CENTERVILLE, Mass. (AP) — On the day of the Pearl Harbor attack, the country's oldest living survivor of the Japanese bombing was far below deck helping repair one the boilers of the USS St. Louis. Freeman Johnson, who turned 106 in March, never witnessed the surprise attack. He never heard ...
WHEELING – A group of St. Clairsville Crossfit gym members decided to tackle the Tough As Nails Urban Challenge presented by The Health Plan on Sunday during the Ogden Newspapers Wellness Weekend presented by WVU Medicine. Leading the charge was Josh Sanders, deputy chief of the Wheeling ...
WHEELING – Friends Amber Johnson of Marietta, Ohio, and Robin Hawkins of Beverly, Ohio, decided to take on the Tough As Nails Urban Challenge presented by The Health Plan together on Sunday during the Ogden Newspapers Wellness Weekend presented by WVU Medicine. The duo said it was their ...
WHEELING – The Tough As Nails Urban Challenge presented by The Health Plan doesn’t include a hip-hop dance challenge, but if it did Brad McMullen would be prepared. McMullen, 55, of Barnesville has a new hip since he last ran the course two years ago. He was excited about participating on ...
WHEELING – Shaun Jeter was excited for adventure as he prepared himself for his first Tough As Nails Urban Challenge presented by The Health Plan in Wheeling on Sunday. “I was born in Wheeling, and grew up across the river in Martins Ferry,” he said. “I spent the first 18 years of my ...
WHEELING – When lifelong resident Darrell Tustin said he wouldn’t miss the Tough As Nails Urban Challenge, it was less a figure of speech and more a literal declaration. Tustin’s 24 hours prior to the citywide obstacle course proved he meant every word. “I got up yesterday morning and ...
