American Legion Post 89 Making Community ProudNick Musgrave June 7, 2020Editor’s note: This week, Weelunk will pause our normally scheduled programming to highlight stories that feature Black narratives. We have...
Wheeling’s Doughboy: A Monument to Peace in Remembrance of ConflictNick Musgrave May 25, 2020For nearly 90 years a silent guardian has kept watch over Wheeling Park. Originally dedicated on Memorial Day of 1931,...
Come to Serve, Stay to Build: AmeriCorps Alumni Take Part in Wheeling’s RenaissanceNick Musgrave January 28, 2020early 650 AmeriCorps members come to the Mountain State each year to complete a term of service in West Virginia...
Pale Ales and Presidential Aspirations: The Wheeling Ties of John HickenlooperNick Musgrave July 30, 2019n July 30, 10 candidates for the Democratic nomination for president will explain to the American people why they are...
Cracks, Whizzes and Cheers: Eight Decades of American Legion BaseballNick Musgrave July 5, 2019efore the advent of television, Wheeling families found entertainment among the sounds of cracks, whizzes and cheers of the local...
John Marshall Strings Students’ Synchrony Saves the DayNick Musgrave May 26, 2019hose of you who attended the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra’s season finale on May 17 may have noticed the group of...
Wheeling’s American Legion Post 1: Leading the Way in Service for 100 yearsNick Musgrave May 15, 2019Editor’s note: Learn more about Wheeling Post No. 1 of the American Legion — officially the oldest post in the...
Roughriders Bring Gripping Gridiron Glory to WheelingNick Musgrave May 8, 2019espite what your parents might have told you as a rambunctious child, you can play football inside. The West Virginia...
Wheeling Nailers Provide Fast-Paced FunNick Musgrave February 17, 2019While our warehouses and factories stand in testament to our tradition of hard work, the crowd at WesBanco Arena is...
Small Cells, Big Improvements in Digital AgeNick Musgrave January 9, 2019Nearly all of us have endured the dreaded “stadium slowdown” on our mobile devices. Though perhaps we should be paying...
Life Without Limbs Is Limitless for Cooper BlairNick Musgrave November 14, 2018Posting a time of around 12 seconds for the 100-meter dash is a significant accomplishment for any 15-year-old — such...
An Afternoon of Irish Road BowlingNick Musgrave September 16, 2018An old (American) adage says that everyone is at least a little bit Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. According to...
Walter of Wetzel Street: The Wheeling Foundations of an International Labor LegendNick Musgrave September 3, 2018On Sept. 1, 1907, two German immigrants, Valentine and Anna Reuther, welcomed their second child to the world. A healthy...
Zieggy Tribe Honored at YSS Good Samaritan DinnerNick Musgrave August 19, 2018Wheeling Park’s White Palace Ballroom was packed Friday night for the annual Youth Service System (YSS) Good Samaritan Tribute. The...
SAY VEGGIES! Grow OV Celebrates $50,000 Grant With CommunityNick Musgrave August 15, 2018The inviting smells of freshly cooked food and the sound of string music filled the air at the corner of...
Scientist’s Award Is Out of This WorldNick Musgrave August 15, 2018While many industries award top leaders in their fields with lifetime achievement awards, these awards are almost always terrestrial. But...
