Five Questions: Alex CooganSteve Novotney April 21, 2016(Editor’s Note: Five questions were distributed to each of Wheeling’s 23 candidates and incumbents running for a council seat or...
County Candidate: John Powell – SheriffSteve Novotney April 21, 2016(Editor’s Note: Each of the five candidates in the race for Ohio County Sheriff was asked to reply to six...
County Candidate: Sarah Koegler – BOESteve Novotney April 20, 2016(Editor’s Note: Each of the six candidates in the race for two seats on the Ohio County Board of Education...
Five Questions: Tom ConnerSteve Novotney April 19, 2016(Editor’s Note: Five questions were distributed to each of Wheeling’s 23 candidates and incumbents running for a council seat or...
Five Questions: Ty ThorngateSteve Novotney April 18, 2016(Editor’s Note: Five questions were distributed to each of Wheeling’s 23 candidates and incumbents running for a council seat or...
Five Questions: Bruce TeachoutSteve Novotney April 17, 2016(Editor’s Note: Each of the three candidates in the race for Ohio County Clerk (all Democrats) was asked to reply...
Deserted Pizza Shop Gets New Slice Of LifeSteve Novotney April 16, 2016Tom’s Pizza was a little different from DiCarlo’s and Tony’s in South Wheeling because that guy would bake the raw...
Five Questions: David MillerSteve Novotney April 15, 2016(Editor’s Note: Five questions were distributed to each of Wheeling’s 23 candidates and incumbents running for a council seat or...
Five Questions: Karen Corona MerrittSteve Novotney April 13, 2016(Editor’s Note: Five questions were distributed to each of Wheeling’s 23 candidates and incumbents running for a council seat or...
Five Questions: Lloyd AdamsSteve Novotney April 12, 2016(Editor’s Note: Five questions were distributed to each of Wheeling’s 23 candidates and incumbents running for a council seat or...
Five Questions: John BishopSteve Novotney April 10, 2016(Editor’s Note: Five questions were distributed to each of Wheeling’s 23 candidates and incumbents running for a council seat or...
Five Questions: Gene FaheySteve Novotney April 9, 2016(Editor’s Note: Five questions were distributed to each of Wheeling’s 23 candidates and incumbents running for a council seat or...
‘Big Bill’s’ Zellers Could Return to WheelingSteve Novotney April 9, 2016They dressed up when they went for dinner at Zellers’ Steak House, and the men likely shined their shoes, too....
Five Questions: Dave PalmerSteve Novotney April 6, 2016(Editor’s Note: Five questions were distributed to each of Wheeling’s 23 candidates and incumbents running for a council seat or...
Five Questions: Loma NevelsSteve Novotney April 5, 2016(Editor’s Note: Five questions were distributed to each of Wheeling’s 23 candidates and incumbents running for a council seat or...
The Elby’s Empire: Part 6 – Rumors & TruthSteve Novotney April 3, 2016(Writer’s Note: This is the sixth in a series of stories that will concentrate on the history of one of...
Five Questions: Chris HammSteve Novotney April 2, 2016(Editor’s Note: Five questions were distributed to each of Wheeling’s 23 candidates and incumbents running for a council seat or...
Five Questions – Tony DomenickSteve Novotney April 1, 2016(Editor’s Note: Five questions were distributed to each of Wheeling’s 23 candidates and incumbents running for a council seat or...
Time Ticking Away on Former Clay SchoolSteve Novotney March 30, 2016(Cover photo by Wheeling resident Wade Augerbright) And there it rests on a footprint stretching 96 feet deep and 300...
Five Questions: Don AtkinsonSteve Novotney March 29, 2016(Editor’s Note: Five questions were distributed to each of Wheeling’s 23 candidates and incumbents running for a council seat or...
Wheeling’s Waldrum Rises Above SorrowSteve Novotney March 27, 2016No matter how hard I try again this year, Charles Waldrum won’t have ham with all the fixings for Easter...
A Nickname for Wheeling’s Residents?Steve Novotney March 26, 2016The municipality itself has long owned the nickname “The Friendly City” and most recently “The Wheel,” and marketing slogans like...
Partnership A Boon for Wheeling Craft BrewerSteve Novotney March 25, 2016Distribution was a priority for the owners of the Wheeling Brewing Company even before opening the pub’s door in Centre...
WPHS Speech & Debate Team Does It Again!Steve Novotney March 23, 2016Danielle Kaminiski and James Miller repeated the same four words as did the captains of last year’s title team, and...
Intermodal Center May Finally Blossom Thanks To Nearby DevelopmentSteve Novotney March 22, 2016It was supposed to be this and that, and it’s not. There are 850 parking spots, and Monday through Friday...
