North Wheeling Dream Center Wants To Add Child Care Center

WHEELING – Bishop Darrell Cummings has aspirations for the North Wheeling Community Dream Center, and it involves establishing a child care center in the building’s basement. Cummings believes the center would serve not just the surrounding North Wheeling neighborhood, but also attract ...

Campers Get Cool Wheels Courtesy of Free Bike Depot

BENWOOD — Children attending Camp Kno-Koma — a camp for children with diabetes — this summer will race around the Greenbrier River Trail on new sets of wheels courtesy of the Free Bike Depot. Free Bike Depot founder John Warnick departed from the nonprofit’s warehouse in Benwood this ...

Past, Current, Future Mayors of Wheeling Reflect on City Through the Eras

WHEELING – A new chapter in Wheeling's history will begin next week when the new mayor and council take the oath of office, but this weekend, leaders from the city's past gathered to look back on the building blocks that helped lead the city to the renaissance that is unfolding. Four former ...

YMCA To Honor H. Lawrence Jones at Light of the Valley Luncheon

WHEELING — H. Lawrence Jones has spent decades of his life helping the children of the Ohio Valley — through education, philanthropy and community service. The Wheeling YMCA will honor that dedication to the valley’s youth at its annual Light of the Valley luncheon, where Jones, a former ...

Ohio County Schools Moves To Curb Cellphone Use In Classrooms

WHEELING – Ohio County Schools is seeking to establish “phone-free classrooms” at Wheeling Park High School by establishing a policy that would permit students to keep their cellphones with them throughout the day, but to also prohibit their use during class time. Those running afoul of ...

Restaurants Get Reinvigorated At Oglebay’s Wilson Lodge

WHEELING – As Bob Peckenpaugh, president and CEO of the Wheeling Park Commission, sought input on Oglebay Park’s Wilson Lodge, a common thread appeared. The lodge is a beloved part of Oglebay and Wheeling, but it needed to be re-energized. “The lodge is cherished,” he said Wednesday. ...