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CO.STARTERS Cohort for Entrepreneurs Set to Begin

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WHEELING — Wheeling Heritage and the Regional Economic Development Partnership (RED) are now accepting applications for the Spring 2026. CO.STARTERS cohort, a 10-week program designed to help entrepreneurs and small business owners turn ideas into actionable business plans. The cohort is expected to begin on Tuesday, April 21. Sessions will be held Tuesday evenings from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the Wheeling Artisan Center, 1400 Main St., in downtown Wheeling. CO.STARTERS is designed for aspiring and established entrepreneurs looking to launch or refine products, services or business ...

Steinway Artist Robin Spielberg to Perform in Sistersville

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SISTERSVILLE — ArtsLink’s 2025-26 Concert Series Season concludes with a performance by Steinway Artist Robin Spielberg at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 16, at the Gold Derrick Gallery, 719 Wells Street, in downtown Sistersville. Tickets for ArtsLink members are $10 for an individual and $20 ...

Heroes of the Titanic Remembered

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WHEELING – The Ohio County Public Library's next Lunch With Books program will take a look at the Heroes of the Titanic on the anniversary of its tragic sinking. The program will take place at noon on Tuesday, April 14, at the library in downtown Wheeling. True stories of the April 14, 1912, disaster are far more interesting than the movie versions. This talk will feature several of the unsung heroes and heroines whose amazing stories have been largely forgotten. Peter Holloway, Judi Hendrickson and Jeanne Finstein will present the program.

Hickman Recognized by Association of Junior Leagues International

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WHEELING — Brianna Hickman has been named one of the distinguished recipients of The Association of Junior Leagues International’s (AJLI) 40 Under 40 Award for 2026, recognizing outstanding Junior League Members who are making a significant impact through leadership, service and innovation ...

It's a Vinyl Revolution

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WHEELING — Mark your calendars! Record Store Day returns on Saturday, April 18, and Nail City Record in Wheeling is gearing up for the big event for 2026. Doors open at 10 a.m., but if past years are any indication, expect music lovers lining up well before then. Nail City Record is ...

Honest Work Etched in Stone

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There is a headstone for my deceased parents in Mount Calvary Cemetery in Wheeling. It sits on a sloping part of the graveyard high above some of the oldest burial plots in the area. The headstone contains the usual data of our parents’ names and their dates of birth and death. It also holds the first names of all of their 12 children. When planning the headstone, my mother told me that the reason for our names being included on their headstone is because they considered us to be their greatest accomplishments in life. Thus, we would be for all eternity, engraved in granite ...