Jenny Brewer’s Half Marathon Win Makes For A Happy Birthday
WHEELING – Jenny Brewer celebrated her 32nd birthday Saturday morning with another first-place finish in the 48th-annual Ogden Newspapers Half Marathon Classic, part of the Ogden Newspapers Wellness Weekend presented by WVU Medicine. The St. Marys native was the first woman to cross the ...
Wellness Weekend Returns To Challenge And Entertain
Shortly after the sun peaks over the horizon on Saturday morning (if it's not hidden by rainclouds) hundreds of competitors and even more spectators will be ready to kick off the summer season in downtown Wheeling with their participation in the annual Ogden Newspapers Wellness Weekend ...
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 ...
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 ...