Recently we shared our 2015 Top Ten “Steve Novotney” and “IDEAS” stories. Today we wrap up the year in review with a shout out to our readers, followers, advocates, investors, advertisers and all around Weelunkers. Here are the Top Ten stories of the year from you, our community contributors.
Editor’s Note: This Top Ten list was complied using ‘analytics’ and social media engagement data.
Gerry Griffith
All Year
The resounding favorite of all contributed stories, this 24 part series focuses on a family making a living in South Wheeling in the twentieth century. The Mabel Files makes you smile, cry and feel good about Wheeling, often all at the same time. Sadly, we lost Mabel in 2015. RIP Mabel.
The “Stag”: The Myth, The Legend
Christina Greer
May 2015
This wonderfully written and well researched story gives the reader the true story of an Oglebay Park Icon.
Sean Duffy
September 2015
Did you know that there was once a Coney Island-style amusement park on the now uninhabited island north of Wheeling Island? Neither did we.
Sam Mason: Wheeling’s Deadliest Outlaw
Joe Roxby
April 2015
During the Fort Henry days there was Sam McCullough and his “leap”, but there was also Sam Mason.
New Generation of Italians Call Wheeling Home
Katrina Mosman
February 2015
The modern day story of European immigrants making Wheeling their home and loving it.
The Secret Sisterhood of the Ohio Valley Roller Girls
Angela Rehbein
April 2015
The pictures alone make this one worth a look, but the story is even better.
Ohio Valley Pride: Then and Now
Matt DiLorenzo
November 2015
8,000 people showed up to Wheeling Island to see the Patriots win the State Football Championship this year, and to gain redemption for 1991.
Rich Knoblich
October 2015
An in-depth look at the section of Downtown Wheeling that some say is home to many spirits.
Steve Criniti
All Year
A family moves to town and finds the true soul of Wheeling, WV.
Storytelling: Court Day in West Liberty
Earl Nicodemus
January 2015
A great story about the “Johnny Appleseed” of West Liberty, WV.