WHEELING — Good Shepherd Nursing Home has earned a five-star rating from the U.S. Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services for all or part of each year of the 13-year history of the CMS rating program. This is an extraordinary achievement for Good Shepherd, which celebrates its 50th ...

A reader sent us a picture of an item in an auction catalog that looked like a cookie jar decorated with racing horses, but it had a strange lid. What else could it be? Why horses on a cookie jar? The lid and the size, 7 inches high, are clues. The jar is a humidor, a container for cigars, ...

(Family Features) If you're juggling a new set of responsibilities right now, you're not alone. Those busy mornings may still pose challenges even if your commute no longer exists. Making breakfast in advance can give you a few extra minutes to move your body, center your mind or simply ...

Kaylee Schubenski has fond memories of her high school experiences at Buckeye Local. She was the homecoming queen and secretary of the National Honor Society. She was also an active member of the Foreign Language, Science, Art, and Fellowship of Christian Athletes clubs. She loved being a ...

WHEELING— After almost a two-month closure due to the COVID-19 virus pandemic restrictions, Artworks Around Town is pleased to announce it will open on Monday, May 18. Located in Wheeling’s Historic Centre Market, the art gallery has been shuttered in order to protect the health and ...

I’m a fan of most things “old school.” Oftentimes, the old way of doing something is effective, simpler and cheaper — so why not embrace it? For example, during this time of pandemic when many of us are suffering from overuse of our eyes due to computer strain, or perhaps we are ...

You don’t have to be a tea drinker to enjoy the benefits of a tea party. Mothers and daughters, grandmothers and aunts, sisters and cousins -- who among them hasn’t enjoyed sitting around a gaily-decorated table for a spot of tea and bite-size eats? From the time we can take steps to sit ...

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — As the world stays at home, a West Virginia tea company is encouraging people to show off their creativity for a chance to win prizes. The Larkin Tea Company in Martinsburg, West Virginia, is on the hunt for knitters to put their skills to the test by entering the 2020 ...

Antiques and Mother’s Day go together like bread and butter or pandemics and masks. Many antique enthusiasts were introduced to antiques and collecting by their mother or grandmother. At least that’s my experience. My mother taught me everything about art, antiques and historic ...

MARTINS FERRY — People around the world are trying to stay safe and healthy during this coronavirus pandemic as best they can, but for many abiding by stay-at-home orders is no easy task. For those who enjoy reading, running out of books because the public libraries are closed makes for ...

I don’t know about you, but my idea of a great vacation is to have the time to start and finish reading a couple of books that have been gathering dust on my bookshelf. These past few weeks have been anything but a vacation, however I found that making time for things that make me happy ...

For 81-year-old Elizabeth Funk, who lives in an assisted living apartment just south of Pittsburgh, social distancing has meant being confined to her room. “At least I get out of the room three times a day to get food,” she said. “I understand that’s not the case for many places; I ...

There aren’t many good things to be said about social distancing and staying at home due to the pandemic — but I have noticed that more families are socializing on the porch. To me that’s lovely. I’ve enjoyed porches and spend a lot of time on both my front and back versions. My ...

PORT CLINTON, Ohio — African Safari Wildlife Park has received more than 600 bales of hay from its wildlife conservation partners at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG aquarium. The hay was grown at the Pittsburgh Zoo’s International Conservation Center in Somerset County, Pa. On April 11, ...

NEW YORK CITY — After much support from fans, especially in the Ohio Valley, Wheeling native Justin Mise has won the Vox Pop Award for the 18th annual Independent Music Awards. The award is in the Dance/Electronica Category for the song “Take a Piece.” Mise, who resides in New York ...

Many people would never guess what this strange bottle was used for. Although it is called a “teakettle” by bottle collectors because of its shape, it is an antique ink bottle. A quill pen made from a sharpened feather was used to write before a better pen was invented in the early 1800s. ...

WHEELING — If you have strolled through the gallery at Artworks Around Town in the past couple of years, you have undoubtedly noticed Diana Wagner’s handiwork. The fragrances will draw you in and the vast array of products displayed invitingly will keep you looking. There are goat’s milk ...

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 quickly ...

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 ...