A Mad Dash for Suffrage, Odd Immigrant Stories, Obscure Strikes and Communists
Editor's note: The Ohio County Public Library has launched its 26th People's University, an eight-week series featuring weird, wild, wacky, whimsical stories from Wheeling, including: Native-American oddities, ...
New Martinsville Native Shines Light on Coal Miners in ‘Mine 9’
You will find yourself gripping the armrest in the theater as you descend two miles underground into the dark mine. The miners’ point-of-view is your point-of-view, and the only light in the theater is the ligh...
Area EVENTS Will Keep You Hoppin’
TREASURE HUNT
The Easter Bunny will be hopping over to the Oglebay Good Zoo from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, April 19, and Saturday, April 20, for the annual Good Zoo Treasure Hunt! Each participating child wi...
Wheeling Heritage’s Tom Griffith Collection on Display at WesBanco
Visitors to WesBanco’s trust department can now see a local artist’s vibrant, nostalgic paintings of Wheeling lining the walls. Wheeling Heritage has loaned more than 20 of its Tom Griffith paintings to the com...
Wheeling Kids Take Over: Our Guided Tour of the RNR Discovery and Learning Center
Editor's note: Weelunk writer Stacey Sacco and her children enjoyed an afternoon at RNR Discovery and Learning Center, located at 436 National Road in Wheeling. The 3,800-square-foot center, owned by Chris and ...
Two Wheeling Woman Among Five WVU Students Awarded Fulbright Scholarships
Five West Virginia University women, including two from Wheeling, have been awarded the prestigious Fulbright Scholarship to teach English abroad next year.
The Fulbright Program is the U.S. government’s fla...
Artists Studio Tour to Showcase Local Artists at Work
If you’re not an artist, the world of art seems like another dimension. When we walk the halls of a gallery, buy a piece of jewelry or admire a hand-crafted dining room table, we only see the finished product. ...
Our South American Odyssey: The Final Chapter
"For a friend with an understanding heart is worth no less than a brother" - Homer, The Odyssey.
After our there-and-back, 30-hour bus odyssey to Buenos Aries, everyone was ready for Day 9 to be a little mor...
A History of Disaster: How Piedmont and the Muskingum Watershed Lakes Came to Be
Each weekend in the summers of my childhood, my parents packed me and my brother up and took us to a little brown cabin at the end of a gravel lane. Woods surrounded the house on three sides, woodpeckers called...
Major Relic of St. John Vianney Coming to Town During Holy Week
A major relic of St. John Vianney, the Curé of Ars, patron saint of parish priests, will be in West Virginia during Holy Week. The saint’s incorrupt heart will be present for the celebration of Chrism Masses in...
What We Lost at Wheeling Jesuit University
Author’s note: It was impossible for me to write a piece on WJU objectively, so I did a deep dive into my personal experience. I believe the courses of study left at WJU for the upcoming year are no less import...
Don’t Miss ‘Victorian Era Mayhem & Murder’ at People’s University
Editor's note: The Ohio County Public Library has launched its 26th People's University, an eight-week series featuring weird, wild, wacky, whimsical stories from Wheeling, including: Native-American oddities, ...
PHYLosophy: ‘Why Are Newfoundlanders Bad at Knock-Knock Jokes?’
"We were all exhausted — just spent. Most of us had been up for five days straight working But somehow I can't sleep so I sit down and turn on the television And I just start crying. I hadn't let myself cry t...
Out of the Ashes Comes a New Partnership
Out of the ashes comes a new partnership for Catholic Charities West Virginia (CCWVa) and the Ziegenfelder Company.
The Ziegenfelder Company, a Wheeling plant known for making Budget Saver Twin and Monster P...
Palms Herald Holy Week
Editor’s note: In a continuing series on how the Ohio Valley expresses its spirituality, today’s post is the story behind area churches’ celebration of the start to the Christian Holy Week. Palm Sunday commemor...
Wheeling Heritage Accepting Show of Hands Applications
If you have an idea for a new business, a business expansion or a project that will impact Wheeling, you are encouraged to apply for Wheeling Heritage’s Show of Hands. The winner will leave the event with more ...
