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Island Scholarship Winners Announced The Wheeling Island Community Association has awarded scholarships to Helena Queen from Wheeling Park High School and Sonny Peluchutte from Central Catholic High School. .Each received $1,000 from the Wheeling Island Community Association. Elm Grove Eagles Seeks Nominations Elm Grove Eagles Aerie #1891, located at 2153 National Road, Wheeling, will hold nomination of officers on Friday June 5, at normal meeting hours. Election of officers will be held on Friday, June 10, at normal election hours. Princess Tea Rescheduled to 2021 ...

Antiques & Collectibles

Vintage collectibles, especially those related to sports, sell quickly at auction, perhaps because not all are expensive. Sometimes they are not noticed by the dedicated sports collectors and sell at bargain prices. This metal lunchbox was made in 1976. It is decorated with the helmets of the ...

Gorby to Mark 95th Birthday

Billie Louise Simms Gorby of Moundsville is celebrating her 95th birthday this month. She was born in Cameron, W.Va.

Lennex Celebrates 93rd

Thelma Lennex celebrated her 93rd birthday on Thursday, May 21. She was born in Cameron, West Virginia and was married 54 years to the late Elmer Lennex. She is retired from Ohio Valley Medical Center. She has four children, William ( Pat) Lennex of Broadway, Virginia; Gretchen (Wayne) ...

Butler Reaches 97 Years

Denzil Butler of Cameron celebrated his 97th birthday on Saturday, May 23. He was born May 23, 1923, in Gilmer County,West Virginia. He was married to the late Genevieve Sampson and served in the U.S. Air Force. Butler still ministers at the List Street Church of Christ and enjoys gardening ...

Vietnam Veteran Takes An Emotional Trip Into the Past

WHEELING — Fifty years ago this month, Ron Woloshan was sitting atop a tank in Cambodia when he learned of the Kent State shooting in Ohio that killed four students. Ironically, the news came a week after he had written a letter to his father in which he made note of the college students ...