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Families Sought For Wall That Heals Tribute In Belmont County

Community September 12, 2026

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – As Belmont County prepares to welcome The Wall That Heals from Oct. 1-4, the committee is asking the community to help make the historic tribute a deeply personal experience for local families. The Wall That Heals is a traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and will be on display at the Belmont County Fairgrounds around the clock for those four days. Family members and friends of Belmont County-area Vietnam veterans whose names appear on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial are being invited to participate in the arrival and installation of The Wall. Families ...

Area Residents Challenged To Remember The Unity Following Attacks

Community September 12, 2026

FOLLANSBEE – While taking time to remember the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, two area officials also encouraged residents to recapture the sense of unity felt in the days after. During a brief ceremony held Friday night at Follansbee Park, marking the 25th anniversary of ...

Residents Asked To Remember 9/11 Tragedy And Unity In Aftermath In Wheeling Ceremony

Top Headlines September 12, 2026

WHEELING -- Ohio Valley residents were asked to remember the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, on the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on New York City, Washington, D.C., and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, during the Community-Wide Sept. 11 Service of Remembrance at Wheeling Heritage Port on ...

Bellaire Fire Department Honors 9/11 Victims With Memorial Ceremony

Top Headlines September 12, 2026

BELLAIRE – Bellaire Volunteer Fire Department honored the many citizens who died in the 9/11 tragedy 25 years ago Friday. The village honored the dead by hosting a ceremony at 34th Street from 8:30-11 a.m. The ceremony had a moment of silence for each exact time that the terrorist attacks ...

“Dancing With The Ohio Valley Stars” 2026 Cast Announced

Community September 12, 2026

WHEELING – Local community leaders are set to show their rhythm as details for the 15th Annual “Dancing With The Ohio Valley Stars” have been announced. The fundraiser is sponsored annually by Augusta Levy Behavioral Services. This year’s cast – both contestants and their ...

Educators Say The Stories Of 9/11 Best Way To Teach The Next Generation

Top Headlines September 11, 2026

WHEELING – It has been a quarter-century and the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on America are truly history. The events are being discussed in history classes, even though there are now history teachers in school who weren’t born before Sept. 11, or were too young to be cognizant of the ...