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‘Heavy Metal Experience’ Leading To Trade Jobs For Recent Grads

WHEELING – Many of today’s recent high school graduates are seeking a “heavy metal experience” in construction trades, and also the opportunity to start earning solid wages the day after commencement. “The Heavy Metal Summer Experience," sponsored though the Sheet Metal Workers ...

Alumnus Pledges $1.5M To New Wheeling University Foundation

A member of the Wheeling University Class of 1962 has pledged a seven-figure donation to help establish the new Wheeling University Foundation. Alumnus John A. Mitchell has pledged $1.5 million to the foundation establish a new scholarship fund to benefit students attending his alma mater. This pledge will establish the Martin J. Mitchell Scholarship, in honor of his father. The Foundation will receive his gift upon his passing. According to John Mitchell, the Martin J. Mitchell Scholarship will help students from West Virginia attend Wheeling University. In addition to John ...

National Equipment Celebrates Its New Home

WHEELING – For more than eight decades, National Equipment Company has been serving the Wheeling area and beyond, and this week, the business is celebrating the official grand opening of its new location in Elm Grove. The new location was built from the ground up at 50 Elm Terrace, with ...

Greek Food Festival Roots Run Deep In Steubenville

STEUBENVILLE — For 40 years, the middle part of June has drawn residents from across the Tri-State Area to the corner of South Fourth and South streets in the city's South End. They come to participate in the annual Greek Food Festival at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. This year's ...

Marshall BOE Gets Update on Future New Riverside Elementary School

MOUNDSVILLE – Marshall County Board of Education members received an update on the future Riverside Elementary School. The new school, which will replace Center McMechen Elementary School, is slated to go out to bid in the next six to eight weeks, said Christian Rivera, project manager with ...