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A crowd lines up to see Charley Pride at Wheeling's Capitol Music Hall in the early 1960s. WHEELING, W.Va. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Capitol Music Hall to strike up the bands Feb 8, 2009
A crowd lines up to see Charley Pride at Wheeling's Capitol Music Hall in the early 1960s ... But the Wheeling-Ohio County Convention and Visitors Bureau announced last week it is buying the theater, with plans to reopen it in November ... Saving the 2,450-seat theater -- which is similar to older Pittsburgh venues like the Benedum, Heinz Hall and the Fulton Theater -- is part of Wheeling's efforts to revive its ailing downtown business corridor, much as the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Irish Visit Los Angeles To Take On Bruins Feb 8, 2009
WKKX 1600 AM in Wheeling, W. Va. ESPN 1480 AM (WRSW) in Warsaw, Ind. (Und.com)
Eco film fest 'Burning' way to the screen Mar 30, 2008
" The film, directed by David Novack, offers a vivid picture of the lives impacted coal mining. There is Marie Gunnoe, a fourth-generation resident of Bob White, W.Va., a small southern town in Boone County. "Common sense tells me when you turn a mountain top into a barren wasteland, to be honest with you, there are some things going to happen at the bottom of that mountain," she says in the film. There is Diane Shafer, a Williamson W.Va., physician who has seen the water quality - impaired by... (Athens Banner-Herald)
WVU, CMU, Penn State rank in top 100 in earmarks Mar 25, 2008
3 million and Wheeling Jesuit University ranked 117th with $4. 3 million. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
COMPLETE RESULTS Mar 23, 2008
5 5 37 Ciera Preer Wheeling Jes 12 ... 3 7 48 Anne Flatley Wheeling Jes 13 ... 3 7 50 Tonnee Hutton Wheeling Jes 13. (Richmondspiders.com)
POLITICO: 'Clinton has virtually no chance of winning'... Mar 22, 2008
Location: Wheeling, WV Party: Conservative. Reply #2 Date: Mar. (The Drudge Report)
From W.Va. to leading Shell FCU Mar 15, 2008
Chris Lindelof: I am originally from Wheeling, W.Va. When did you manage your first credit union. (Pasadena Citizen, TX)
Rape suspect faces more charges Mar 9, 2008
The federal charges against Ridings allege that he took a girl from Wheeling across state lines to Belmont County, Ohio, Feb. 20, 2007, to engage in a sexual act with a person under 12. The girl has since turned 12. (FOX19.com, OH)
Horse-racing tracks down on their luck - again Mar 3, 2008
and Wheeling Island (W.Va. Hotel-Casino-Racetrack added table games last year to go with their slot machines and horse and greyhound racing programs. (Columbus Business First, OH)
First West Virginia Bancorp, Inc. Announces Year End and Fourth Quarter 2007 Earnings Feb 28, 2008
Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- First West Virginia Bancorp, Inc. (Amex: ) President and Chief Executive Officer, Sylvan J. Dlesk, today announced year end earnings along with fourth quarter earnings for the Wheeling, West Virginia, based holding company. First West Virginia Bancorp, Inc. is the parent company of Progressive Bank, N. A., Wheeling, West Virginia. (PR Newswire)
Saturday's College Basketball Scores Feb 24, 2008
West Liberty 78, Wheeling Jesuit 67. West Virginia 80, Providence 53. (International Herald Tribune)
2008 Blue Grass Mountain Conference Championships Feb 17, 2008
01) 10 Wheeling Jesuit University 'A' 2:08 ... 11) 9 Wheeling Jesuit University 'A' 9:10 ... Wheeling Jesuit University 37 12. (Hopkinssports.com)
Couple Marries After Groom Sentenced Feb 16, 2008
Judge Marries Couple After Sentencing Groom - Family News Story - KPRC Houston. Marketplace+++Extras++Site ToolsKPRC Local 2. (Click2Houston, TX)
Freedom man sentenced for role in W.Va. woman's death Feb 12, 2008
was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court in Wheeling after pleading guilty last February to being an accessory to murder after the fact. According to court documents, Eugene Talik Jr., 39, of Aleppo in suburban Pittsburgh, agreed to forgive Mr. Deutsch's $2,000 cocaine debt if Mr. Deutsch would kill Mr. Talik's girlfriend, Kelly Jo Elliott. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Post a comment Feb 11, 2008
Nevertheless through wheeling and dealing she manages to coordinate an impressive effort to deliver food to the island and the people are grateful to Hillary, and she is praised for her hard work. Unfortunately, the tiny village consumes all the food that was generously donated, but they find that they are in the same predicament two months later. (International Herald Tribune)
