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Wheeling Heritage Hires Historic Preservation Program Manager

Provided January 26, 2019

Wheeling Heritage has hired Betsy Sweeny, a preservation specialist, as its Historic Preservation Program manager to lead its historic preservation...

WJU to Host Volleyball Clinics for Kids

Provided January 24, 2019

The volleyball team at Wheeling Jesuit University will host a series of youth clinics during February. There will be three...

WCDS Students Give Warm Message to Homeless

Provided January 24, 2019

Twenty-five second-graders from Wheeling Country Day School took a Martin Luther King Jr. Day field trip in frigid weather Monday...

New Crayfish Discovery Honors WLU Professor Loughman

Provided January 24, 2019

West Liberty University now has a unique honor thanks to some of its students and alumni from the College of...

A Vote for Kalkreuth Could Win $1,500 for Debbie Green Memorial Fund

Provided January 23, 2019

For the fourth consecutive year, Kalkreuth Roofing and Sheet Metal participated as title sponsor for the annual Debbie Green Memorial...

Meet Baby Bobcats Bobbie and Gina at Good Zoo

Provided January 23, 2019

After being found abandoned in rural Marshall County, two female bobcat kittens have found a permanent home at the Oglebay...

Charity in Action Awards to Honor Compassionate Commitment

Provided January 20, 2019

As part of its annual Impressions of Hope Gala, Catholic Charities West Virginia (CCWVa) will recognize two groups and an...

New Online MBA Is Just What the Doctor Ordered

Provided January 20, 2019

West Liberty University has a new online master’s degree that is just what the doctored ordered for health care professionals....

Oglebay Institute Honors Student Artists

Provided January 19, 2019

The 30th annual Regional Student Art Exhibition opened earlier this month with a public reception and awards ceremony at OI’s...

First Day on the Job for Travis Henline

Provided January 14, 2019

Wheeling Heritage is exploring the creation of a Wheeling museum, and today, history specialist Travis Henline started his job as...

The Good and the Ugly: Ye Olde Alpha Customers Donate $6K to YSS in Ugly Server Contest

Provided January 13, 2019

Here’s a tip: If you want to raise the most money for a good cause, wear red velour overalls festooned...

AS I SEE IT: Cold Hands Helped by Warm Hearts

Ellen Brafford McCroskey January 12, 2019

If you happened to be in the area of 20th and Eoff streets in Center Wheeling recently, you may have...

West Liberty University Theatre Production Picked for Regional Honor

Provided January 7, 2019

West Liberty University’s Hilltop Players learned recently that its production of “The Secret in the Wings” was picked for competition...

Symphony to Celebrate Super Heroes at Action-Packed Concert

Provided January 6, 2019

The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra will present “Superheroes!” with guest vocalists Megan Pachecano and Colin Eaton, conducted by music director finalist...

The Rev. Charles L. Currie S.J. Dead at 88

Provided January 5, 2019

The Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU) mourns the passing of the Rev. Charles L. Currie S.J., who died...

WLU Looking for a Few Good Singers

Provided January 5, 2019

Community members who enjoy singing are invited to join the choir at West Liberty University this year. “The WLU Community Choir...

Macdonald Pipe Band of Pittsburgh to Host Burns Dinner

Provided January 5, 2019

“For auld lang syne, my dear, for auld lang syne. We’ll tak’ a cup o’ kindness yet, for auld lang...

Social Activism Alive and Well in Wheeling

Ellen Brafford McCroskey January 4, 2019

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. In fact, it is the only...

POSTSCRIPTS FROM THE EDGE(WOOD): Christmas Tree Prey for Praying Mantises

Christina Fisanick December 29, 2018

When I woke up that morning, they were everywhere. Hundreds of tiny insects were swarming in the dim morning light...

AN ESSAY FOR THE DAY: Wrapping Up a New Christmas Tradition

Colin McNickle December 25, 2018

A tradition nearly 33 years in the making is about to be wrapped in the extended McNickle family this Christmas....

AS I SEE IT: Farewell, Red D — Jamboree In The Hills ‘Hiatus’ Marks the End of an Era

Ellen Brafford McCroskey December 22, 2018

For the first time in many years, Santa will not be leaving four-day passes to Jamboree In The Hills in...

Weelunk Writer Takes Readers on a Sparkling Tour of Oglebay

Christina Fisanick December 16, 2018

Everyone who knows me knows that I love all things Oglebay — the history, the lakes, the lodge, the rolling...

Introducing West Liberty University’s Fall Class of 2018

Provided December 15, 2018

West Liberty University graduates changed a rainy December day into a sunny moment as they celebrated fall commencement at 11...

A VIEW FROM THE MOON: The Golden Anniversary of the Apollo 8 Earthrise Image

Robert E. Strong December 15, 2018

For the vast majority of the human tenure on this planet, the surface of the Earth — or very near...

WLU Fall Commencement Set for Dec. 15

Provided December 9, 2018

West Liberty University will graduate 140 students at Fall Commencement 2018, which will take place at 11 a.m., Saturday, Dec....

