Ihlenfeld Still Dedicated To a New War On DrugsSteve Novotney January 9, 2017He honestly did not know. Bill Ihlenfeld, who resigned just over a week ago as the U.S. Attorney in the...
Waller’s Floats Through WinterSteve Novotney January 6, 2017It’s January, and it’s 18 degrees outside the Waller Pools and Spas building on Eoff Street. And Waller’s was open...
Nick Nardone Shares Memories of His FatherSteve Novotney January 1, 2017No attractive way exists to explain what Lou Gehrig’s Disease does to the afflicted. In the beginning, daily activities like...
Bethlehem Star Still Shines Over WheelingSteve Novotney December 25, 2016If you enjoy stories like this one and want to keep reading more positive stories about Wheeling, WV, be sure...
‘Those People’ Have Christmas, TooSteve Novotney December 24, 2016THEM. Those people. Most don’t want to see them and don’t want to know about them so they can continue...
Linsly’s Goodwin Living Dream with NFL’s FalconsSteve Novotney December 23, 2016C.J. Goodwin doesn’t believe he ever asked Santa Claus for a football. Never ever. In fact, this 26-year-old graduate of...
Preserving Suspension Bridge a Top PrioritySteve Novotney December 21, 2016One news report from 2016 that spurred much conversation in the Wheeling area and attracted regional attention to the historic...
Couple Awaits Vote on Non-Discrimination OrdinanceSteve Novotney December 18, 2016Peter Junkersfeld grew up in New York City, one of America’s largest melting pots of people with a plethora of...
Weelunk TV Show on ‘My OV’ Set For SundaySteve Novotney December 16, 2016Co-Authored by Diana Winzenreid We are absolutely elated to officially “let the cat out of the bag” that WTRF will...
Twain Never Said ”Good As News’ Keeps Me Informed’Steve Novotney December 14, 2016He received several writing awards from the West Virginia Press Association, and even more of his stories were “picked up”...
Expats: ‘We’ll Be Home for Christmas’Steve Novotney December 10, 2016There’s something here in Wheeling that isn’t there, a draw of sorts that lures hundreds of homecomings each December and...
Annual CCHS Food Collection SaturdaySteve Novotney December 9, 2016It is an annual effort that teaches the student body at Central Catholic High School about serving their community while...
City of Wheeling Lives Up To Its NicknameSteve Novotney December 7, 2016Friendly? The people of Wheeling? Although no one seems to know for sure when or why the city of Wheeling...
Imperial Shops Are a Wheeling TraditionSteve Novotney December 3, 2016Christmas has been, for as long as most recall, a really big deal here. Well before Oglebay Park launched the...
After 100 Years Generations Still Swinging AlongSteve Novotney December 1, 2016Not much remains today that once was in place inside those walls, but many of the displayed photographs reveal a...
‘Show Of Hands’ Returns This EveningSteve Novotney November 30, 2016The summer break for “Show of Hands” may have been extended by a month, but officials with ReInvent Wheeling are...
Non-discrimination Public Hearing This EveningSteve Novotney November 29, 2016This evening Wheeling Mayor Glenn Elliott and his council colleagues will welcome those who wish to comment on the proposed...
A Priceless Piece of Wheeling History Has Never Been FoundSteve Novotney November 27, 2016This lead plate is said to be about 11 inches long and 7-and-a-half inches wide, and according to preserved records...
“You might be from the Ohio Valley if …”Steve Novotney November 26, 2016Rick Payne grew up in East Wheeling and then along Lynwood Street in Wheeling, so he is familiar with the...
Centre Market Poised for Small Business SaturdaySteve Novotney November 25, 2016Shop locally? In Wheeling? Where? Didn’t that all go away when the Ohio Valley Mall opened? Like, back in the...
Drone Interest in Wheeling Area Taking OffSteve Novotney November 21, 2016When he first began researching the purchase of a drone, Travis Broadwater couldn’t exactly predict how his wife, Jenna, would...
Delbrugge Reflects on Years of Council ServiceSteve Novotney November 20, 2016She listened; that’s for sure, although most of the time the conversations concerned complaints. Speeding, road conditions, vacated land, rental...
Stages Owners Ready for RetirementSteve Novotney November 18, 2016It’s been a costumed life in downtown Wheeling for Gael and Dan Fincham ever since the couple purchased the inventory...
Santa Claus Coming To Downtown WheelingSteve Novotney November 17, 2016Shortly after Santa Claus rolls through the streets of downtown Wheeling this evening, it becomes about the pizza box. “After...
Grow OV’s Goal – Feeding Friendly City CitizensSteve Novotney November 16, 2016It was February when a pair of representatives from Grow Ohio Valley pitched an idea during ReInvent Wheeling’s “Show of...
