Marshall County Sheriff’s Department Increasing Patrols During Memorial Day Weekend
MOUNDSVILLE — The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department is increasing patrols for Memorial Day weekend. Sheriff Mike Dougherty said additional deputies will be on patrol throughout Marshall County beginning today and continuing through the holiday weekend. The increased patrols are intended to help keep roads safe for residents and visitors traveling through the county while also providing assistance to the community during the busy holiday weekend. “As families and friends gather to celebrate Memorial Day weekend, we want everyone to arrive safely and return home safely,” ...
Wheeling Area Public Swimming Pools Ready to Make a Splash
WHEELING – Memorial Day weekend has arrived, and the public swimming pools in Wheeling are either open or getting ready to dive into the season in the coming days. While the soggy weather may put a damper on outdoor activities, the rain will not last forever, and warmer temperatures have been steadily appearing in the Ohio Valley. As for the public swimming pools, the Wheeling Park Commission's two venues – at Oglebay and at Wheeling Park – are both now open. The four public pools operated by the City of Wheeling – the 36th Street Pool in South Wheeling, Garden Park Pool in ...
Voice Of Valor: Military Gave Wheeling Resident Jim Temple Purpose And Motivation In Life
WHEELING – Wheeling resident Jim Temple enlisted in the Army at 17 years old as a way to make a life of his own. “I volunteered in 1992 before I graduated from high school. I came from a suppressed family background. I needed to find a way to make my own way in life,” he said. The ...
Regional Briefs
American Legion Post 1 holding Memorial Day ceremony at new location The American Legion Post 1 will be moving the location of its annual Memorial Day ceremony. The new location will be at the Post’s headquarters at 45 Sycamore Ave. in Wheeling, rather than Wheeling’s Heritage Port, where it had been held in previous years. The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. Monday, May 25, at the Post 1 headquarters. Memorial Day ceremony scheduled for Monday in Bellaire A Memorial Day service is scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday at City Park in Bellaire. The hosts are American Legion Post 52, VFW ...
World War II Discovery In France Leads Back To Ohio Valley
TORONTO — A search by a German historian led to a discovery that touched the lives of a Toronto man and his family. Last fall, Toronto’s Jim Rinaldo said that, in advance of Memorial Day, the daughter of a cousin who lives in Columbus received a call from Torben Haunhost, a historian in ...