LAFFERTY – Lafferty Fire Chief Dustin Hudak sees a bright future for firefighters in the community in which he serves and the place he grew up in. The 33-year-old chief has been a part of the department for 17 years, working his way up to fire chief and EMT. Additionally, he has been a ...

WHEELING – Becoming Wheeling's Building and Planning Director may not have been in the blueprint of Brenda J. Delbert's career plan when she started working for the city five years ago, but her people skills, dedication to her duties and eagerness to learn new things set a rock-solid ...

WHEELING – A teacher, photographer, business owner and activist, Mikaya Green wears many hats as she strives to achieve a “friendlier city.” Green, 25, is the founder of the Friendlier City Project, an LGBTQ+ group in Wheeling whose mission “is to create a safe and welcoming space for ...

WHEELING – One thing artist and former football player Vondel Bell learned is that sometimes you just have to shift and take a different path when things don’t go your way. “A time in my life when I learned a lesson was when I got cut from the Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Colts, ...

By DEREK REDD The Rev. Jake Steele, pastor of Christ United Methodist Church in Wheeling, sees his role as a shepherd for a community of people. Any good shepherd wants to grow the flock. And that is what Steele has been trying to do, drawing more people to the congregation and to the Word ...

WHEELING – A gratifying career can be forged through service to people in the community who are in need, and when that effort helps those who served our country, the rewards are worthy of a salute. In 2010, Jeremy Harrison and his wife, Susan, co-founded Helping Heroes – a center for ...