Frank Blake watched the steel beams of what would become Wheeling Park High School go up more than five decades ago. The sheer size alone was something he could barely believe. “It was just mind-boggling,” he said. But there was so much more yet to come. Fifty years ago, 2,250 students ...
Starting today and lasting through the weekend, Wheeling Park High School will have a full lineup of events celebrating the school’s 50-year anniversary. Below is the schedule for the weekend: Thursday – The festivities will kick off with the 50th Anniversary Homecoming Parade. Those ...
WHEELING – A motion to dismiss has been filed in the lawsuit that several Warwood residents brought against the Silicon Foundry in an effort to stop the development of a data center in Wheeling, and this week the court denied a motion from the plaintiffs for a continuance to allow for a ...
WHEELING – At one time, there were 30 public schools in Ohio County, according to Wheeling Park High School local history teacher Ryan Stanton. As WPHS turns a half-century old this year, Stanton has organized a museum area at the school that will be open for tours on homecoming weekend ...
WHEELING – Retired Wheeling Park High School educator and athletic trainer Pete Chacalos was a high school junior when WPHS opened its doors 50 years ago. Over time, he used his skills as a statistician, teacher, athletic trainer, photographer, sports fan and lover of history to chronicle ...
With 20 days to go before November’s midterm election, Mountain State congressional candidates Riley Moore and Ace Parsi took on the issues, and each other, in a televised debate in Martinsburg on Wednesday. Moore, the former state treasurer and nephew of current West Virginia Sen. Shelley ...
