The Magic of Tradition at E. Black & Son NurseryKelly Strautmann November 28, 2023Originally published 11-30-19. The holidays are all about traditions, and I have one that is very special. It started when...
BYGONE COMEBACKS: Picking Up the (Puzzle) Pieces During COVID-19Kelly Strautmann September 9, 2020Editor’s note: Have you noticed lately that bits of the past are creeping into the present? We’re gardening more, going...
The Caring City: Wheeling’s Longstanding and Successful Social Services OrganizationsKelly Strautmann August 14, 2020Wheeling may be considered small, but its community outreach is the opposite. Few small towns can boast they have as...
The Road From Small Town to Published Author: Two Marshall County Natives Release BooksKelly Strautmann June 27, 2020Author’s note: It was a pleasure to write about two people from my small hometown — a younger schoolmate and...
NATIONAL NURSES WEEK: Chante Gonzales, Wheeling HospitalKelly Strautmann May 13, 2020Editor’s note: We owe our nurses everywhere a big thank you and more appreciation than ever for helping us through this...
The Year of the Nurse: National Nurses Week Carries Extra Significance in 2020Kelly Strautmann May 6, 2020Editor’s note: Look for Weelunk’s Q&A stories with several Ohio Valley nurses in the coming days in honor of National...
A Letter to My Daughters in the Time of COVID-19 — (That They Should Probably Never Read)Kelly Strautmann May 2, 2020Everything moved so fast in March. On a Monday we were saying, “You know, this has the potential to get...
WOMEN IN HISTORY: Wheeling Nurses Share Tales From Their Military DaysKelly Strautmann March 17, 2020Editor’s note: Throughout March — Women’s History Month — Weelunk will feature stories about women who have made history and...
Radical Ratification: Wheeling’s Role in the 19th AmendmentKelly Strautmann March 10, 2020he right to vote is something many of us may take for granted — until it is time to get...
Out of the Ashes: Wheeling’s Ziegenfelder Company Stronger Than EverKelly Strautmann January 31, 2020anuary 31, 2019. It was a bitterly cold winter day, with highs reaching only 11 degrees. Most people in Wheeling...
Held Together by Stories: A Special Lunch With Books Remembers OVMCKelly Strautmann January 11, 2020was born there. I graduated from there. My children were born there. These statements were heard more than once at...
The Giving Tree of Centre Market Gives to Those in NeedKelly Strautmann December 9, 2019n Shel Silverstein’s book The Giving Tree, the tree gives everything it has to the boy it loves until the...
Handled With Dignity: Putting the Past to RestKelly Strautmann October 25, 2019t took a village to honor an anonymous young girl’s skeletal remains retrieved from the now-closed Ohio Valley Medical Center....
The Time Is Now for Moundsville’s First Arts and Culture CommitteeKelly Strautmann September 10, 2019his year, the city of Moundsville is doing things a little differently — they can proudly say they have their...
Building a Stronger Community — One Gnome at a TimeKelly Strautmann August 17, 2019here is a place in Wheeling where you can meet new friends and be creative. Where a beautiful resident tortoiseshell...
Mounds of Learning Opportunities at Grave Creek Mound Archaeological ComplexKelly Strautmann June 28, 2019ou pay homage to it every time you say the name of its hometown. It’s one of the largest Adena...
New Shindig Coming to the ValleyKelly Strautmann May 17, 2019our days of riding and three nights of music. If you are looking for something new to do over Memorial...
New Martinsville Native Shines Light on Coal Miners in ‘Mine 9’Kelly Strautmann April 19, 2019Editor’s note: “Mine 9” is now available on Netflix. You will find yourself gripping the armrest in the theater as...
What We Lost at Wheeling Jesuit UniversityKelly Strautmann April 14, 2019Author’s note: It was impossible for me to write a piece on WJU objectively, so I did a deep dive...
Shantyboats and Watercolors: Wheeling Native Takes On Kentucky ArtistKelly Strautmann April 10, 2019“Just like [Harlan] Hubbard on one of his many trips down the Ohio River, I came with the water from...
More Than Meets the Eye at Oglebay Thanks to National Training CenterKelly Strautmann January 31, 2019A lot of things come to mind when you think of Oglebay — the Festival of Lights, the Good Zoo,...
Art Scene Blossoming in WheelingKelly Strautmann December 14, 2018It’s no secret when you live in Wheeling — art is everywhere in this small city. It is evident today,...
Can You Spare an Afternoon to Strike Up a Mentorship?Kelly Strautmann November 28, 2018You don’t have to go far in the Ohio Valley to find good people willing to help others. Good things...
A Love Letter to the Oglebay Train RoomKelly Strautmann September 15, 2018They say nothing lasts forever, and everything changes. You hear it your whole life. And there are many things you...
