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PAWTUCKET – Readers may recognize Pawtucket native Dave Goucher’s voice before they recognize his name. For the past 23 years, Goucher has been a play-by-play broadcaster for the NHL.
WHEELING — Two men well known for their service to the Wheeling community will soon enter the Wheeling Hall of Fame. Dr. William Mercer and the late Robert Otten both will join nine other inductees at a Saturday, June 10, ceremony at WesBanco Arena. Otten and Mercer are being inducted in the category of public […]
WHEELING – Eleven notable Wheeling names – whose contributions to their respective fields span the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries – were announced Friday as the Wheeling Hall of Fame’s 2023 Induction Class. What those 11 have meant not just to Wheeling, but far beyond the city’s borders, is what Hall of Fame committee members […]
JIM COCHRAN Local historian Thomas James recently donated three military reference books that he compiled and gave to the three Marshall County libraries–Moundsville, Cameron and Benwood-McMechen. The book is titled “Honored Patriots of Marshall County, West Virginia.” James undertook this research project at the invitation of the Marshall County Commission. His work details the military service of 464 county soldiers who died in the line of duty. The scope of the project encompasses those who served in the Civil War, the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, ...