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National Day of Prayer Events Set at Capitol Ballroom

WHEELING – Jon and Jolene Hamill of Lamplighter Ministries will be the guest speakers at the local National Day of Prayer at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 7, at the Capitol Theatre ballroom in Wheeling, the first of two events of the day. The National Day of Prayer is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2026, and the Wheeling celebration has changed its format as part of the event. Instead of a breakfast meeting at the WesBanco Arena, the National Day of Prayer will be conducted as a luncheon in the ballroom, where the Hamills, along with other local leaders, will observe the theme of ...

Wheeling Fashion Week Announces 2026 Runway Show Lineup

WHEELING — Wheeling Fashion Week returns June 7–13 for its second year, gathering fashion enthusiasts, industry professionals, and supporters of the arts. The highly anticipated Runway Show will take place on Friday, June 12, at Waterfront Hall in Wheeling, showcasing even more ...

The Sights and Sounds of Spring

WHEELING – The spring season did not arrive quietly at our Ohio County homestead. Rather it showed up quite loudly with thunder, lightning and rain. Just when Mother Nature teased us with warm breezes and we thought it safe to sleep with the windows open, bam, wrong.  The seasonal thunder ...

Woman’s Club of Wheeling Installs New Officers

WHEELING – The Woman’s Club of Wheeling held its Inaugural Luncheon on April 17 at Monument Place in Wheeling. The club is part of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs and GFWC West Virginia. GFWC is an international women’s organization dedicated to community improvement by ...

Trail Partners Host Family Bicycle Ride May 3

WHEELING — Ohio Valley Trail Partners, coordinating group that holds the annual Wheeling Heritage Trail Bicycle Tour as part of Ogden Wellness Weekend and set for Sunday, May 24, Memorial Day Weekend, is offering a Family Bicycle Ride set for Sunday, May 3 on Wheeling streets. The ride is free and open to the public. Riders will get a free back pack, handy to have when riding. Riders will register at north intersection of Wheeling Center Market before the liftoff at 1 p.m. All riders must wear helmets. The group will ride city streets, and historic sites will be noticed. Riders ...

Special Library Program to Honor ‘Doc’

WHEELING – The Ohio County Public Library will celebrate the life of a longtime patron and a great and loyal friend of the Lunch With Books program, Dr. Hossein Yassini-Fard, from 5:30-7 p.m. on Thursday, April 30. “Doc” has been visiting the library and attending programs for many years. He always remembered greeted everyone with a soft-spoken “hello” or “good morning” before getting his coffee. Library staff will remember him with great fondness. Attendees can join in this celebration of a life well lived and say a fond farewell to “Doc.” There will be speakers ...