Gamblers' losses just get bigger Feb 10, 2008
In January 2007, the area's gamblers left behind about $35 million playing more than 5,000 slot machines in Wheeling and Chester, W.Va ... Their poker rooms, craps, roulette and blackjack tables have been filled on weekends (and plenty of business on weekdays) from a crowd that's younger than typical slot players, say officials of Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort and Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack ... While seven weeks as full-fledged casinos may be no long-term barometer, early... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
West Virginia McCain camp pulls a fast one, gets the spotlight Feb 6, 2008
"Mr. Romney reflects more accurately the conservative values of this state," added Christopher Wakim, a Wheeling businessman who supports Mr. Romney. "He's pro-life, anti-taxes, and he recognizes, perhaps more than any other candidates, the importance of coal to this region's future.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
WesBanco Announces Earnings for the Year 2007 and the Fourth Quarter Jan 30, 2008
January 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Paul M. Limbert, President and Chief Executive Officer of WesBanco, Inc., (Nasdaq: ) a Wheeling, West Virginia based multi-state bank holding company, today announced earnings for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2007 ... WesBanco's banking subsidiaries are WesBanco Bank, Inc., headquartered in Wheeling, West Virginia, and Oak Hill Banks, headquartered in Jackson, Ohio. (PR Newswire)
Rodriguez offers hint of compromise Jan 30, 2008
Coincidentally, his attorney, Bob Fitzsimmons of Wheeling, W.Va. was hired to help represent the university in the Rodriguez case. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Michigan Newsstand - January 29 Jan 30, 2008
Associated Press ESPN.com The Wheeling Nailers, taking advantage of the rancor felt by the state's residents toward a certain former West Virginia football coach, is holding a "Shred Rich Rodriguez" night on Saturday. Detroit Free Press News Services Oregon's chances at landing Terrelle Pryor, the nation's No. 1 recruit, took a hit this week. (Michigan Sports -- Rivals.com)
Truth's stranger than fiction in sports Jan 30, 2008
2: Another reason why I would love to own a minor-league sports team one day: The Wheeling (West Va. Nailers, an East Coast Hockey League team, are holding a Shred Rich Rodriguez Night Saturday. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
CAMPUS CLICKS: Disturbing story about Washington football Jan 30, 2008
Speaking of bitter West Virginia fans, The Wheeling Nailers -- the "AA" affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers -- on Saturday. Anyone whose name is Rich Rodriguez gets in free. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Several hospitalized after school bus and car collide Jan 27, 2008
The woman was taken by helicopter to a hospital in Wheeling, West Virginia. The crash happened around 9:15 when a bus in the Switzerland of Ohio district was taking students to Woodsfield Elementary after a two-hour delay prompted by this morning's bitter cold temperatures. (WKRC.com, OH)
Sports briefs Jan 27, 2008
The Cincinnati Cyclones defeated visiting Wheeling, 2-0, as goalie Cedrick Desjardins stopped 39 Nailers shots. Winter sports. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Houston Threes Shoot Down Marshall, 71-58 Jan 27, 2008
Marshall returns home to battle Tulsa, coached by Wheeling, W.Va. native Doug Wojcik, on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. in the Cam Henderson Center. (Goherd.com)
West Virginia still feeling spurned after Rodriguez's departure Jan 24, 2008
From Wheeling to Pipestem and Morgantown to Charleston, the state is still seething over the Dec. 16 departure of West Virginia University football coach Rich Rodriguez for the greener pastures of Michigan as his then-No. 9 team prepared for the Jan. 2 Fiesta Bowl. (USA Today -- Sports)
Marshall, WVU In Capital Classic Tonight Jan 24, 2008
On the women's side, head coach is from Clarksburg while Marshall junior Meg Withrow is from Nitro, although sophomore forward Chantelle Handy (originally from Durham, England) played high school basketball at Mount de Chantal in Wheeling, W.Va. The Dawg, 93. (Goherd.com)
Pa. man pleads guilty to federal charges in murder case Jan 22, 2008
