Families Find Adventures in Scouting
According to a recent survey, American families spend just 37 minutes of quality time together each day. Between work, school, social events and the hundreds of extracurricular activities to choose from, it’s n...
Women in Labor History Is Theme of Symposium
The Wheeling Academy of Law and Science (WALS) Foundation, through its Reuther-Wheeling Library and Labor History Archive, will offer the third Reuther-Pollack Labor History Symposium, themed “Women in Labor Hi...
Wheeling University Receives Major Grant for Science Education
Floods, droughts, blizzards, heat waves, tornados, hurricanes, eruptions and earthquakes. Many people in the Wheeling area and across the nation have personally experienced such natural disasters in recent mont...
Building a Stronger Community — One Gnome at a Time
There is a place in Wheeling where you can meet new friends and be creative. Where a beautiful resident tortoiseshell cat named Reese will greet you and make you feel welcome.
It’s a place where owners Beth ...
West Liberty University Marks 10 Years of Operation at The Highlands
West Liberty University invites the public to a celebration at 10 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 24, marking the 10th anniversary of the opening of the WLU Highlands Center.
President Stephen Greiner will welcome gues...
Higher Education Commission Reauthorizes Wheeling Jesuit
Wheeling University today announced that it has been fully reauthorized by the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission and will welcome students for the 2019-20 academic year, which begins on Aug. 27.
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A Spotlight on Helping Hands: Assisting Marginalized Citizens
Services provided in the Ohio Valley to assist its most vulnerable citizens are everywhere. Though you may see programs advertised, we rarely get to peek behind the curtain to see who these people are — the one...
Portion of 18th Street to Close
A portion of 18th Street, between Market and Chapline streets, will close permanently on Friday, Aug. 16, but many benefits to the community are expected to follow, according to city officials.
Mayor Glenn E...
Section of Fitzsimmons Family Dog Park Temporarily Closed
The section of the Fitzsimmons Family Dog Park for large breed dogs will be temporarily closed to allow the surface to rehabilitate. However, all dog owners are invited to utilize the side of the park typically...
WesBanco Funds Oglebay Foundation Efforts
WesBanco’s Regional President-Upper Ohio Valley Dawn Zenner-Gaudi presented a $12,500 check to the Oglebay Foundation on Wednesday.
The bank’s financial support provides funds for the Foundation’s Access to ...
Lots of Fun Brewing at EVENTS Around Town
BREW-OFF
The Francis Pier-Pint Historic Brew-Off: Prohibition Edition puts history and hops in the limelight. The event, set for 5:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16, at River City Restaurant, is part beer tasting...
West Virginia Northern Community College Names New President
West Virginia Northern Community College Board of Governors has named Dr. Daniel Mosser the college’s eighth president succeeding J. Michael Koon, who has been the interim president since July 1, 2018. Mosser i...
Javersak: Job Sea Change the Historic Rule for Wheeling
Editor’s note: In continuing coverage of Wheeling employment and business, Weelunk asked local historian David Javersak to put recent job losses in long-time perspective. For a specific examination of health ca...
Exley Remembers (sort of) Three Days of Craziness on Max Yasgur’s Farm
Wheeling resident R. Banford Exley has sporadic memories of a raucous music festival he attended 50 years ago on a New York dairy farm.
He hadn’t heard of the Woodstock Music Festival until a friend asked hi...
Experience Wheeling’s Rowdy Past at the Francis Pier-Pint Brew-Off: Prohibition Edition
The logo was designed by Erin Rothenbuehler, programming and archives coordinator at the Ohio County Public Library.
According to local historian Sean Duffy, history and beer go together naturally. Luckily ...
Ananga Martin Band Album Release Party at Towngate
Live music returns to Oglebay Institute’s Towngate Theatre, and first up is the Ananga Martin Band at 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17.
Adrian Niles, Matt Smith, Chad Burrall, Michael Iafrate and John Whorton will j...
Final Performances of Noir Comedy Set for Thursday and Friday
The final performances of Mystery Theatre Unlimited’s noir pulp fiction spoof are scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 15, and Friday, Aug. 16. The original interactive musical comedy murder-mystery, dinner-theater sho...
