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Church to raise funds for repairs

MARTINS FERRY — What’s Happening at Grace Presbyterian Church? That’s the question many people are asking when they drive past the church these days. According to a press release from the church, the current building was dedicated in 1901 and after years of weathering and usage, the ...

Stars re-align at Capitol

WHEELING — The Walkway of Stars that for decades greeted concertgoers outside the main entrance of the historic Capitol Theatre in Wheeling have been refurbished and are on display once again — now at a new location inside the theater. The 50 bronze stars that had been embedded into the ...

Comedy to the Rescue for Hoof & Paw

BELMONT — People can have fun and a few laughs all while supporting animals in need at Belmont County Hoof & Paw’s next fundraiser. Comedy to the Rescue, an organization that partners with animal rescues across the nation, is coming at 8 p.m. (doors open at 7 p.m.) March 15 to Route 40 ...

Trail tour a highlight of Wellness Weekend

WHEELING — The 18th annual Wheeling Heritage Trail Tour begins at 7 a.m. May 25 at Heritage Port as part of the Ogden Newspapers Wellness Weekend. The Ohio Valley Trail Partners, which presents the tour, is a Wheeling-based group that works to promote biking in the Ohio Valley. The ...

How to garden when you love both dogs and plants

If you’ve ever had a dog, you know they don’t exactly tiptoe through the tulips. I’m fortunate that none of mine ever had a penchant for digging holes, but my late pit bull, Maddie, used to run through my perennial beds like a weed whacker, leaving horizontal coneflowers and black-eyes ...

Sportswriter Jim Wexell talks Steelers quarterback issues

WHEELING — The Ohio County Public Library’s next Lunch With Books program will feature sportswriter Jim Wexell for a discussion about the Pittsburgh Steelers and their quarterback conundrum. The program is scheduled to take place at noon on Tuesday, March 4, at the library in downtown Wheeling. Wexell returns to offer a postmortem on what some view as another disappointing Steeler season with a talk titled, “Finding their way out of the Franchise QB Wilderness.” Wexell will also discuss his newest publication, “The Pittsburgh Steelers: An Illustrated Timeline,” a ...