Being Good Samaritans — A Primer for Wheeling CitizensEllen Brafford McCroskey February 26, 2020ou’re headed home from work on a brisk winter evening. The light turns red, and you hit the brake, mentally...
Census 2020: City of Wheeling Counting on YouNora Edinger February 14, 2020he following questions will not appear on the 2020 U.S. Census that is heading to your mailbox in March: •...
Hope and Healing: Serenity Hills Life Center Offers New Recovery OptionEllen Brafford McCroskey October 30, 2019“Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right...
Wee Asked Dr. William MercerPhyllis Sigal June 10, 2019WEEasked some simple questions — and your neighbors, friends, co-workers, acquaintances, even some strangers, answered. Get to know them a...
Holy Local Superhero, Batman! (And Happy Birthday!)Ellen Brafford McCroskey March 30, 2019Editor’s note: Today, Saturday, March 30, is Batman’s 80th birthday! In honor of the Caped Crusader’s birthday, the Ohio Valley...
Health Department Works to ‘Reduce Harm’ Among Drug UsersEllen Brafford McCroskey February 5, 2019To those not suffering from substance use disorder, the solution to the current opioid epidemic seems perfectly obvious — users...
Beloved Wheeling Company Receives Outpouring of Community Support Following FireEllen Brafford McCroskey February 2, 2019While Ziegenfelder’s success lies primarily in icy treats, their warm hearts are clearly another major ingredient in their famous recipe. It’s...
Pennies From Heaven … Thanks to Kenny?Ellen Brafford McCroskey January 16, 2019Call it karma, or cause and effect, or the result of living by the Golden Rule. However you label it,...
AS I SEE IT: Cold Hands Helped by Warm HeartsEllen Brafford McCroskey January 12, 2019If you happened to be in the area of 20th and Eoff streets in Center Wheeling recently, you may have...
YWCA Tribute to Women Honors Notable WomenProvided October 14, 2018The YWCA Wheeling will hold its annual Tribute to Women Awards celebration to honor notable women of the Ohio Valley...
HOPE for the Homeless — Street Medicine Team Cares for Wheeling’s Most VulnerableEllen Brafford McCroskey October 3, 2018Imagine that you’ve just had your leg amputated. It’s an emotionally devastating and life-altering event that will change the way...
Join the Walk for a Future Where We All Have a HomePhyllis Sigal February 23, 2018Ladonna Blake’s Facebook post about her father, Freddie Blake, a homeless amputee who panhandled near Perkins off the I-70 East...