WJU Lacrosse Team Spreads Christmas Cheer

Provided December 9, 2018

The Wheeling Jesuit University men’s lacrosse team held their sixth annual Christmas gift drive this past weekend, donating all gifts...

Northern Panhandle Catholic Schools Students Team Up to Fight Hunger

Northern Panhandle Catholic Schools December 8, 2018

Editor’s Note: This article was written to represent all Northern Panhandle Catholic Schools, by Joyce Bibey, the Rev. Dennis Schuelkens...

BILL HOGAN’S MUSINGS: Let’s Give Thanks for Thanksgiving

Bill Hogan December 2, 2018

I believe it is beautifully ironic that my favorite holiday is identified with the unglamorous turkey. I remember that when we...

Motorized Watercraft Being Considered at Barkcamp

Weelunk Staff November 28, 2018

Area residents who use Belmont Lake at Barkcamp State Park in Ohio may be interested in a change to boating...

A VIEW FROM THE MOON: Why Can’t We See the Footprints on the Moon (Part II)

Robert E. Strong November 24, 2018

In our last installment, Where Are the Footprints on the Moon?: Part I, we discussed that because the Earth’s moon...

Counting Her Blessings Along the Bridle Trail

Melanee Sinclair November 24, 2018

I am more fortunate than one should ever be. Most weekends, I tag along on a trail ride at the...

AN ESSAY FOR THE DAY: A ‘Catfelt’ Thanksgiving

Wyeth McNickle (as told to Colin McNickle) November 22, 2018

It was three years ago this very week that my sister, Winslow, and I were left in a box at...

SleepOut Raises More Than $56,000

Provided November 18, 2018

The Wheeling SleepOut took place on Friday, Nov. 2, at the Miracle League Field at the J.B. Chambers Sports Complex...

BILL HOGAN’S MUSINGS: The Present Predicament of the Catholic Church as Seen From the Sidelines

Bill Hogan November 18, 2018

Editor’s Note: The Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston has been and continues to be a significant sponsor of Weelunk. The staff and...

ROBERTS RUMINATES: A Place for Piles

Laura Jackson Roberts November 17, 2018

We tidied up our house the other day. It was in desperate need, and during the miserable exercise — one...

A VIEW FROM THE MOON: Where Are the Footprints on the Moon? (Part 1)

Robert E. Strong November 15, 2018

Nearly a third of a century ago, on a tropical island in the South Pacific far, far away, I started...

United Way, Southwestern Energy Fund Mental Health Program in Schools

Provided November 14, 2018

A charity clay shoot fundraiser hosted earlier this year by Southwestern Energy and the United Way of the Upper Ohio...

WLU Foundation Receives $25,000 Check from AEP for STEM Lab

Provided November 14, 2018

West Liberty University Foundation received a gift of $25,000 from American Electric Power (AEP) Foundation today that will strengthen STEM...

UNVEILED!!!

Provided November 13, 2018

W.Va. Wellness to Present Benefits of CBD

Provided November 12, 2018

The West Virginia Wellness Project’s owner and practitioner Leesa Scott, LMT, CST, will present a lecture about the health benefits...

The Decline of Community

Matthew Rafa November 11, 2018

Editor’s Note: We believe that our community should be honest, open-minded and willing to engage in a civil dialogue about...

An Evening of Music From the Imperial City

Provided November 10, 2018

Wheeling Symphony Orchestra will present A Night in Vienna, conducted by music director finalist Andrés Franco, featuring guest artist Alexi...

Dear Non-Voters: Think Twice Before Skipping the Midterms

Rosemary Ketchum November 5, 2018

Editor’s Note: We believe that our community should be honest, open-minded and willing to engage in a civil dialogue about...

Dancing With the Ohio Valley Stars!

Weelunk Staff November 3, 2018

Congratulations to all who danced their hearts out at the Dancing With the Ohio Valley Stars event at The Capitol...

Wheeling SleepOut Gets $10,000 Jolt From AEP

Provided November 1, 2018

American Electric Power presented a check for $10,000 to Youth Services System Inc. in support of the eighth annual Wheeling...

WLU Goes International for the Month

Provided November 1, 2018

West Liberty University celebrates diversity during the month of November and the WLU International Center in conjunction with the International...

Mestrovic Serving as Panelist for National Road Bicentennial Symposium

Provided October 26, 2018

Jesse Mestrovic, director of parks and strategic planning for the City of Wheeling, will participate in the National Road Bicentennial...

Wheeling Heritage Looking for Mural Artists

Provided October 25, 2018

Wheeling Heritage is asking artists to share their vision of Wheeling for a mural project. The artist who is selected...

America’s First Highway in Spotlight

Erin Rothenbuehler October 25, 2018

The 2018 Ohio Valley History Expo will be celebrating the 200th anniversary of the completion of the National Road from...

WVNCC, WLU Sign Guaranteed Admission Agreement

Provided October 22, 2018

West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) and West Liberty University (WLU) signed a guaranteed admission agreement today, making degree completion...