Park Players Bring ‘MamMa Mia!’ to the Stage

WHEELING - The Wheeling Park High School Park Players will perform the iconic musical “Mamma Mia!” on May 3-5 in the J.B. Chambers Performing Arts Center at WPHS. You can catch the show at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and at 3 p.m. on Sunday. The musical, which features some of ABBA’s ...

Benwood Marks 100 Years Since Deadly Mine Disaster

BENWOOD — Sunday marks 100 years since the Benwood Mine Disaster occurred. On Monday, April 28, 1924, at approximately 7:05 a.m., the Benwood Mine of Wheeling Steel Corporation’s Benwood Works in Benwood, Marshall County, West Virginia exploded, killing all 119 coal miners who were ...

Springtime Delivers More Than Sunshine

The sights and sounds and even smells of spring are all around us now. The odor of chimney smoke is slowly being replaced by the scent of freshly cut grass. It’s a welcome homage to the new season. The drab browns and gray colors of the wooded areas around the house are quickly being replaced with a lush carpet of green. Wildflowers and weeds alike are springing up in random places. Oglebay Park is once again the backdrop for the true colors of spring as yellow daffodils and brilliant red, orange and yellow tulips have sprung up from the brown earth. Soon they will be joined by ...

Toughest Monster Trucks Roll Into WesBanco Arena

WHEELING — The Toughest Monster Truck Tour roars into WesBanco Arena in Wheeling this weekend with three performances with six monster trucks on an all-dirt track. Themed trucks include Blockhead, Dirt Crew, Dozer, Tailgator, Toxic and Illuminator, plus there will be quad racing. Pit ...