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– To the many firefighters and other first responders who fought the Thursday fire at the Ziegenfelder Co. in Wheeling -- not only containing it under miserable, dangerous conditions, but avoiding any injuries.
– To Marshall County Board of Education members for selecting respected veteran educator Stanley Stewart as interim school superintendent. He replaces Jeffrey Crook, who resigned after the board failed to renew his contract. And to Stewart himself who, though retired, agreed to serve once more.
– To Wheeling artist Sherrie Mestrovic, whose proposed design for a mural at Kossuth Park was chosen in online balloting that included more than 3,400 people. Mestrovic's design includes multiple scenes from the city in an appealing, old-fashioned "Welcome to Wheeling" motif.