This is America – Wheeling, W.Va. Style

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The 87th Annual Fourth of July Dimmeydale Parade took place this morning with Wheeling Mayor Denny Magruder serving as the Grand Marshal and former Wheeling councilman Don Atkinson escorting him.

Here are a few photos of the procession guided by the Color Guard from Wheeling Post 1 and attended by Wheeling’s police and fire departments.

A group of people.
A number of local American veterans – and even Ohio County Magistrate Kevin A. Stryker as “Uncle Sam” – were on hand this morning in Dimmeydale.
Two men.
Wheeling Mayor Denny Magruder served as the parade’s Grand Marshal, and former councilman Don Atkinson was his official escort.
An antique.
A man in yellow.
Kids.
Kids.
The Police.
Firefighters.
Steve Novotney
Steve Novotney
Steve Novotney has been a professional journalist for 33 years, working in print for weekly, daily, and bi-weekly publications, writing for a number of regional and national magazines, host baseball-related talks shows on Pittsburgh’s ESPN, and as a daily, all-topics talk show host in the Wheeling and Steubenville markets since 2004. Novotney is the co-owner, editor, and co-publisher of LEDE News, and is the host of “Novotney Now,” a daily program that airs Monday-Friday from 3-6 p.m. on River Talk 100.1 & 100.9 FM.

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