Eugene J. Talik Jr. admitted in U.S. District Court in Wheeling that he killed 28-year-old Kelly Jo Elliot of Valley Grove, said U.S. Attorney Sharon L. Potter. The 38-year-old Sewickly, Pa. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Mount de Chantal to close Jan 19, 2008
Mount de Chantal Visitation Academy in Wheeling will close at the end of the school year, ending a 160-year run that began in 1848 when Wheeling was a major western city in the Commonwealth of Virginia ... Bishop Michael J. Bransfield of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston pledged to help staff find employment, possibly within the diocesan school system, and expressed gratitude for the sisters work. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Ohio man found guilty in pot distribution case Jan 18, 2008
The case was tried in Wheeling by U.S. District Judge Frederick P. Stamp Jr.. Talk Back. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Blankenship, Maynard flap underscores W.Va.'s small-town nature Jan 17, 2008
Asked about helping a Wheeling restaurateur acquire video lottery machines in 1993, during an aborted pilot program involving the devices, Worby replied, Thats what friends are for. I should hope my friends would, from time to time, call on me for something special. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Events to honor Martin Luther King Jr. Jan 16, 2008
Featured musical selections will be the Appalachian Childrens Chorus, Winfield High School Show Choir, Martin Luther King Jr. Male Chorus, We Are the Future youth group from Wheeling, and Randall Reid-Smith, commissioner of the West Virginia Division of Culture and History. Dance selections will be performed by Desiree Hall as well as her dance group, the Elite Performance Academy. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
What do you think? Jan 16, 2008
I had tickets to see them Saturday, January 19th, in Wheeling. I had never seen them play live and was really looking forward to it. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Monday's College Results Jan 15, 2008
West Liberty 109, Wheeling Jesuit 89. Hawaii 65, San Jose St. 64. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Cardiac emergency Jan 14, 2008
Only six hospitals in the state offer open-heart surgery CAMC, St. Josephs Hospital in Parkersburg, West Virginia University Hospitals in Morgantown, St. Marys Hospital in Huntington, Wheeling Hospital and Monongalia Hospital. In 2002, the Health Care Authority approved three demonstration sites Saint Francis, Weirton Medical Center and United Hospital Center in Clarksburg to see whether catheterizations could be done without surgery backup. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Here we go again: State, UC tangle Jan 14, 2008
The Yellow Jackets enter tonights contest with a seven-game winning streak over the Golden Eagles and, after a 20-day semester break, have picked up two straight wins on the road, having defeated Concord Jan. 5 and Wheeling Jesuit on Saturday ... In their 82-73 win at Wheeling Jesuit Saturday, they impressed coach Bryan Poore with team play. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- Sports)
College hoops: Unbeaten WL rips UC 83-65 Jan 13, 2008
W.VA. STATE 82, WHEELING JESUIT 73: James Helton recorded a double-double with 31 points and 10 rebounds to lead West Virginia State to a victory in the McDonough Center in Wheeling ... Wheeling Jesuit (8-4, 3-2) had five players to score double digits, led by Lance Randall with 16 points. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- Sports)
After routing Concord, State tackles Jesuit Jan 12, 2008
The Yellow Jackets, who are 5-6 overall, are 3-1 in conference play and, beginning with todays 4 p.m. game at Wheeling Jesuit, will play four WVC games in the next eight days. Against the Mountain Lions, State shot 54 percent (37-of-68) from the floor and 52 percent (10-for-19) from 3-point distance. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- Sports)
Lawyers admitted to state Bar Jan 12, 2008
Daniel Roger Bentz, Pittsburgh; John Tillman Burleson, Morgantown; Scott David Cessar, Pittsburgh; Steven Robert Chadwick, Pittsburgh; Eric Todd Chaffin, Rye, N.Y.; Scott William Dale, Wheeling; Christopher Anthony Dawson, Rush, Ky. Ryan Michael Debski, Venetia, Pa. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Class notes: Jan. 12, 2008 Jan 12, 2008
YWCA Wheeling announced winners of the 15th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Project on Racism Essay Contest. More than 1,000 essays were submitted to the YWCA by West Virginia students in grades 1-12. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
