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 – 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 ...

By JOHN McCABE MARTINS FERRY — Each morning, Dr. Paige Durkin joins Dr. John Kramer and the staff at Drs. Kramer and Associates for a team huddle to discuss the day’s schedule and plans. Then she begins the task of setting out to give the Ohio Valley a bright smile, one mouth at a ...

MARTINS FERRY — For Olivia Eckels, helping others show off their bright smile is not just a job, but her passion. Eckels is a dental hygienist at Drs. Kramer and Associates in Martins Ferry, where she works with Dr. John Kramer and Dr. Paige Durkin. She is one of a growing group of young ...

By CARRI GRAHAM BARNESVILLE — For more than a decade Carissa Allen, physician assistant at WVU Medicine Barnesville Hospital, has worked to provide excellent care for her patients in her hometown. Allen provides primary care to patients of all ages, managing chronic and acute illnesses on a ...

By SHELLEY HANSON WHEELING — For Matt Rafa, being a pharmacist means more than just dispensing medications. It means helping his patients and giving back to the community as well. Rafa, 42, is the pharmacy manager for the Kroger Pharmacy in Warwood. He has worked as a pharmacist for 12 ...