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Next Lunch With Books Investigates the Story Of ‘Foote: A Mystery Novel’

WHEELING — The next Lunch With Books program presented by the Ohio County Public Library will feature author Tom Bredehoft and will focus on his book “Foote: A Mystery Novel.” The program will take place at noon on Tuesday, Aug. 9. In the space of one weekend in Morgantown, West Virginia, private investigator Big Jim Foote finds himself at the center of two murder investigations. Suspected of one killing at a local festival, he locates the body of a missing person immediately after. The cops are watching him, and Big Jim has a secret he dares not reveal: he is a bigfoot living in ...

Space to Grow

BETHANY — There was a moment — quite a few years ago now — when Karen McFadden looked into the rearview mirror of her car and saw her college-launched daughter standing alone, quivering her lip and getting smaller and smaller as mom drove away. The daughter was the second and last ...

Odd Fellows History in Wheeling Goes Deep

WHEELING — This year marks a special year for the oldest fraternal organization in Wheeling. The history of Independent Order of Odd Fellows Wheeling Lodge 9 goes deep. Odd Fellowship in Wheeling began in 1834 when the Grand Lodge of the United States established Virginius Lodge 3 in ...

People’s University Is All About Dinosaurs This Summer

WHEELING — It’s the summer of dinosaurs, and the Ohio County Public Library in Wheeling invites patrons to learn all about the amazing prehistoric creatures in an eight-week series. The new dinosaur series will feature paleontolgists and students of paleontology from Pittsburgh’s ...

SLIDESHOW: Queen of Queens Contestants Announced

The Queen of Queens will take place at the Capitol Theatre on Thursday, July 21 at 7 p.m. The Queen will be crowned at the OVAC Football Game on Saturday, July 23. Tickets for both events can be purchased through links found on the ovac.org website. Tickets will be $7 each plus service charge if purchased before midnight prior to the event. On the day of each event tickets will be $10. There will be no tickets available at the door or the gate without going through the OVAC links. Girls from 22 OVAC schools will be competing for the title of Queen of Queens. “We are so excited to ...