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Rain, Rain ... Go Away

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Enough, already! I don’t know about you, but I have had just about all I can take of these late summer storms. It’s bad enough we can’t get just a gentle rain to water the lawn and gardens. The rain comes in sideways and pelts the ground with machine gun force. The middle-of-the-night thunderstorms are enough to make anyone queasy. The last few have jolted us out of bed.  I don’t mean to pick on our local weather forecasters, yet they tend to put us in panic mode more times than not. I get it. They are only trying to prepare us for what might happen. Unfortunately, there ...

Wheeling Newcomers to Hold Potluck in St. C.

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WHEELING – The Wheeling Newcomers Club monthly meeting will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 10, at the Rotary Pavilion in the St. Clairsville Memorial City Park, 200 Walnut Ave., St. Clairsville. The program is a potluck lunch and game day. The group will gather at 11 a.m. for a fun-filled time of delicious food and friendly competition. Bring your favorite board games or a deck of cards. The menu will be fried chicken, rolls, lemonade and unsweetened/sweetened iced tea. Table settings are supplied by the club. Sides, salads, desserts, other drinks are what you are willing ...

Music Under the Stars

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WHEELING – There are not many events where you can see people watching a live orchestra from horseback. The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra’s annual Music Under the Stars concert is one of them. Taking place at the Oglebay Amphitheater the Sunday of Labor Day weekend, this annual tradition ...

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Bucket of Puppies, Tie-Die T-Shirts Featured at WesBanco Arena's Final Summer Patio Party WHEELING – WesBanco Arena's final First Friday party on the patio will take place today, Friday, Sept. 4, with the final Pepsi Summer Concert Series event of the year. Bucket of Puppies will provide live musical entertainment for the evening. There will also be a tie-dye station presented by Shirts N More Inc. The party starts at 6 p.m., and admission is free. There will be cold drinks and hot food available for purchase on the patio. Nail City Record will return with a vinyl record jam. ...