WHEELING – Bob Peckenpaugh, president and CEO of the Wheeling Park Commission, did much research about Wheeling and Oglebay Parks before seeing them in person and he liked what he discovered. But it was when he visited the parks that he became even more impressed and interested in ...
WHEELING – Throughout her adult life, Rosemary Ketchum has been a passionate proponent of public activism, a believer in community building and an advocate for grassroots causes such as human rights issues. Today, it's not only her ambition to get these things done — as an elected ...
WOODSFIELD – Monroe County Commissioner Mick Schumacher is involved with a multitude of projects aimed at helping the community. He is a Woodsfield resident who has worked at Conalco/Ormet for more than 28 years. He has been in office for three nonconsecutive terms. “I just want to leave ...
Joe Sparksman’s spirit of community service and mentorship was sparked as a young man. The flames were stoked in college and continue to power him now. His background in working with at-risk young men in the Black community throughout the south spurred him to create the group Men of Change ...
GLEN DALE – Cold nights and numb butts are part and parcel with every biker’s journey. For many across the country, there are other components just as integral to the experience – charity and compassion. Glen Dale’s Robert “Hoagy” Carmichael has been riding for a cause for nearly ...
WHEELING -- Rev. Darrell Cummings is a trained numbers cruncher who also counts his blessings, and he said these skills assist him daily when doing the Lord's business. "It's good I was in business for a while," he said. "I learned things that have helped me -- budgeting, accounting, and the ...
