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Library Hosts Celebration of Black Music

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WHEELING – The Ohio County Public Library will host a Celebration of Black Music as a Juneteenth preview show this coming week. Join the Wheeling Juneteenth Band featuring Jason Treuman, Luke Daller, David Ruckle and Logan Seidler on a journey through the history of black music in the Harold Vitalie Auditorium at the Ohio County Public Library at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 18, in Wheeling. The band will perform a preview of selections from a curated and varied collection of popular music, which will be presented in full on Friday evening on the Market Plaza, as part of the larger ...

St. John Church Hosts Parish Festival

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BELLAIRE – St. John Church will be hosting a parish festival for everyone from 5-10 p.m. on Saturday, June 6, along Tallman Avenue in Bellaire. Come enjoy the live music, vendors, cabbage roll dinners, Sons of Italy sausage, inflatables, raffles and more. Beer will be available for purchase. Hot dogs are being donated by Gulla's and sausage is being donated by the Bellaire Sons of Italy.

Program Welcomes Author Robert Foreman

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WHEELING – The Ohio County Public Library's next Lunch With Books program will welcome author Robert Long Foreman, an award-winning writer with Wheeling roots. The program will take place at noon on Tuesday, June 9, at the library in downtown Wheeling. Foreman earned a Ph.D. in English ...

Couple Celebrates Golden

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Roger and Jenny Matz of Wheeling will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Friday, June 12. Jenny, the daughter of the late Andrew and June Niehaus of Wheeling, is a retired teacher. Roger, the son of the late Ralph and Dorothy Matz of Chillicothe, Ohio, is a retired television ...

Prosecutor to Speak Before Newcomers Club

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WHEELING – The Newcomers Club will meet at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 11, at Generations Restaurant, 338 National Road, Wheeling. The speaker will be Shawn Turak, the Ohio County prosecuting attorney. She will talk about one of her most interesting cases — a triple homicide that she prosecuted. Any woman new or returning to the area is welcome to join us for our monthly luncheon. Those interested in attending can call Jan at 304-280-4270 by the Monday before the meeting.

Fort Henry Chapter SAR Meeting Set

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WHEELING – On Saturday, June 13, at 10 a.m., the Fort Henry Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution, will hold its summer quarter meeting in the auditorium of the Ohio County Public Library, 52-16th St., Wheeling. Guest speaker David P. Ervin, of Morgantown will give a presentation, ...