You never know where you’re going to find a mention of the Ohio Valley in print. For example, did you know that two of the celebrated U.S. code breakers in World War II were graduates of Bethany College? In fact, one of the two women was a Brooke County native. They figure prominently in ...
With spring’s arrival, many area residents are preparing for the coming gardening season. As South Wheeling residents and business owners make their plans for such endeavors, they might want to make an extra effort this year to qualify for a “Golden Trowel” award. The South Wheeling ...
It turns out that a Wheeling native — Ellen McWhorter — is one of the educators searching for the burial site of America’s first published poet. McWhorter, an associate professor of English at Merrimack College in North Andover, Massachusetts, and Christy Pottroff, an assistant ...
While I cannot relate to the days of inkwells and feather quill writing, I can remember quite vividly using fountain pens. After graduating from those oversized pencils for printing in first grade, to using only No. 2 pencils in later grades, the fountain pen became a right of passage. I can ...
Dr. Angelo Georges, chief medical officer of Wheeling Hospital, offered some good advice to six area high school students who were chosen to participate in a simulation of robotic surgery Thursday. Georges, an internist who grew up in Shadyside, related that he switched his major in college ...
Using Healthy WorHave you ever considered the power that the words you use have on your overall health and well-being? Think back to a time in your life when perhaps a parent, grandparent, teacher or friend said something that “stuck” with you. It may have been a positive or even a ...
This coming Friday is the closing day for the Wheeling 250 photography exhibit in the atrium of the U.S. District Courthouse on Chapline Street. The free exhibit, “Listening Through the Lens,” may be viewed during regular business hours Monday through Friday. Visitors are required to show ...
Snoopy’s biggest fan in Wheeling is going to get the chance to keep an inflated version of the cartoon character aloft! Dr. William Mercer, Ohio County health officer and Wheeling physician, is a huge fan of the popular “Peanuts” character. As many folks know, his private medical office ...
Wheeling native Robert Long Foreman’s manuscript, “Weird Pig,” has been selected as the winner of the 2018 Nilsen Literary Prize awarded by Southeast Missouri State University Press. The prize includes $2,000 and publication of the winning manuscript by the University Press. “Weird ...
It may be easier to hide signs of gambling than other addictive behaviors. There is no slurred speech, staggering, dilated pupils or other physical signs. But there are some negative indicators: a change in personality, lying, increased credit card debt, and money or valuables that ...
Area artists, do you want to show off your studios to the public? If you do, the Wheeling Arts and Cultural Commission is looking for you! The commission is organizing its third annual Wheeling Artists Studio Tour and is seeking artists to participate by opening their studios for a day. ...
As February’s observance of National Heart Month draws to a close, we salute an area resident who definitely has “heart.” This month, retired educator Jim Bock is marking the 11th anniversary of his heart transplant. He and his wife Kathy reside in St. Clairsville. Bock was employed ...
Northern Panhandle artist Rosalie Haizlett has been chosen as the guest artist for the New River Gorge Creative Residency, which is now underway in south-central West Virginia. As creative artist-in-residence. Haizlett is living and working at Lafayette Flats Boutique Vacation Rentals in ...
Times have changed, and in a good way, for Friends of Wheeling’s annual Preservation Forum. Jeanne Finstein, Friends of Wheeling president, noted the contrast as she opened this year’s event held at the Ohio County Public Library Tuesday night. She recalled that when the Preservation ...
Brave. Heroes. They are two words that we use frequently, throwing them around rather casually, as in “You’re brave to wear that outfit!” or “Thank you for bringing candy. You’re my hero!” But true bravery and genuine heroes are much more important, signifying serious commitment ...
Wheeling artist Robert Villamagna, director of the Nutting Gallery at West Liberty University, has issued a call to artists, age 18 and older, for a new exhibition, “The Dot Show: A Tribute to Bernie Peace.” Bernie Peace, who died at age 85 on Jan. 14, was a professor emeritus of art at ...
It’s no secret that cleaning was an every-Saturday event when I was growing up. No alarm clock was needed as the rattle of buckets and mops meant it was time to get up and start cleaning for the girls in the family. The boys were charged with taking out the trash, cutting the grass and ...
Dear Annie: I am 75 and in a great relationship with a wonderful man of 83. He is a widower after 57 years of marriage. I have been divorced for 30 years after a 26-year marriage. I feel very strongly that I have met the man I could spend the rest of my life with. We have agreed that we are ...
“I think it’s divine intervention.” With those words, Crystal Bauer, director of Project HOPE, described the $100,000 gift made Monday to the Homeless Outreach Partnership Effort by New Life United Methodist Church of Wheeling. With this generous donation, the Wheeling-Ohio County ...
The Wheeling 250 Committee launched a year-long celebration of the city’s 250th anniversary in grand style with a Twelfth Night costume ball at Oglebay Park last weekend. The fun-filled event drew a full house of area residents to Glessner Auditorium for a delicious dinner and dancing to ...