Weelunk Video on Roney’s Point Debuts Nov. 23Steve Novotney November 12, 2016You had to know where it was to navigate the way there that very first time because it’s located some distance...
The Wheeling Mob: Part 11Steve Novotney November 12, 2016(Editor’s Note: This is the 11th story in this series that has concentrated on the organized-crime scene in and around...
Presidential Election Cycle Exhausts Local OfficialsSteve Novotney November 9, 2016A few Wheeling residents officially kicked off the election cycle that finally ended yesterday in the Upper Ohio Valley when...
In The Bigs – Parking and Dancing in WheelingSteve Novotney November 7, 2016You have seen it. I have seen it. We have likely done it, too. There is an issue in downtown...
VanFossen One of 11 Dancing Stars for Augusta LevySteve Novotney November 4, 2016Although he is used to being on a stage in front of people, Matt VanFossen is pretty freaked out about...
Five Questions – Scott ReedSteve Novotney November 2, 2016(Editor’s Note: The same five questions were distributed to the two incumbents and one candidate running for the two delegate...
Five Questions – Tom HowardSteve Novotney November 2, 2016(Editor’s Note: The same five questions were distributed to the two candidates running for Ohio County Sheriff. They were invited...
Five Questions – John PowellSteve Novotney October 31, 2016(Editor’s Note: The same five questions were distributed to the two candidates running for Ohio County Sheriff. They were invited...
Wheeling Area Hauntings – Part 2Steve Novotney October 30, 2016All the haunts in the Upper Ohio Valley have not been as pleasant as they seem to have been at...
Wheeling Area Hauntings – Part 1Steve Novotney October 28, 2016(Editor’s Note: This is the first story of a two-part series concentrating on the known haunts in the Wheeling area...
Chief Helms Returns to Duty After Scary CrashSteve Novotney October 28, 2016It’s a motorcycle cruise this couple has taken for several years during the third weekend in each July simply so...
Five Questions – Del. Erikka StorchSteve Novotney October 26, 2016(Editor’s Note: The same five questions were distributed to the two incumbents and one candidate running for the two delegate...
Sunday Flag Football Competitive in WheelingSteve Novotney October 25, 2016There is more than meets the eye when it comes to everything involved with the two flag football leagues in...
Five Questions – Del. Shawn FluhartySteve Novotney October 24, 2016(Editor’s Note: The same five questions were distributed to the two incumbents and one candidate running for the two delegate...
It’s ‘Cheers’ At Sunday Brunch In WheelingSteve Novotney October 23, 2016Seventeen days before the majority of Ohio County voters will head to polling places to cast their ballots, the “Brunch...
W.Va.’s Poet Laureate A Student Of LifeSteve Novotney October 22, 2016This Poet Laureate’s pace when he’s publicly reading his work is sometimes somewhat swift and steamed, but when Marc Harshman...
Relax In The Trees At Grand Vue ParkSteve Novotney October 21, 2016Some may believe it’s one of those plans, one commissioned by a branch of government simply so officials could profess...
YSS Sleepout Raises Funds for Homeless YouthSteve Novotney October 20, 2016They sleep on couches, one after another, or they crash at night in a car that’s often hidden away in...
Wheeling’s ‘Show of Hands’ Returns in NovemberSteve Novotney October 19, 2016Not since February has ReInvent Wheeling staged a ‘Show of Hands’ event, but soon local residents will once again have...
Sauter Returns for Pro Hockey’s 25th AnniversarySteve Novotney October 15, 2016He bawled like a baby when he returned to Wesbanco Arena yesterday, and that’s not exactly how hockey fans in...
Outdoor Vendors at Centre Market on SaturdaySteve Novotney October 14, 2016Not only can local residents and tourists in the Wheeling area visit the Centre Market area on Saturdays for the...
Do Something: Friendly City Firefighters Battling Breast CancerSteve Novotney October 11, 2016For a sixth year in a row the Friendly City’s firefighters are orchestrating a T-shirt sale in an effort to...
Nailers Coaches Prepping Team for Home OpenerSteve Novotney October 11, 2016It may seem like a wait-and-see situation for fans of the Wheeling Nailers, but the team’s coaches have not approached...
‘Jingles the Clown’ Not Amused with Local ArrestsSteve Novotney October 8, 2016It has made this clown cry. People have asked “Jingles” if they could take photos of her while lying on...
A Vagabond Comeback for Chef Matt WelschSteve Novotney October 7, 2016He realizes people have been wondering, and he respects the fact. That’s why Matt Welsch, known to many as the...