The Elby’s Empire: Part 5 – The Distance RaceSteve Novotney March 19, 2016(Writer’s Note: This is the fifth in a series of stories that will concentrate on the history of one of...
Promising Downtown Wheeling Properties AvailableSteve Novotney March 18, 2016What could be? What could become of two city-owned properties the municipality propped up for grabs three years ago? One...
Morning Drinks On Sunday Could Become A WV RealitySteve Novotney March 16, 2016The “Brunch Bill.” If the referendum ballot issue is approved by the majority of voters in Ohio County, businesses that...
“Hoorah for Heroes” A Team ChallengeSteve Novotney March 12, 2016It’s not the kind of exercise for someone who runs the Saturday morning 5-K or treks to the gym for...
Wheeling’s ‘Tin Man’s’ Heart Is In His ArtSteve Novotney March 11, 2016Oh, wow, Bob, you were named West Virginia’s 2016 Artist of the Year! Congratulations!! “Um, yeah. Thanks.” That’s all I...
Historic Church Razed in Center WheelingSteve Novotney March 9, 2016Its bell rang moments after West Virginia became the 35th state. And now the very rare George Coffin bell has...
Wheeling Teacher Gives Politician A History LessonSteve Novotney March 8, 2016His point had nothing to do with the politics involved, and, as an educator, he simply wished to educate the...
20th Annual Celtic Celebration in PhotosSteve Novotney March 5, 2016I had the honor yesterday of serving as the host for this year’s 20th annual Wheeling Celtic Celebration at the...
The Elby’s Empire: Part 4 – My Elby’sSteve Novotney March 5, 2016(Writer’s Note: This is the fourth in a series of stories that will concentrate on the history of one of...
Duffin Ironing Out Plans For Historic BuildingSteve Novotney March 4, 2016This is happening for three very specific reasons. First, Kevin T. Duffin is a self-proclaimed gearhead. Second, he adores his...
United Way Event Set for March 11thSteve Novotney March 2, 2016Officials of the United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley are now in the final planning stages for this year’s...
Capitol Signage Should Reflect City’s ProgressSteve Novotney March 1, 2016It’s faded, peeling away, none of what is promoted exists today in the same form it once did, and it...
Is ‘Shale Valley’ New Name For Ohio Valley?Steve Novotney February 28, 2016With the decision expected at some point this year, local citizens are pondering what impact the construction of a cracker...
The Fort Henry Mall of the 1970s – Doomed from the Start?Steve Novotney February 27, 2016It was created in 1957 by the members of Wheeling City Council, and it was known as the Urban Renewal...
Wheeling’s Election: Charter Review, OrdinancesSteve Novotney February 26, 2016Two questions. A Charter Review? Which ordinances should be tweaked or trashed? The City Charter dictates how many wards there are...
Mayor McKenzie – The State of WheelingSteve Novotney February 23, 2016(Editor’s Note: This is the text of Mayor Andy McKenzie’s “State of the City” Address presented at Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack...
McKenzie Set For Final ‘State Of The City’ AddressSteve Novotney February 23, 2016For the seventh and final time since he created the event, Wheeling Mayor Andy McKenzie will present his “State of...
Hilliard Guiding Growth Spurt for Local ParksSteve Novotney February 21, 2016Previous growth spurts are what have propelled Oglebay Park to become one of the top municipal parks in the United States,...
The Elby’s Empire: Part 3 – The GrubSteve Novotney February 20, 2016(Writer’s Note: This is the third in a series of stories that will concentrate on the history of one of...
Mayor’s Take on State of Downtown WheelingSteve Novotney February 17, 2016There is the good and the bad about downtown Wheeling right now. There’s no other option than to be honest...
‘Show Of Hands’ Presenters Poised And ReadySteve Novotney February 16, 2016The arts, local children, and local consumers will be the focus this Wednesday evening during the eighth “Show of Hands”...
Central’s Harler A Winner On And Off CourtSteve Novotney February 13, 2016“The average person would lay there. Be different. Be great.” That is what one of two posters taped directly above...
Diverse Presenters Selected for Next “Show of Hands”Steve Novotney February 10, 2016An intriguing collection of presenters have been selected for the “Show of Hands” crowd-funding event scheduled for Feb. 17 at...
Ohio County Candidates Filed And ReadySteve Novotney February 9, 2016Only two of eight races in Ohio County’s primary ballot are uncontested as local voters begin the process of learning...
The Elby’s Empire: Part 2 – 9 StepsSteve Novotney February 6, 2016(Writer’s Note: This is the second in a series of stories that will concentrate on the history of one of...
