My Town: Benjamin AndrewsBill Hogan September 13, 2016I started dating Mary Ann in the late 1940s. Incidentally, dating in my day was asking a girl out for...
Do Something: Help Grow Warwood PrideJulieAnn Davis September 12, 2016Grow Warwood Pride will be painting the fence surrounding Garden Park in Warwood starting at 9:00am. The group has rallied...
The Curse, The Crown, And The ClownsJon-Erik Gilot September 11, 2016How The Cleveland Cavaliers Restored My Hope In Humanity…And The Cleveland Browns When a friend asked me this past spring...
Storch Reveals Experience with Recent StrokeSteve Novotney September 10, 2016She’s got this work ethic, you see, one that wakes her early but leaves her up late, and that’s because...
Duffy Home For Dream Job at Wheeling JesuitSteve Novotney September 9, 2016So there he was in the middle of Manhattan, and he was alone because he elected not to attend a...
Betty’s Garden Diary for September – The Underground EditionEarl Nicodemus September 8, 2016This is the underground issue of Betty’s Garden Diary. Most of the crops in Betty’s garden have been harvested, but...
Regatta-That-Almost-Wasn’t Makes Splash For Easter SealsSteve Novotney September 7, 2016There’s a lot more to it than just the “VROOOOM!!” The 11th Annual Wheeling Vintage Raceboat Regatta concluded this past...
A Guardian AngelBill Hogan September 6, 2016The Wheeling Country Club was still where Stratford Springs restaurant is located today. I was home for just a couple...
Towngate Stages A Full Season of EntertainmentMisty Klug September 5, 2016Lineup includes Theater, Music, Film, Poetry, Impov and More! Oglebay Institute’s Towngate Theater has announced its 2016-17 season and...
The Mabel Files: Sightless Workers Guild Rescues Mabel and LizzieGerry Griffith September 4, 2016He didn’t have a gavel so Christopher Cerone rapped his knuckles loudly on the wooden table to bring the meeting...
Two-Month Perspective – Mayor Glenn ElliottSteve Novotney September 3, 2016People left here. By the droves, really. For years departure was the only real option for many so they could...
Vaulting Into Wheeling’s Underground HistorySteve Novotney September 2, 2016People want it to be a tunnel, and they hope it’s part of the system that they’ve heard rumors connected...
Blue Point Brewing Company Available in The Friendly CityMorgan McCormick September 1, 2016We are always excited to announce that there’s a new brewery to enter the state of West Virginia. This brewery...
OV Jaycees Celebrating 35th AnniversarySteve Novotney August 31, 2016One community-minded organization in the Upper Ohio Valley is currently celebrating its 35th anniversary and will stage a number of...
Photography Exhibition Opens Nutting Gallery Season at WLUMaureen Zambito August 30, 2016An exhibition of striking black and white nature photography by Busan National University arts professor Won-il Chung opens at West...
WLU Design Students Share Skills with CommunityMaureen Zambito August 29, 2016Feature graphic by WLU graduate Jesse Lenz for the OCWeekly. West Liberty University senior graphic design students are now offering...
Bridge SongChad Burrall August 28, 2016that railroad bridge sentence spelled out in dark Cyrillic letter struts overtop the Ohio finally sang me a train song...
‘Sister Robin’ – A Cold Case – Part 2Steve Novotney August 27, 2016(Editor’s Note: This is the final story in a two-part series examining the murder of Roberta Elam in Ohio County...
Young Leaders Make Impact on ValleyJess Puglisi-Sanders August 26, 2016Twenty college students spent seven weeks of their summer learning, working, earning a paycheck and developing a new view of...
The Weelunk Weekender – The Dragons are ComingJeremy Morris August 25, 2016Summer is winding down, but the fun certainly isn’t slowing down for a second. Get out there and Do Something this...
My Log House AdventureDon Feenerty August 25, 2016 My wife and I are at a place in our lives where travel is not as important to us...
You Once Saw a BirdLacey Clymer August 25, 2016you once saw a bird flying overhead you remarked on her beauty but she flew away instead you once heard...
For Sale: Table Rock FarmMissy Ashmore August 24, 2016Editor’s Note: Weelunk is pleased to announce a partnership with Kennen and Kennen Realtors. As you already know from this...
W.Va. NAACP Conf. Features Black & White Justice Panel DiscussionGlynis Board August 23, 2016Story courtesy of Weelunk partner West Virginia Public Broadcasting Accompanying story and audio here: Listen The NAACP’s annual state convention...
Betty’s Garden Diary for August 2016Earl Nicodemus August 23, 2016Betty’s Garden mid-August. The first two plantings of corn have been harvested Welcome to the August issue of Betty’s Garden...
