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Mastrantoni calls it a career after 35 years of service to Weirton

WEIRTON – As of 4:01 p.m. Friday, a career of service to the community spanning 35 years (and four months) officially came to an end. A.D. “Butch” Mastrantoni has served as utilities director for the city of Weirton since 1991, overseeing the operations of both water and sanitary ...

Vigilant Firehouse Transforms into Vigilant Books & Coffee

WHEELING — The Vigilant Firehouse on Main Street sat empty for over 10 years and hasn’t been a firehouse since 1976 when the Wheeling Fire Department moved into a newer space just a block away. But living right across the street from it and seeing the building fall apart more as the days ...

15th annual Harmony Haunt prepares to scare on Saturday

WHEELING – Harmony House, Children’s Advocacy Center, is preparing for its 15th annual Harmony Haunt on Saturday at the historic Scottish Rite Cathedral. The annual Halloween celebration is for guests 21 years or older. The doors open at 6 p.m. and the runs until 10 p.m. Guests can ...

Veteran Musicians Share Talents With The Gift Christmas Concert

WHEELING – Some of the Ohio Valley's most revered musicians are collaborating once again to present a special concert at the Capitol Theatre to celebrate the Christmas season. The Gift Christmas Concert will take the Capitol Theatre stage at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 4. A number of the key ...

Wheeling Heritage Gets Grant To Replace Artisan Center Windows

WHEELING -- Wheeling Heritage has been awarded a $90,000 historic preservation grant from the Preservation Alliance of West Virginia to support exterior maintenance and window restoration at the Wheeling Artisan Center. The grant is one of eight awards totaling $490,261 through the alliance’s Frontier to Statehood Grant Program, which supports the rehabilitation and continued use of historic buildings across West Virginia in recognition of the nation’s 250th anniversary. Funding for the Wheeling Artisan Center will be used to paint the building’s upper architectural crown and ...