JOSELYN KING Staff Writer
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Members of Wheeling Universityâs Black Student Union march down Wheeling Hill during a prior Interfaith March For Peace And Justice. This yearâs march was canceled due to COVID-19 concerns, but MLK Celebration Committee members will hold a remembrance online.
WHEELING Annual events to celebrate the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. have been canceled in Wheeling this year, but a remembrance of the civil rights leader will take place online.
MLK Celebration Committee Co-Chairs Rev. Ignatius Sasmita, S.J. and Ron Scott Jr. have announced the annual march slated for Sunday and other events “have been cancelled out of an abundance of caution and to adhere with the State of West Virginia guidelines.”
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CHASE WATTS of St. Clairsville is receiving the Martins Luther King Award from the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee in Wheeling.
ST. CLAIRSVILLE A St. Clairsville resident is being honored for his commitment to equality by the Martins Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee in Wheeling.
Chase Watts, an Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper, is being given the Martin Luther King Award.
“Mr. Watts is an Ohio State Trooper who works to inspire and help the people around him. He pursued a career in law enforcement upon graduation from Martins Ferry High School and has been in the profession for more than10 years. He is currently assigned to the Office of Recruitment & Diversity,” according to the committee.
Jan 2, 2021
WHEELING Two women and two men who have long worked to build better communities will be honored by the Wheeling Martin Luther King Celebration Committee in 2021. Plans for the Jan. 17 Martin Luther King Celebration and March for Justice are still up in the air due to the pandemic. More information will be made available when plans are finalized.
Ellen Saunders of Moundsville and Judi Saunders of Bridgeport will receive the Rosa Parks Award, and Daniel Dudley of Wellsburg and Chase Watts of Martins Ferry will receive the Martin Luther King Award for their contributions in eliminating racial inequity and promoting peace and harmony.