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Life on Ohio Valley’s Waterways

WHEELING — On a day as fine as April can muster, buttercups are whooping it up on the rich silt left behind by winter flooding on Wheeling Island. A pileated woodpecker is chuckling somewhere in the trees, his pterodactyl-style head somehow hidden from view despite his grand ...

Ohio County Names 2021 Champions of Children

WHEELING — Since 2010, the Ohio County Partners in Prevention Team has recognized three Champions of Children in April as part of National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Although COVID-19 derailed last year’s awards, the team has adapted this year’s ceremony to be held remotely on the Ohio County Family Resource Network Facebook page at 2 p.m. Friday, April 23. The 2021 Deborah Doleski Allen Champion of Children Award recipients are: Margie Ball, longtime Steenrod Elementary School kindergarten teacher and Ohio County 4-H leader Jill Eddy, Youth Services System director of ...

When Masks Are A Thing of the Past

WHEELING — The day will come when it is possible to go to school or to the grocery store without a mask, which begs an interesting question. What will happen to all these colorful scraps of fabric and elastic when COVID is contained? “Some people are going to be so excited to not wear a ...

Wheeling Priest Is a Fan of the Cross

WHEELING — It isn’t surprising that crosses are a part of the Rev. Richard Skaggs’ everyday life. The man’s a priest, after all. What might be unusual would be the staggering tally if they were ever actually counted. Bounding up and down the stairways and passages at St. Matthew ...

Wheeling University Students To Present Scholarly Research

WHEELING — Students from various academic programs will present their scholarly work during Wheeling University’s annual Student Research & Scholarship Symposium Wednesday. This year, the annual research symposium will consist of a half day of poster and oral presentations by students ...

A touch of grey

WHEELING — When Kimberly Brown decided to join the “ditch the dye” trend last spring, she thought she was making a personal decision. Having maintained her original dark brown locks for more than 20 years, she was tired of the maintenance and the expense. COVID-19’s shutdown of hair ...