Just in time for Halloween viewing, “Ruin Me,” a horror movie co-written and directed by Wheeling native Preston DeFrancis, will be released Tuesday on DVD, Blu-Ray and video on demand by RLJ Entertainment. Previously, the film has been available exclusively on Shudder, the premium ...
As part of the year-long Wheeling 250 observance, the next edition of the People’s University at the Ohio County Public Library will celebrate “Wheeling in Literature.” The role that writers have played in Wheeling’s first 250 years and the attention that these writers have brought ...
The Wheeling 250 observance is getting statewide exposure, thanks to GOLDENESEAL, West Virginia’s magazine of traditional life. The fall issue of GOLDENSEAL is dedicated entirely to the 250th anniversary of Wheeling’s founding. The magazine, published by the West Virginia Department of ...
When West Virginia University officials visited Wheeling Tuesday to outline plans for health care in the area, they also shared random thoughts of parades and football. Speaking at Wheeling Hospital, WVU President E. Gordon Gee noted that he and the Pride of West Virginia marching band had ...
The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra and its guest artists gave a dazzling show for Music Under the Stars, despite having to tangle with the real-life pyrotechnics of Mother Nature last weekend. A large crowd filled Oglebay Park’s Anne Kuchinka Amphitheater for the free concert last Sunday ...
Suicide is an uncomfortable subject and one we do not talk about frequently. According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States. It is the second leading cause of death for individuals ages 10-34. September is Suicide ...
“It’s a new day.” “He’s a breath of fresh air.” “He’s ‘the real deal.’” Those were just some of the joyous and heartfelt sentiments expressed by laity and clergy Thursday as they welcomed the Most Rev. Mark E. Brennan as the ninth bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese ...
Theatrical innovator Karla Boos, formerly of Wheeling, is directing another world premiere in Pittsburgh this month. Boos is the founder and artistic director of Quantum Theatre in Pittsburgh. Under Boos’ leadership, Quantum is known for presenting world premieres and staging plays in ...
Congratulations are extended to Sean Duffy of Wheeling who has won third prize in the 2019 West Virginia Fiction Competition. Duffy, who is the programming director of the Ohio County Public Library and executive director of the WALS Foundation in Wheeling, captured the bronze medal with a ...
West Virginians’ literary accomplishments are booming this summer. Author and poet Anna Egan Smucker, who grew up in Weirton and now resides in Bridgeport, West Virginia, has a new work that is slated to be published this week. Her poetry chapbook, titled “Rowing Home,” is set to be ...
When Vickie Wynn Owens Bauer of Wheeling observes her 50th birthday on Thursday, she may have a grand celebration, but it’s unlikely that the festivities will top the excitement of her actual arrival — in a Volkswagen Beetle! Vickie, of course, doesn’t remember the specifics of her ...
A new era in offering gracious hospitality has begun at one of the area’s most serene spots. Cheryl Ryan Harshman of Wheeling has been chosen as the new director of Sandscrest Retreat and Conference Center near Wheeling. In addition, Gary Cardelein of Paden City has been hired as the new ...
Wheeling native Jeremy F. Richter’s play, “Future, Here,” has been published by Dramatic Publishing. The play, issued last week, now is available for productions anywhere. Theaters around the country can order performance rights for the play from Dramatic Publishing. It’s been a big ...
Can you relate to one or more of the following statements? Your quality of work is lacking. You aren’t meeting deadlines well. Your temper is flaring. You’re sleeping too much. You are daydreaming more and more about getting away from everything. If so, there is a good chance that you need ...
It’s certainly been a patriotic and fun-filled week in Wheeling and the Upper Ohio Valley. Despite a thunderstorm near concert time, the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra’s Celebrate America performance took place Thursday night at Heritage Port on the Wheeling waterfront. Many area residents ...
Fireworks! The sign on the rooftop was about the same size as the building. My grip on the steering wheel tightened and my pulse quickened. A much-smaller sign said: Fresh Roasted Peanuts. “Anybody want some peanuts?” I asked. The kids chorused affirmatively and my wife Betsy gave me a ...
The Independence Day concert at Heritage Port in Wheeling will feature a poetic premiere. West Virginia Poet Laureate Marc Harshman will read a new poem, “Wheeling at 250,” that he wrote at the request of the Wheeling 250 Committee. The reading will take place during the Wheeling ...
As we continue to celebrate all things Wheeling in particular and West Virginia in general this weekend, it’s good to see the Mountain State getting some much-deserved national attention. An astute newspaper reader pointed out that the July issue of Southern Living magazine contains several ...
It is finally that time of year when we can be spending more time outdoors. With that comes cook-outs with family and friends. But, the worse thing we can do is send our guests home with a foodborne illness. Unfortunately, the incidence of food borne illness increases quite a bit over the ...
In addition to being a sports medicine pioneer, new Wheeling Hall of Fame member Ronald G. Peyton is a veteran newspaper carrier. Peyton, who now lives in Texas, said he had 150 to 200 customers as a paperboy for the Wheeling News-Register and The Intelligencer. But, noting what set him apart ...