By DEREK REDD WHEELING — Emergency medicine is a high-stakes, high-intensity field in which seconds can be crucial to a patient’s outcome. Dr. Raina Burke of WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital has been in love with the field since medical school and has spent nearly two decades in practice ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — As she shapes the next generation of educators, Jacqueline Yahn is also immersed in family life and in her research in rural education, particularly in Appalachia. Married to Chris Yahn, president of Yahn Electric Co., and mother to 4-year-old Liam, Yahn is happy that ...
By SHELLEY HANSON MOUNDSVILLE — Abby Bateman spends her days helping some of the most vulnerable among us — homeless dogs and cats in need of good homes. Bateman is director of the Marshall County Animal Shelter. It’s a job she loves, though sometimes it is hard for her to see the ...
By ERIC AYRES ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Not everyone who finds success in the real estate industry begins their career there — but once they share in the accomplishment of helping a client purchase their home, they’re often sold on the profession. Mary Goudy said she is proud to have found ...
WHEELING — Madison Elementary School Principal Principal Andrea Trio knows sometimes things just don’t work out the way you would like, but she says you must learn from those experiences. “One of the most valuable lessons I’ve learned in my work life is that it’s OK when the ...
By ROBERT A. DEFRANK WHEELING — Sheila Archer, director of rehabilitation services at WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital and a speech-language pathologist, lives by the message of patience, hard work and community. Archer describes herself as an “empty nester” as of this year and ...
