BETHANY – A Bethany College English major recently won first place in the 2020 ECHO Student Literary Competition’s poetry division. Nativa O’Brien, who will graduate in May with a bachelor of arts in English with a concentration in creative writing, submitted three poems for ...
WHEELING — With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in America, the 2019-2020 academic year has been particularly unique for schools across the country. Like many schools in the Ohio Valley, when the COVID-19 pandemic became a reality in the United States, The Linsly School in Wheeling ...
WARREN, Ohio — He may be closing in on a century of life, but Jake Kois refuses to let the threat of a deadly virus — or anything else, for that matter — slow him down. In fact, the 91-year-old said he’s never going to retire, and not even a broken hip will change his mind. Kois and ...
Gorby to Launch New Book Via Tuesday Online Program The Ohio County Public Library’s Lunch With Books Livestream program will be held at noon Tuesday, April 28 with Hal Gorby, launching his brand new book. Join him live from the safety of your own home computer or phone for another fascinating Facebook LIVESTREAM presentation. Gorby will discuss his new book from WVU Press: “Wheeling’s Polonia: Reconstructing Polish Community in a West Virginia Steel Town.” Use the code: POLONIA30. Gorby’s study of Wheeling’s Polish community weaves together stories of ...
Five generations of the Virginia Mennillo family of Wheeling are shown. Seated from left are Virginia Mennillo, who just celebrated her 98th birthday, holding great-great- granddaughter Alayna Roxanne Bartenschlag who was born May 17, 2019; and Ashley (Mennillo) Bartenschlag, ...
WHEELING — On Friday, March 27, more than 300 people tuned in to a Facebook Live concert put on by local musician/singer Tim Ullom. There was no band, no lights, just a man with his guitar and microphone that brought hundreds together in a night of unity, all while raising money for the Augusta Levy Learning Center. The fans were chatting and laughing and for the first time in weeks, there was some feeling of normalcy. Ullom took requests throughout the night playing the crowds favorites and at times, was joined by his two sons who danced and helped their dad sing, especially when ...
