WHEELING – The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra Community Choir will perform today, Friday, May 29, at Vance Memorial Presbyterian Church in Wheeling. Show time is 7 p.m. Since its debut at the symphony's 95th anniversary celebration last May, the WSO Community Choir has been lauded as an ...
It’s Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start of the summer season. It’s time to brush off the patio furniture, clean the barbecue grill and wonder if last year’s swimsuit will fit. Seriously, while many will enjoy picnics and other fun events, including the Ogden Newspapers Wellness ...
Photo Provided Phyllis and Bill Ripley of Wheeling were married for 51 years before his passing in 2023. Their love and legacy continue through a cherished family tradition centered around Phyllis’ wedding veil. The veil has been worn by each of their six granddaughters for their First ...
(Editor's Note: This is the fourth in a series of articles celebrating May as Historic Preservation Month) WHEELING – Maintaining any home – especially an older one – can be very expensive and time consuming. Several local options can be of help. Grants and loans are the first ways that ...
WHEELING – On Wednesday, May 27, Jeanne Cox will be the guest speaker at the Ohio Valley Civil War Roundtable meeting. As a retired nurse practitioner, Cox’s interest in Civil War history and the medical treatment of Civil War soldiers began more than 20 years ago. The focus of her recent research is the physical and mental wounds suffered by Civil War veterans' battle experiences. During the 1860s, medical officials’ evaluations of soldiers did not acknowledge mental illness issues as battle wounds. Her research explores the evidence that post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD ...
WHEELING – The Ohio County Public Library's next Lunch With Books program will welcome Father Joshua Saxe with “The Saint John Bible: Art, Scripture and Community.” The program will take place at noon on Tuesday, May 26. The Saint John’s Bible, commissioned by the monks of Saint John’s Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota, is the first handwritten and illuminated Bible created in over 500 years. Brought to life by a team of artists and calligraphers, the seven-volume work brings together the ancient tradition of illuminated manuscripts with modern artistic expression. The Ven. ...
