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Taking a Wild and ‘Wander’-ful Chance

WHEELING — Do you have to be able to draw well to be an artist? Attorney Cindy Fluharty always thought so. But, three years into a venture that started with the desire to create the kind of greeting cards she couldn’t find in a store, she’s not so sure. She has a sun-washed studio ...

Wheeling Park Students Ready to Rock

MOZART — There’s technically carpet on the floor and a dresser standing against one wall. But, Lunary is clearly a straight-up garage band in the same spirit as Nirvana, The Ramones and The Who. The only reason they are practicing indoors is there’s a spare bedroom in band member ...

Next Lunch With Books Investigates the Story Of ‘Foote: A Mystery Novel’

WHEELING — The next Lunch With Books program presented by the Ohio County Public Library will feature author Tom Bredehoft and will focus on his book “Foote: A Mystery Novel.” The program will take place at noon on Tuesday, Aug. 9. In the space of one weekend in Morgantown, West Virginia, private investigator Big Jim Foote finds himself at the center of two murder investigations. Suspected of one killing at a local festival, he locates the body of a missing person immediately after. The cops are watching him, and Big Jim has a secret he dares not reveal: he is a bigfoot living in ...

Space to Grow

BETHANY — There was a moment — quite a few years ago now — when Karen McFadden looked into the rearview mirror of her car and saw her college-launched daughter standing alone, quivering her lip and getting smaller and smaller as mom drove away. The daughter was the second and last ...

Odd Fellows History in Wheeling Goes Deep

WHEELING — This year marks a special year for the oldest fraternal organization in Wheeling. The history of Independent Order of Odd Fellows Wheeling Lodge 9 goes deep. Odd Fellowship in Wheeling began in 1834 when the Grand Lodge of the United States established Virginius Lodge 3 in ...