WHEELING — A longtime Wheeling businessman and community leader will join a longtime Wheeling fire chief and former city councilman as some of the newest members of the Wheeling Hall of Fame.

The late Jesse Bloch and the late Cliff Sligar will both be posthumously inducted into the Wheeling Hall of Fame’s 2025 class under the category of public service. The 2025 induction ceremony will take place at 6 p.m. Saturday, June 28, at WesBanco Arena. Tickets are $45 and can be purchased online at WesBancoArena.com or by calling the arena box office at 304-233-7000, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

The last day to buy tickets is June 25.

Jesse A. Bloch

Bloch was the second-generation son of a German immigrant family who came to the United States in the mid-19th century. Born to Samuel

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