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Highway Patrol: Juvenile Killed in Monroe County Crash

WOODSFIELD — A juvenile was killed and three others were injured Tuesday evening in a single-vehicle crash in Monroe County that authorities say may have involved alcohol or drug impairment. The Ohio State Highway Patrol said the crash occurred at about 5:15 p.m. on Township Road 350, ...

United Way Day of Caring Brings 175 Volunteers to 21 Projects

WHEELING — Volunteers washed, scrubbed, painted and dug their way through the many tasks assigned to them during the United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley Sandy O'Haver Day of Caring on Wednesday. Staci Stephen, executive director of the United Way, said 175 people signed up to volunteer ...

9/11 Remembrance Ceremony Friday At Heritage Port

WHEELING — Rabbi Joshua Lief of Wheeling's Temple Shalom said remembrance ceremonies for the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on New York and Washington, D.C., are just as important now as ever, and perhaps even more important. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the attacks on American ...

‘Great Pumpkin’ Coming To Heritage Port

WHEELING — Legend has it, according to noted comics philosopher Linus Van Pelt, that “The Great Pumpkin” appears only at the “most sincere” locations to bring cookies and presents to children each Halloween. Local Peanuts aficionado Dr. William Mercer and the city of Wheeling are partnering to bring a Peanuts-themed Halloween celebration to Heritage Port next month. Apple TV and the Charles Schulz Museum also are providing permission to assist with the event. An “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” party is slated to take place from 5-7 p.m. Oct. 29 at Heritage ...

City May Help Oglebay Obtain Financing for Improvements

WHEELING — The city of Wheeling is poised to again assist the Wheeling Park Commission with obtaining financing for continued improvements at Oglebay Park. Representatives from the Wheeling Park Commission are expected to appear before Wheeling City Council in the coming weeks to provide ...

9/11 Remembrance Ceremony A Calling For Rabbi Joshua Lief

The first remembrance ceremony for the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks that Rabbi Joshua Lief of Wheeling's Temple Shalom was part of came one year after those attacks in 2002. He was still in the seminary as a student rabbi, with a small congregation in Lafayette, Louisiana, as his student ...