WVC now experimenting with 20 league games Jan 8, 2008
To help structure the scheduling, the conference has been divided into four four-team geographic areas: South (University of Charleston, West Virginia State, Bluefield State and Concord); Central (Glenville, Davis s, Wesleyan and Alderson-Broaddus); Northeast (Fairmont, Salem International, Shepherd and Pitt-Johnstown) and Northwest (Ohio Valley, West Liberty, Wheeling Jesuit and Seton Hill). Teams play home-and-home games with teams within their area, as well as home-and-home games with two... (Charleston Gazette, WV -- Sports)
Roundup: WVUs Brenner named EWL wrestler of the week Jan 8, 2008
WHEELING JESUIT 75, WESLEYAN 64: Duane Compo scored 27 points on 10-of-15 shooting to score 27 points to lead Wheeling Jesuit (7-3, 2-1). Rusty Wooten added 15 points. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- Sports)
Wiring West Virginia Jan 6, 2008
Also during 2007, the company upgraded phone lines for high-speed service in Franklin and Brandywine in Pendleton County; Martinsburg and Falling Waters; Canvas, near Summersville; Wheeling; and Danese. Along with expanded service, Verizon became an early partner with Connected Nation, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit technology group. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- Business)
Personnel Announcement Jan 5, 2008
He received his bachelor's degree from Wheeling Jesuit University and his master's degree from West Virginia University. The President has named Daniel McCardell to be Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Public Liaison. (White House News Releases)
Prep basketball scores, boxscores Jan 5, 2008
Wheeling Park 52, Brooke 33. Williamstown 64, Parkersburg Catholic 59, OT. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- Sports)
Fiesta Bowl: WVU beats Oklahoma, 48-28 Jan 4, 2008
Ol' Billy Stewart, as the interim head coach of a once-fragile West Virginia football team calls himself, shepherded the underdog Mountaineers last night to a rousing, romping, Fiesta Bowl triumph that likely imbued positive feelings -- for the first time in a month -- from Wheeling to Bluefield, from pandhandle end to panhandle end. Wild, wonderful indeed: West Virginia 48, Oklahoma 28. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Jennifer Garner: our ambassador to Hollywood Dec 30, 2007
We were wheeling through the grocery store and she was asking perfect strangers to her birthday party. . (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Sunday Gazette-Mail West Virginians of the Year Dec 30, 2007
1966 WALTER F. REUTHER, United Auto Workers president, born in Wheeling. 1967 THE REV. HILARION CANN, BISHOP FRED HOLLOWAY, RABBI SAMUEL COOPER and BISHOP WILBURN CAMPBELL, four state leaders in church efforts for civil rights. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
WVU sues Rodriguez to collect buyout money Dec 28, 2007
WTRF-TV in Wheeling reports the lawsuit, filed Thursday, charges that Rodriguez breached his contract with the school by taking the coaching job with the Wolverines. According to the TV station, the lawsuit said Rodriguez left WVU "voluntarily" to take the job at Michigan and, therefore, he did not meet the terms of departure of his contract. (FOX23.com, OK)
State lawmaker seeks tax breaks for teachers Dec 26, 2007
Thats one lawmakers idea in the run-up to a legislative session that promises high volume wheeling and dealing for teacher salaries and new incentives to attract more qualified professionals to the state. Delegate Larry Williams, D-Preston, says hell propose a bill that would exempt qualifying teachers from paying state income taxes when they work in areas of critical need. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
UConn envisions success Dec 26, 2007
University of Connecticut coach Randy Edsall stood at midfield yesterday, wheeling back and forth so he could watch the offense and defense at the same time. The Huskies were practicing on Christmas in preparation for their second bowl appearance in four years, and it was evident from Edsall's focus and short whistle blasts that he remains motivated by the doubters who said postseason football would never happen at his school. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Table games revenue exceeds expectations Dec 21, 2007
Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort had $761,496 in revenue from 37 poker tables, while Wheeling Island Hotel Casino and Racetrack took in $625,703 from 20 poker tables ... That increases the total number of tables at Mountaineer to 83, while Wheeling Island has 63 tables. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Table games start today in W.Va. Dec 20, 2007