Life in the Valley is Inspiration for Hip-Hop ArtistJosh Smith August 22, 2016Whether you live in the suburbs of the Ohio Valley or in the metropolises around the country, everyone listens to...
On the Road to Mayhem! Oglebay Institute Plans Mountain AdventureKen Dague August 21, 2016Nine years ago, late summer 2007, naturalists, college students, hippies and adventurers joined me for a four-day excursion into east-central...
‘Sister Robin’ – A Cold Case – Part 1Steve Novotney August 20, 2016(Editor’s Note: This is the first of a two-part series examining the murder of Roberta Elam in Ohio County on...
Weelunk WeekenderLeeRoy August 19, 2016Kids are going back to school, but you shouldn’t — time to DO SOMETHING this weekend Wheeling. Happy Hour Wine...
New Business Fuses Great Tastes With NutritionSteve Novotney August 18, 2016Like it or not, you can thank the game of football for introducing Tyler Eyerman to a healthy diet and...
Wheel Help!: It’s Your Call-to-Action. Engage!Jeremy Morris August 17, 2016In his inaugural speech, Wheeling Mayor Glenn Elliott aptly stated, “No single Mayor, City Council member, non-profit organization, or business...
Substance Abuse Town Hall Meeting TodaySteve Novotney August 16, 2016Although many believe little help exists within the borders of West Virginia when it comes to addressing the issues connected...
Wheeling Blues Fest Beats Heat, Rocks RainGlynis Board August 15, 2016Story courtesy of Weelunk partner West Virginia Public Broadcasting Accompanying story and audio here: Listen At the 16th annual Blues...
My TownBill Hogan August 15, 2016I remember when the entrance to the Riley Law Building was on Chapline Street. One went through the doors and...
Ohio County Schools: Part 4 – Free NutritionSteve Novotney August 14, 2016(Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in a series of articles featuring Ohio County Schools, the district’s new superintendent, and...
Do Something: Centre Market Success StorySteve Novotney August 13, 2016On the east side of the Centre Market a few retail businesses are intermingled with residential brownstones, and on the...
A Poem: County Road 4Chad Burrall August 12, 2016cold porch lights chase me thirty miles per hour downhill to the Ohio past bison in greasy fields old company...
Weelunk Weekender: How Best to Enjoy the Dog DaysJeremy Morris August 11, 2016As the Dog Days of Summer heat up again, Wheeling’s festivals and special events will be at a fever pitch this...
Relay For Life Relentless In Battling CancerSteve Novotney August 10, 2016There’s that moment, the one all fear and never wish to experience, and it’s always followed by the question, “Am...
In the Bigs – Cheffing, Runnin’, Strummin’, & RememberingSteve Novotney August 9, 2016I wrote about him back in May because I’ve devoured his food for years, and I’m familiar with most of...
My ApartmentMike Quinn August 8, 2016I have lived in several nice homes during my life. One morning I was surfing the net, and came across these...
Bedway Molding His Career In WheelingSteve Novotney August 7, 2016He’s always known he needs to work with his hands to create something because that’s what he’s always done since...
Ohio County Schools: Part 3 – Football & T.W.B.A.ISteve Novotney August 6, 2016(Editor’s Note: This is the third story in a series of articles featuring Ohio County Schools, the district’s new superintendent,...
The Weelunk Weekender: Weelunk Blonde is BackJeremy Morris August 5, 2016This weekend Friday is the night! Find plenty to do across the Friendly City. It’s First Friday! First Fridays, presented...
Wheeler’s BluesFest Dream Keeps Coming TrueSteve Novotney August 5, 2016He caught himself and then he cured himself. Bruce Wheeler was unemployed, painting his own house in the Woodsdale neighborhood...
Ohio County Schools: Where I Grew UpBrian Cook, Ed. D. August 4, 2016Sometimes people walk into your life and turn right around and walk away out of your life. However, there are...
Mayor Elliott Announces Committees on Housing, VolunteerismAllison Skibo August 4, 2016During the August 2 City Council meeting, Mayor Glenn Elliott discussed the remaining ad hoc committees that he introduced on...
Celebrate Youth Festival a YSS TraditionSteve Novotney August 3, 2016For the eighth consecutive year Youth Services System will collect more than 60 local businesses and service organizations this Thursday...
“Coach” Sam Andy: 1940 – 2016Steve Novotney August 2, 2016He fought for what he believed in whether he was a coach, a teacher, a member of the Ohio County...
Do Something: Simple. Craft. Beer.Jeremy Larance August 1, 2016Hunter S. Thompson once claimed that an old Celtic adage, “Good people drink good beer, “ is just as true...