EARL’S CAPERS WITH KIDS: Cherished Camping Adventures
Earl’s note: This is the third of a short series about things to do with kids. The activities described in the series are inexpensive and fun outdoor things that anyone can do with children. Today, we...
TALES OF INDELIBLE INK: On Dragonfly Wings
Writer’s note: Tattooing has been done for centuries for a variety of reasons. Some cultures tattooed for religious reasons; others for branding, healing or punishment. In other cultures, tattoos signified soci...
From Boy Bands to Blues Bands, EVENTS Have Got You Covered
BLUE SKIES FOR BLUESFEST
From Grammy nominees to International Blues Challenge winners, from fan-favorites to up-and-coming artists, from the B.B. King Horns to music of the Rolling Stones, Heritage Music Bl...
From Boy Bands to Blues Bands, EVENTS Have Got You Covered
BLUE SKIES FOR BLUESFEST
From Grammy nominees to International Blues Challenge winners, from fan-favorites to up-and-coming artists, from the B.B. King Horns to music of the Rolling Stones, Heritage Music Bl...
WHEELING@WORK: Fire Chief Helms Encourages Teamwork
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 ...
Tickets Available for YSS Good Samaritan Dinner Honoring Charlie Schlegel
The Youth Services System Inc. Board of Directors will host the 12th annual Good Samaritan Dinner at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16, at the Wheeling Park White Palace. Charlie Schlegel, chef/owner of Ye Olde Alpha R...
PROFILES IN PERSEVERANCE: Meet ‘Nancy Jane’ — Sober for Over Half a Century
Editor’s note: In this series, Weelunk readers will meet their neighbors who are successfully navigating the road of recovery. Like any road trip, recovery has stretches of smooth highway as well as the occasi...
Getting Along Swimmingly With ‘Miss Pudgie’
You may be 5 and full of the moxie only a fine pair of water wings can bring, but don’t think you’ll be getting away with anything at Grandview Pool.
Miss Pudgie is watching and can act faster than the fitte...
TALES OF INDELIBLE INK: The Roots of Love
Writer’s note: Tattooing has been done for centuries for a variety of reasons. Some cultures tattooed for religious reasons; others for branding, healing or punishment. In other cultures, tattoos signified soci...
Heritage Music BluesFest Features Grammy Nominees, Music of the Stones and More
You can’t always get what you want … but if you attend the Heritage Music BluesFest, you will get “Chicago Plays the Stones,” five Grammy-nominated acts, International Blues Challenge winners and several return...
PHYLosophy: Taking Stock of a Great Man
Iusually heard his friendly, booming voice before I saw him. He’d stop by the front two desks in the newsroom at The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register, first to visit with Linda Comins and Betsy Bethel-M...
Ezra & the Reletivs Sets Album Release Event
The Ohio Valley’s own organic soul/R&B/pop group Ezra & The Reletivs, led by Ezra John Hamilton, is set to host a release party for its first full-length album, Guayaba (gwī-ya-ba), from 7-11 p.m. Frida...
People’s University to Explore Wheeling’s Labor History
Wheeling was a hotbed of unionism throughout its industrial period. In observation of the 250th anniversary of Wheeling's founding, People’s University at the Ohio County Public Library will explore that indust...
PETROCHEMICALS AND THE OHIO VALLEY: Part 2 — Health Effects of Cracker Plants
Editor’s note: On July 16, the Ohio County Public Library hosted two experts at its Lunch with Books series. Dr. Matthew Mehalik, Ph.D., and Dr. Ned Ketyer, M.D., spoke to a crowd of over 100 about the environm...
EVENTS Are Poppin’ in the Valley
‘GREASE’ IS THE WORD
Grease will be the word as the City of Wheeling hosts its final free movie night of the season at 9:30 p.m., Friday, Aug. 2 at Warwood’s Garden Park, 1208 Warwood Avenue. 304-234-6432
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EVENTS Are Poppin’ in the Valley
‘GREASE’ IS THE WORD
Grease will be the word as the City of Wheeling hosts its final free movie night of the season at 9:30 p.m., Friday, Aug. 2 at Warwood’s Garden Park, 1208 Warwood Avenue. 304-234-6432
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Jewish Community Celebrates 170 Years of Worship
Following the second wave of Jewish migration to the United States during the 1840s-80s, the early Jewish community in West Virginia was comprised mainly of German and other central European Immigrants. German ...
