The Secret Lives of Wheeling’s Pigeons

Pigeons. Doves. Rats with wings. All names for Columba livia— our humble city pigeon. Have you seen the flock of pigeons around town? Sometimes they are on a sunny roof, surveying the scene below. Other times t...
Gardening

Come Along on a Virtual Garden Tour

Gardening -- whether for aesthetics, for vegetables or for medicinals -- goes back thousands of years. This year, in the time of the coronavirus, gardening has seen a resurgence, offering a healthy dose of beau...

WLU Biology Professor Digs New Species

Summer can be a busy time for faculty as they dig into research and dig in is exactly what Dr. Zachary Loughman is known for. Selected as West Virginia’s 2014 Professor of the Year by the Faculty Merit Found...

Wheeling Hills Alive With Fitness Venues

It’s a city surrounded by the rolling hills of the Appalachia Mountains, and one employee of the city of Wheeling believes those ridges can be utilized more as recreational and a form of fitness for local resid...

The Warrior Trail Is A Hike Like No Other

The Warrior Trail is a path that was used used for 5,000 years by Native Americans, and is now used by hiking and backpacking enthusiasts. The original route was used as a commerce trail going from the Monongah...

The Ohio Valley Adventure

With the abnormal warm temperatures in the Ohio Valley this December, it is hard not to have that desire to be outdoors. Making the best of this weather is an absolute must. Might as well get a jump start on th...