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Dogs Get Their Day in the Sun – National Dog Day

Jeremy Morris August 25, 2016

Friday August 26, is National Dog Day and Oglebay and Wheeling Park are joining the celebration. You and your pooch...

Photos: Arts & Culture Fest 2016

Monica Mull June 28, 2016

Two weekends ago, I had the pleasure of attending the 6th annual Wheeling Arts Fest. This year was slightly different...

Green Thumbs Up for Wheeling’s Grow Ohio Valley

Steve Novotney May 18, 2016

It was a difficult year, 2015 was, for Grow Ohio Valley, but not because the people in the Wheeling area...

McKenzie Set For Final ‘State Of The City’ Address

Steve Novotney February 23, 2016

For the seventh and final time since he created the event, Wheeling Mayor Andy McKenzie will present his “State of...

Ziegenfelder’s Twin Pops Are Tops

Steve Novotney November 22, 2015

She knew what Daddy did but seldom was offered a taste of what he did. That’s because, if Lisa Allen,...

Storch, Kessler To Address Diversity

Lee Chottiner November 21, 2015

  One thing you can say about West Virginia: It’s homogenous. But is that a good thing? The next program in...

Duvall’s Has Kept Me Watching For 49 Years

Bill Hanna September 7, 2015

One of the mainstay, small, family owned businesses in Wheeling is Duvall TV and Appliance located at 1125 National Road....

Market Area the Center Of Attention

Steve Novotney August 7, 2015

Wheeling’s Centre Market has nearly two centuries worth of history behind it, but that is not what most people talk...

Annual Italian Festival All About Scholarships

Steve Novotney July 24, 2015

There is one giant-sized detail many local residents do not realize while visiting the Granddaddy of all festivals staged on...

Improved ‘Walkability’ Is A Two-Way Street

Steve Novotney July 8, 2015

Walkable? What’s not walkable? Downtown Wheeling? Not walkable? But there are sidewalks and crosswalks and push-button “I-wanna-walk’ buttons at every...

Wheeling Improv Troupe Debuts This Friday

Mario Muscar June 2, 2015

By Mario Muscar A group of individuals in the area have gathered together to give the world one of the things...

West Virginia Executive to Celebrate Wheeling

Amy Arnett March 26, 2015

West Virginia Executive (WVE) is a business magazine based in Charleston, WV, that works to highlight business in the Mountain...

Toastmasters Club Taking Public Speaking a Step Further

Bob Munn March 23, 2015

Enjoy living on the edge? Are you the type who might jump out of an airplane, ski Double Black Diamonds...

Through the Generations, a Legacy of Success

Derrick McKee March 6, 2015

By Derrick McKee Weelunk Contributor   As you sit at one of the high-top tables circling the bar with your...

Do Something: The 19th Annual Celtic Celebration

Derrick McKee March 1, 2015

By Derrick McKee Weelunk Contributor   Dust off your flat-cap, buy a green shirt, and iron out your fun pants...

Weelunk In Review

Weelunk Staff February 23, 2015

As Weelunk.com nears its four-month anniversary, we pause for reflection.  It has been an amazing journey to say the least....

Neighborhood Memories Alive In Woodsdale

Steve Novotney February 7, 2015

By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com (Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in a series of articles that will include profiles on...

Bridge Street Holiday Efforts Benefit Students

Gabriel Wells December 22, 2014

The caring of Bridge Street Middle School staff members extends beyond the classroom. For that reason, teachers and staff members...

Neighborhoods: Pleasanton

Sharon Goudy November 22, 2014

By Sharon Goudy Weelunk.com Contributor Based around the small, idyllic, fictional town of Mayberry, “The Andy Griffith Show” debuted in...

Elm Grove Is Defined By Its Uniqueness

Steve Novotney November 17, 2014

By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com (Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of articles that will include profiles on...

I Moved Back to Wheeling – On Purpose.

Jon-Erik Gilot November 15, 2014

By Jon-Erik Gilot Weelunk.com Contributor    “The more I try to answer the question of why I stay here, the...

Wheeling Youth Symphony Orchestra In Concert 11/18

Weelunk Staff November 14, 2014

The Wheeling Symphony Youth Orchestra, under the direction of Philharmonic conductor Dr. Matthew Inkster and Sinfonietta conductor Justin Jones, will...

An Engaged Public Needed in County Competition

Steve Novotney November 10, 2014

By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com Competition? You can bet there’s a competition between Ohio County and Belmont County. And there should...

