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Collectors Just Can’t Get Enough of Hello Kitty

She still sits in a corner of my attic, perky and cute! Just who is this happy friend? Well, none other than Hello Kitty, the plush, stuffed toy of my eldest daughter’s that stayed behind years ago when she grew up and moved out. This is one toy that is too cute to part with, so I’ve ...

Special Activities

Magic Show The Space and Beyond Magic Show will be presented at the Benwood-McMechen Public Library, 201 Marshall St., McMechen, at 2 p.m. Monday. The children’s program is free and open to the public. Lecture The Ohio Valley Civil War Roundtable’s lecture series, Wheeling During the ...

Not all Heroes Wear Capes

WHEELING — Organ donations: two words most people do not want to talk about. Ultimately it means someone is dying or has died. Maybe that person is a registered organ donor because he or she checked off “organ donor” on his or her driver’s license. And for many families, they never ...

There’s Always Something New in Antiques

Today I’m sharing a new collectible I discovered thanks to an avid reader who also enjoys fine glassware like the treasures created in the Upper Ohio Valley back in the day. This time it’s the Erskine Glass Company that I’m talking about. Formerly located at 22nd and Commerce streets, ...

People’s University to Explore Wheeling’s Labor History for Wheeling 250

WHEELING — Wheeling was a hotbed of unionism throughout its industrial period. In observation of the 250th anniversary of Wheeling’s founding, People’s University at the Ohio County Public Library will explore that industrial history, focusing on the experiences of the working class and ...

Society Plans Day Trip to Cass Scenic Railroad Aug. 17

BELLAIRE — The Great Stone Viaduct Historical Society is planning a day trip to the Cass Scenic Railroad on Aug. 17. The trip will depart Bellaire from in front of Frizzi Law Offices, 224 32nd St., and travel by chartered bus to Elkins, West Virginia, where the group will board the train. ...