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October Makes These WLU Students Smile

WEST LIBERTY — Why does October make the West Liberty University’s Sarah Whitaker Glass School of Dental Hygiene students smile? Because it’s National Dental Hygiene Month! “Good oral health is so important, not just to your smile but to your overall health,” said Stephanie Meredith, Dental Hygiene Department Chair. “We remind everyone to visit their dentist regularly and stay on top of their oral hygiene.” The Sarah Whitaker Glass School of Dental Hygiene was established in 1938 and graduated its first class in 1940. Accredited by the American Dental Association ...

From Ohio Valley To Old World

WHEELING — An epic farewell to Britain’s longest-reigning queen, a prince with salacious legal issues, an ongoing drama over departed Prince Harry and his American-actress wife. Such stuff is pretty much par for the royal course, according to valley-grown musician Sean Maxwell. A ...

Sarita’s Sort-of-Secret Soups

WHEELING — It wouldn’t have been unusual for a woman ofSarita Oglebay’s marriage-eligible age and uppercrust station to be dreaming up the details of an elaborate household of her own. But, a small collection of recipes assembled in the early 1900s by the daughter of shipping magnate ...

‘Master of Plaster’ To Share Tricks of the Trade

WHEELING — There’s more flaking, sagging and chipping plaster in Wheeling than Sarel Venter has time to fix. The local abundance of both it and stucco is why the South African-born contractor moved his Adventures in Elegance restoration business here eight years ago. It’s also why he’s ...

Panel at Ohio County Public Library To Dive Into Banned Books Week

WHEELING — In observation of Banned Books Week, the Ohio County Public Library’s weekly Lunch With Books program will welcome a very special presentation on the topic. The program will begin at noon on Tuesday, Sept. 20. Launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in schools, bookstores and libraries, Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. According to bannedbooksweek.org, it highlights the value of free and open access to information by bringing together the entire book community — librarians, booksellers, ...

Saving Snaps and Scraps Of Wheeling’s Past

WHEELING — Some stories fit between two hardback covers, clearly designed for neat tucking onto a library shelf. Other tales — especially the ones that are ultra specific to the city, the county or a single institution? Not so much. Storing these kinds of stories generally requires boxes of photos, letters and documents of every sort, according to the archival team at Ohio County Public Library. And, sometimes, even more space is needed. Such is the case with a Santa suit that was hauled out for Christmases past at Cooey-Bentz Co. in South Wheeling and for whopper scrapbooks ...