeling Feeling: How Design Helped a Mount Alumna Embrace Her Hometown

Cassie Bendel May 16, 2018

If we were ever to learn anything from the story of the phoenix, it’s that we sometimes have to use...