Sip, Shop, Dance, Cheer, Laugh, Learn at Ohio Valley EVENTS
BOOTS TO BOW TIES
Kick up your heels at The Linsly spring soirée and auction, Boots to Bow Ties, at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 13, at the Pine Room at Oglebay. The evening features food, live music from Better D...
Hall of Fame Board Reveals 2019 Inductees
Twelve new inductees to the Wheeling Hall of Fame were announced today by Hall of Fame Board Chairman Robert DeFrancis.
“We are pleased to announce this year’s honorees and to share with the public the date ...
Shantyboats and Watercolors: Wheeling Native Takes On Kentucky Artist
“Just like Hubbard on one of his many trips down the Ohio River, I came with the water from Wheeling and was mysteriously compelled to stop at this beautiful little part of the world near Madison, Indiana.” ...
Our South American Odyssey: Day 8
On the evening of Day 7, April 3, 2019, we climbed into our "El Practico" bus and embarked on a 10-hour red-eye from Cordoba to Argentina's Capital: Buenos Aires.
During the grueling ride, we stopped at ...
DOWNTOWN DO-OVER: The Big Pieces in Place
Editor’s note: A national redevelopment award here, a new building there, millions of dollars of renovations still somewhere else. What’s happening in downtown Wheeling can be hard to track, whether your city c...
Our South American Odyssey: Day 7
Day 6 brought practice, Day 7, April 3 2019, was Game Day. It seems all of our efforts in fundraising, planning and practicing have led to this moment. This was the day our boys from Wheeling and the Ohio Valle...
Poet Laureate’s Latest Book Takes Surprise Twists
Editor’s note: April is National Poetry Month, inaugurated in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets. After you read about West Virginia’s poet laureate, find ways to celebrate poetry’s vital place in our cultur...
Film Society Offers Free Screening of Hitchcock’s ‘Rear Window’ at Towngate
“Rear Window,” Alfred Hitchcock's iconic 1954 suspenseful thriller starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly, will be shown on the big screen Friday, April 12, at Oglebay Institute’s Towngate Theatre in Wheeling.
...
Rustic Mechanicals to Stage Shakespeare’s ‘Measure for Measure’ at Towngate
The Rustic Mechanicals, West Virginia’s only professional Shakespeare troupe, bring their Truth is Truth tour of William Shakespeare’s “Measure for Measure” to Oglebay Institute’s Towngate Theatre for a single ...
Kick Up Your Boots at Linsly’s Boots to Bow Ties
Dust off your favorite boots, grab your blue jean jacket and adjust your bow ties for the inaugural Linsly Spring Soirée & Auction, Boots to Bow Ties, to be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 13, at the Pine Ro...
Our South American Odyssey: Day 6
We have been in in Cordoba, Argentina now for three days and on Tuesday April 2 2019 we were ready to take the field for the first time. But first we needed to take care of something we had been planning for a ...
Weird Stories From Wheeling’s Wild Frontier and Native History
Editor's note: On Tuesday, April 9, the Ohio County Public Library will launch its 26th People's University, an eight-week series featuring weird, wild, wacky, whimsical stories from Wheeling, including: Native...
Witty Comedy ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ at The Strand Theatre
The Strand Theatre will present the landmark Oscar Wilde comedy The Importance of Being Earnest as its spring play.
The production, running April 12-14, is a first for the Strand Theatre. Since reopening its...
Hilltop Players Season Closes with High-Energy Musical
West Liberty University students are staging “9 – 5: The Musical” this spring as they close another successful theater season.
Directed by Melinda Kreisberg, the musical opens at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 1...
Park ‘Speechies’ Unite! Remembering 40 Winning Years
Author's note: As a parent of two "speechies" from 2004-06 when the team won its 25th, 26th and 27th state championships, I surely concur with the praise doled out here for the coaches. And I know that my kids ...
Our South American Odyssey: Day 5
Last you heard from us it was Day 4 and the boys were holding a "sleepover" with their host families. When they awoke on Monday April 1 2019, they had, literally and figuratively, never been this far home. Yes,...
EVENTS Feature Oldies But Goodies
OLDIES BUT GOODIES
Wilson Lodge in Oglebay will be transformed into an antiques marketplace Friday, April 5, through Sunday, April 7, as Oglebay Institute presents its 65th annual Antiques Show and Sale. Mor...