Pale Ales and Presidential Aspirations: The Wheeling Ties of John Hickenlooper
On July 30, 10 candidates for the Democratic nomination for president will explain to the American people why they are the best person to lead the country, likely harkening back to their past successes in publi...
Celebrate Youth Festival to Bring Thousands to Wheeling Park
Around 4,000 people are expected to descend on Wheeling Park on Thursday, Aug. 1, as the summer’s biggest bash for Ohio Valley kids and families — the 12th annual Celebrate Youth Festival organized by Youth Ser...
WISH YOU WERE HERE: The Robert Schramm Collection of Historic Postcards (Part 1)
Writer's note: This is the first of a short series of Weelunk pictorials from the collection of retired West Liberty State College (now university) Professor Robert (Bob) Schramm.
As a colleague, friend and...
THE GRIFFITH FILES: Growing Up on Big Wheeling Creek in Elm Grove
"Stay away from the creek.” ... In the Elm Grove neighborhoods along Big Wheeling Creek in the early 1960s, no parental directive was ignored more often.
The wide, often-muddy tributary with its rocks, crawd...
PETROCHEMICALS AND THE OHIO VALLEY: Part 1 — Environmental Effects of Cracker Plants
Editor's note: On July 16, the Ohio County Public Library hosted two experts at its Lunch with Books series. Dr. Matthew Mehalik, Ph.D., and Dr. Ned Ketyer, M.D., spoke to a crowd of over 100 about the environm...
Gyro? Meatball? Upcoming EVENTS Offer Tasty Treats
OPA!
St. John the Divine Greek Orthodox Church welcomes guests to the GrecianFest at 2215 Chapline St., Thursday, July 25, through Saturday, July 27, to enjoy delicious Greek foods, live Greek music and danc...
Gyro? Meatball? Upcoming EVENTS Offer Tasty Treats
OPA!
St. John the Divine Greek Orthodox Church welcomes guests to the GrecianFest at 2215 Chapline St., Thursday, July 25, through Saturday, July 27, to enjoy delicious Greek foods, live Greek music and danc...
For the Love of Bicycling: Then and Now
Bicyclists in the Ohio Valley enjoy myriad recreational opportunities, from scenic bike trails to winding country roads beyond the city. Wheeling has a rich bicycling tradition, as evidenced by the popularity o...
Bishop Mark E. Brennan Appointed as Ninth Bishop of Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston
Pope Francis has named the Most Rev. Mark E. Brennan, currently Auxiliary Bishop for the Archdiocese of Baltimore, as the ninth bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston.
Bishop Brennan, 72, was ordained ...
The Invisible Epidemic: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Editor's note: The goal of our Our Hope in Recovery series is to shed light on various diseases, conditions and ailments, in an attempt to help others who are struggling.
I was 27 years old and halfway throu...
Passionate About Public Art?
Are you passionate about public art? Would you like to see more artwork in Wheeling?
The Wheeling Arts & Cultural Commission, in partnership with Centre Market and with funding from Wheeling Heritage, ha...
DiCarlo’s Pizza: A Cultural Icon
There are only two kinds of pizza, good pizza and very good pizza.
— Peter Reinhart, author of "American Pie, My Search for the Perfect Pizza"
Ask just about any Ohio Valley resident, and they will affirm ...
Louisiana Shrimp Boil on the Lawn Coming to Elmhurst
Elmhurst, The House of Friendship assisted living residence in Wheeling will host its third annual Shrimp Boil on the Lawn fundraiser on Saturday, July 27.
THE EVENT
The authentic Louisiana-style shrimp b...
AS I SEE IT: Mourning the Loss of My JITH Traditions
Editor’s note: Here in the Ohio Valley, the third weekend in July has meant an annual pilgrimage to Jamboree In The Hills for a lot of local country music fans. But for the first time in over 40 years, Jamboree...
Those Were the Days: Veteran Broadcaster Shares Jamboree Memories
Editor's note: Here in the Ohio Valley, the third weekend in July has meant an annual pilgrimage to Jamboree In The Hills for a lot of local country music fans. But for the first time in over 40 years, Jamboree...