The West Virginia Lottery Commission yesterday approved Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort and Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack for ribbon-cuttings at 10 a.m. today ... Mountaineer will operate up to 50 tables, and Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack will have as many as 43 tables in use at any time, 24 hours a day ... The Mountaineer and Wheeling resorts stretched their gaming-table legs earlier this week with two days of supervised play benefiting local charities. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Big WVU donor won't cancel gift Dec 20, 2007
" Car dealership magnate Bob Robinson of Wheeling, W.Va., didn't publicly criticize the administration, but he said he feels the pain of many in West Virginia. "I feel like the rest of the state ... "When push came to shove, we weren't included in a possible solution," Wheeling, W.Va. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Turmoil not over for steelworkers Dec 18, 2007
In addition to Esmark, which recently won control of Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel Corp., E2 included Franklin Mutual Advisers, Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, a Brazilian iron ore producer, and Industrial Union of Donbass Corp., a Ukrainian steel company ... In a letter last month to Steelworkers officials, Cirri raised concerns about Esmark's plan for Sparrows Point to supply 850,000 tons of steel slab to Wheeling-Pitt ... Esmark promised to infuse fresh capital of $50 million to $200 million and... (Baltimore Sun)
Some Steelers fans may not see Thursday night’s game Dec 18, 2007
Those 1972 blackouts led to the unusual scene of thousands of Steelers fans leaving the city on game day to drive to nearby cities such as Steubenville, Ohio, and Wheeling, W.Va. where hotels picked up the game telecasts from a Cleveland station. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
WVU officials blamed for coach leaving Dec 18, 2007
"It is frustrating to me that when push came to shove, we weren't included in a possible solution," said Wheeling, W.Va. lawyer Dean Hartley, who last year donated toward VIP seating added to Mountaineer Field. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
CAMC gets nod from Harvard for the quality of its health care Dec 17, 2007
The researchers also ranked Wheeling Hospital among the top 10 hospitals for quality care in the nation. Talk Back. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Mittal Terminates Mill Sale Deal Dec 17, 2007
It recently acquired West Virginia steelmaker Wheeling Pittsburgh Corporation. Mittal owns the former Weirton Steel operation in Weirton, W.Va. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Rodriguez situation has no upside for WVU Dec 16, 2007
Sunday Gazette-Mail - Sports. At 2:54 AM in Charleston, West Virginia. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- Sports)
Report: Michigan meets with West Virginia's Rodriguez Dec 15, 2007
When he told his team he was staying, there was significant applause, according to the AP. Then he told the Wheeling (W.Va. News-Register: "I plan on being at West Virginia the rest of my career.". (USA Today -- Sports)
• More State/National Stories • Dec 13, 2007
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS Reassigned D Paul Bissonnette from Wheeling (ECHL) to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) and F Joe Jensen from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton to Wheeling. ST. LOUIS BLUES Assigned D Steve Wagner to Peoria (AHL). (Creston News Adertiser, IO)
Talk of the Town: Forget the caffeine and try peppermint power instead Dec 12, 2007
According to the folks at , a new study from Wheeling Jesuit University in West Virginia found that adults consumed about 2,800 fewer calories per week when they were regularly exposed to peppermint. Smelling or eating peppermint seems to increase activity in the area of the brain responsible for alertness, says study author Bryan Raudenbush. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Robertson leads WVU Tech victory Dec 9, 2007
CALIFORNIA, PA. 70, WHEELING JESUIT 63: James Harrison and Alioune Mbaye each scored 14 points, and Raynard Sawyer added 11 as the Vulcans (5-1) edged the Cardinals in Wheeling. Continue 1. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- Sports)