Second Annual Make Wheeling Shine Set for April 6
Williams Lea and the City of Wheeling are partnering for the second annual Make Wheeling Shine to be held on Saturday, April 6. The community clean up event will begin at 9 a.m. at the Wheeling Skate Park and w...
Brooke Hills Playhouse Sets Auditions for April 6
The Brooke Hills Playhouse will hold auditions for the first three shows of its 48th summer season on Saturday, April 6, at the Brooke County Arts Council's downtown Wellsburg location, at 636 Charles St., acc...
Our South American Odyssey: Day 4
The “sleepover” is not a foreign concept to these 13-year-olds, yet Day Four of our journey presented a brand-new take on the subject. In the afternoon of Sunday March 31, the boys of FC United were dropped off...
Dona’e Albert Is Spreading the Love
It’s a wonderful feeling when life is on track, and everything seems to be going your way. However, we sometimes forget that our lives can change in a matter of minutes.
Life did tragically change for Dona’e...
Our South American Odyssey: Day 3
There are those moments in life that inspire people to take a step back, take a deep breath and reflect. For some it might happen often, but for most it only occurs a handful of times. It is when we find oursel...
WHEELING@WORK: Ward 1’s Chad Thalman — Wheeling’s Youngest Vice Mayor
Editor’s note: Our series, “Wheeling@Work,” is an effort to provide readers with insight and information into our city government, highlighting the personalities, programs and processes at work within the City ...
Sanitizing Personal Data From Old Electronic Equipment
Did you know that the files that you have deleted from your Smartphone, tablet or computer are not really gone? Did you know that erasing files from your jump drive or flash memory card does not really remove t...
‘Light It Up Blue’ for World Autism Awareness Day
On Tuesday, April 2, the Augusta Levy Learning Center is challenging Ohio Valley homes and businesses to “Light It Up Blue” for World Autism Awareness Day.
Wear blue, string blue lights, change your light bu...
Excellence in W.Va. Catholic Education To Be Celebrated at Bishop’s Dinner
Students, teachers, benefactors and leaders in Catholic education from across West Virginia will convene for the 25th annual Bishop’s Dinner for Catholic Schools Sunday, April 7, at the Morgantown Event Center ...
Holy Local Superhero, Batman! (And Happy Birthday!)
Editor's note: Today, Saturday, March 30, is Batman's 80th birthday! In honor of the Caped Crusader’s birthday, the Ohio Valley Batman is encouraging participants at the #selfiestation at Macy’s at the Ohio Val...
West Virginia’s Largest Antiques Show Returns to Wheeling April 5-7
Oglebay's Wilson Lodge will be transformed into an antiques marketplace Friday, April 5, through Sunday, April 7, as Oglebay Institute presents its 65th annual Antiques Show and Sale.
Shoppers at Oglebay In...
Wheeling Heritage Presents ‘A Walk Through Wheeling’ Watercolor Exhibit
Wheeling Heritage will host an opening reception for “A Walk Through Wheeling,” a watercolor exhibit by Wheeling artist Jes Reger, from 5:30-7 p.m. April 4, at the Artisan Center, 1400 Main St. The exhibit, whi...
Our South American Odyssey: Day 1
It was 5 a.m. on Thursday, March 27, 2019, when 14 boys from the FC Wheeling United U-14 soccer team became a part of a long-standing Wheeling “send-off” tradition by convening at the White Palace parking lot i...
More Than Just Fish Fridays: The Catholic Way Through Lent in 2019
Mention the word Lent, and a thousand memories come to mind for me. I remember celebrating Fat Tuesday with a King Cake as a second-grader at Mt. de Chantal. I remember feeling solemn the next day to receive as...
WSO Young People’s Concert Tour Brings ‘Animated Orchestra’ to Students
The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra's Young People’s Concert tour will reach more than 4,000 area elementary school students from Ohio, Marshall and Wetzel counties in West Virginia, Belmont and Jefferson counties ...
Our South American Odyssey: Preview
After months of planning, fundraising, meeting — and lots of soccer — reality finally settled in. The exact timing of such realization happened a few weeks ago when Diego Gattesco sent a message to our group o...