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17th Annual Old Construction & Mining Equipment Show Set Sept. 12-13

NEW ATHENS, Ohio -- The 17th annual Old Construction & Mining Equipment Show will be held Sept. 12 and 13 on Ohio 519 (43672 Stumptown Road), between U.S. 22 and New Athens, Ohio. The site is just over 1 mile west of New Athens. Antique trucks, construction and mining will be on static display and in operation throughout the weekend. Equipment owned by the Harrison Coal & Reclamation Historical Park, members of the HCRHP, Ohio Valley Chapter of the Historical Construction Equipment Association, Antique Caterpillar Machinery Owners Club Chapter 22, and other organizations will be ...

Lunch WIth Books To Feature the Life of Labor Leader Walter Reuther

WHEELING -- The Ohio County Public Library will host an online Lunch With Books program, featuring the life of Walter Reuther, from noon-1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1. Remembering Wheeling native and national labor leader Walter Reuther on his birthday (born Sept. 1, 1907, Wheeling, West Virginia; died May 9, 1970, Pellston, Michigan), Nelson Lichtenstein will discuss his book, “Walter Reuther: The Most Dangerous Man in Detroit And The Fate Of American Labor.” This program will be available to watch live on the Library’s Facebook page, its YouTube channel, and on the OCPL ...

Charities Experience Unfortunate Side Effects of the Pandemic

WHEELING — An unfortunate side effect of the COVID-19 pandemic is evident at local charities’ donation bins throughout the Ohio Valley. The problem has been two-fold for the St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store located on Bow Street in the Fulton neighborhood of Wheeling. Just ask store ...

Pandemic hasn’t dulled South Wheeling’s fierce neighborhood pride

WHEELING — Stuck at home? Many of us have listened to health officials during the COVID-19 pandemic and have remained close to or at home. In one Wheeling neighborhood, time has not stood still for many of its residents and businesses. Just ask the folks at the South Wheeling Preservation ...

Oglebay Institute Offers Ways to Experience Nature

WHEELING -- Think there’s nothing to do? Feeling bored at home? Want to get the kids out of the house? Take heart, Oglebay Institute in Wheeling offers numerous adventures this month that can be enjoyed by the whole family. The great outdoors are still great. Below is a list of upcoming ...

A SUMMER UNDER QUARANTINE

It’s no secret that “normal” vacation plans during this topsy-turvy time of battling a world-wide virus have been voided or greatly scaled back. Whether it is due to the fear of contracting the coronavirus or lack of funds from lost earnings, Ohio Valley residents are rethinking ...