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Horrific. Mind-Numbing. Bloody. With Halloween right around the corner, you might think I am describing the latest scary costumes or those over-sized, life-like monsters gracing the front yards of homes near and wide. How I wish that were the case. But it’s not. Last Saturday morning, as we were driving north toward Cranberry, Pa., we had the most awful misfortune of seeing the results of a devastating, tragic vehicle crash. We were traveling in the lane parallel to the parkway where the road splits toward Pittsburgh or Erie, when we noticed traffic had slammed to a halt on that ...

Toy and Train Museum to Host Wiggle Waggle Ween for Dogs

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WHEELING — On Saturday, Oct. 26, the Kruger Street Toy and Train Museum in Elm Grove is going to the dogs. It is the museum’s second annual Wiggle Waggle Ween. There will be a series of obstacles for dogs to do to receive treats. Dogs that come in costume will receive a treat bag. Dogs get in free with adult admission. The hours of the event are 1-4 p.m. Reservations are required to help us keep the dogs separate. Call 304-242-8133 or visit the museum for more information.

Towngate Theatre to Screen ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’

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WHEELING — Oglebay Institute’s Towngate Theatre kicks off its 2024-25 popular Dinner and a Movie Series today, Friday, Oct. 25, with a one-night-only showing of Tim Burton’s “The Nightmare Before Christmas.” Towngate’s Dinner and a Movie Series is designed to encourage movie buffs to watch classic films on the big screen and celebrates the significance of small-town movie houses in bringing the community together. “The Nightmare Before Christmas” is a 1993 Oscar-nominated animated film that transports viewers to an extraordinary world filled with magic and wonder, ...

Live Music & Halloween Party Roundup

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Friday, October 25 - Old Hometown, The Bridge Tavern, Wheeling, 6-8 p.m. - Dillon Gambol, 19th Hole, Wheeling, 6-9 p.m. - Chuck Lucas, Route 88 Burgers and Brew at Oglebay, Wheeling, 6-9 p.m. - Tyler Porter, Prima Marina, Moundsville, 7-10 p.m. - Rosie Gold Review, El Gran Patron, Moundsville 7-10 p.m. - Gregg Molnar, Hickman Lounge at Oglebay’s Wilson Lodge, Wheeling, 7-10 p.m. - DJ Joe Carr, West Sports Bar, Wheeling, 8-11 p.m. - Silver Sky Duo, Billy’s Brickyard, Triadelphia, 8-11 p.m. - DJ Bailey, Knotty Pines, Wheeling, 9 p.m. to midnight. - Megan Jean’s ...

Pennyroyal Opera House Welcomes David Mayfield Parade

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FAIRVIEW — The Pennyroyal Opera House will host a bluegrass show today, Friday, Oct. 25, featuring the musical stylings of The David Mayfield Parade. Grammy and Emmy nominated producer David Mayfield on guitar and vocals joins two-time National Bluegrass Banjo Champion Steven Moore, Keith ...

Magic Rocks Wheeling Island

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WHEELING — The hit show Magic Rocks! starring illusionist Leon Etienne is coming back to Wheeling Island. The show will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26, in the Showroom at Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack. You’ve seen him on “America’s Got Talent,” “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon,” “Masters of Illusion” and “Penn and Teller: Fool Us!” Etienne’s jaw-dropping, critically acclaimed Las Vegas-style hit show Magic Rocks! is not to be missed. Witness this high-voltage spectacular featuring the world’s best illusions, award-winning sleight ...