By ERIC AYRES Staff Writer WHEELING — While seeing the best in people comes from perspective, getting people to see the best in themselves – and helping them overcome obstacles to be the best they can be – is a characteristic that has become part of Lori Jones’ identity. It’s a ...
By JOSELYN KING WHEELING — Those from outside West Virginia often look down on the state’s attributes, forcing West Virginians to often embrace an “underdog mentality,” according to Alex Weld, executive director of Generation West Virginia. “I think that because there are so ...
By SHELLEY HANSON MOUNDSVILLE — City of Moundsville Mayor Sara Wood-Shaw always wanted a job that was purposeful and fulfilling and she has found just that in public service. Wood-Shaw was elected to Moundsville City Council in 2018 and took office as an at-large council member in 2019. ...
By DEREK REDD WHEELING — From the age of 13, Sonja Thoms had wanted to be a professional musician in a symphony orchestra. She put herself on that path as an oboist, earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees in performance. Yet, during her master’s studies at Rice University, she was ...
By EMMA DELK WHEELING — Two local historians who share the goal of preserving and sharing Wheeling’s past came to love history through vastly different means. Friends of Wheeling President Jeanne Finstein did not become interested in the subject until later in life when she ...
By JOSELYN KING WHEELING — Stephanie Hockenberry — the new growth and retention manager for Ohio County — sees women taking on even more important job roles in the future. “Women are doing great things in government and I’m proud to get to work with each of them and be a part of ...
