WHEELING — In the late 1870s, Wheeling native Jeanie Caldwell Dougherty (1845-1935) traveled the world as an independent, working artist. She became “a citizen of the world” and worked to find “the closest thing to equality that she could’ve,” surrounding herself with people who ...
DALLAS (AP) — By some measures, air travelers have enjoyed a less stressful summer than last year, but canceled flights remain elevated as airlines face their last big test of the prime vacation season: Labor Day weekend. The Federal Aviation Administration predicts that this will be the ...
WHEELING — The Wheeling Academy of Law and Science (WALS) Foundation and the Ohio County Public Library are partnering to organize the seventh installment of the Reuther-Pollack Labor History Symposium to be held at the First State Capitol at Eoff Street in Wheeling on Saturday, Sep. ...
WHEELING — On Sept. 9, the Ohio County Public Library will host its 2023 Wheeling Reads: One Book, One Community Finale Festival, the culmination of a season of programming and events based on author Jennifer Haigh’s novel, “Heat and Light.” Wheeling Reads, in partnership with the Writers Association of Northern Appalachia (WANA) and West Virginia Writers, Inc., and with funding from the City of Wheeling Arts and Cultural Commission, encourages Ohio Valley residents to read Haigh’s book, which tells the story of a western Pennsylvania coal town that finds new life and ...
WHEELING — Anna Marie Davis, a native of Bellaire and current resident of the Welty Home for The Aged in Wheeling, has never let grass grow beneath her feet. Truth be told, she didn’t and still doesn’t have time. As a mother of six sons and two daughters, grandmother to six ...
WHEELING — Culture and tradition that is deeply rooted in the Ohio Valley returns this weekend for a milestone occasion when the 90th annual Lebanese Festival takes place on Sunday, Aug. 13, at Oglebay Park. Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church of Wheeling will host the annual event ...