For the Few, All It Takes Is a Show of Hands

Steve Novotney November 10, 2014

By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com   ReInvent Wheeling will host its third “Show of Hands” program this Thursday evening in an...

Unsung Heroes Deserve Our Thanks

Melanee Sinclair November 10, 2014

  By Melanee Sinclair Weelunk.com Contributor   They fulfill a drive found deep within their souls. If asked, “Why do...

Signs of Wheeling: Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow

Glynis Board November 9, 2014

 By Glynis Louise Board West Virginia Public Radio and Weelunk.com Andy Hogan is a sign collector in the Wheeling area,...

Senate Flip-Flop Raises Red Flag in West Virginia

Robert Gaudio November 9, 2014

By Robert Gaudio Weelunk Contributor West Virginia State Senator Daniel Jackson Hall is no stranger to switching parties. Or of...

Vagabond Brunch Pleases Family, Cures Hangovers

Rochambeau November 8, 2014

There’s nothing like running a website that encourages people to do things to make one realize that they don’t do...

Maestro André Raphel Brings New Music to Life

Matt Jackfert November 7, 2014

By Matt Jackfert West Virginia Public Radio and weelunk.com   The original audio interview can be heard here.   Matt...

Neighborhoods: Downtown

Steve Novotney November 7, 2014

By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com (Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of articles that will include profiles on...

Veterans Have Earned and Deserve Our Help and Support

Steve Novotney November 7, 2014

By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com Once upon a time, “big boys” did not cry after returning home from war. They did...

East Wheeling Enthusiasts Plan Cleanup

Chris Rouhier November 6, 2014

By Chris Rouhier Weelunk Contributor East Wheeling has been the site of many revitalization efforts in recent years, including a...

Some Children Are All Boxed In

Steve Novotney November 6, 2014

By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com It’s hard to believe there are homeless children here in Wheeling and in the Upper Ohio...

New NBC Series Offers Viewers Devilishly Good Fun

Bill Hanna November 6, 2014

By Bill Hanna weelunk.com I am not now, nor have I ever been, nor will I ever be a fan...

Hope for Change Alive in West Virginia

Steve Novotney November 5, 2014

By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com Now we know. We know the winners and we know the losers. We know that Rep....

Election Day 2014 Produces Surprising Results

Steve Novotney November 5, 2014

By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com While the majority of results from Tuesday’s Election Day tallied as expected in Ohio County, a...

Seven Reasons Why We Should Vote Today

Robert Gaudio November 4, 2014

By Robert J. Gaudio Weelunk Contributor Let’s get something straight from the get-go. YOUR VOTE COUNTS! Look no further than...

Educational Diversity Helps Us Thrive

Keely Camden November 4, 2014

By Keely Camden Weelunk Contributor It can be argued that our differences make us stronger.  Diversity of thought, of background,...

A Ballot Breakdown For Weelunkers

Steve Novotney November 4, 2014

By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com Citizens of Ohio County, West Virginia, will have several decisions to make this mid-term Election Day...

Wesbanco Arena Aims to Stay At The Center of Civic Entertainment

Steve Novotney November 3, 2014

By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com When the Wheeling Civic Center was opened in downtown Wheeling nearly 40 years ago, it was...

Each Vote Counts

Steve Novotney November 3, 2014

By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com On May 29, 2012, Wheeling resident Charlie Ballouz lost his bid to become the city’s second...

King Breaks the Mold with New Novel

Bill Hanna November 3, 2014

By Bill Hanna Weelunk.com During his long (40 years), successful, and prolific (more than 50 books) career, Stephen King deservedly...

Somewhere Under The Rainbow: A Wheeling Wedding

Sarah Cuff Koegler November 2, 2014

By Sarah Koegler Weelunk.com   What It’s All About The two men stood under a wooden arch that was originally...

The Resurrection of Wheeling

Steve Novotney November 2, 2014

By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com Although the current momentum has attracted the attention of many during the past two years, the...

Travel: Sometimes, It’s OK To Leave Wheeling

Anne Harman November 2, 2014

By Anne Harman Weelunk.com Why travel? Seems like a simple question.  And to many of us, “why not travel” is...

A Closer Look at the ‘Denial’ of Brain Damage in the NFL

Bill Hanna November 2, 2014

By Bill Hanna Weelunk.com I have been a professional football fan for as long as I can remember, and although...

This Is Weelunk

Rochambeau October 31, 2014

This is Weelunk. It looks like a website, but it’s more than that. It represents an attitude, a desire for...

“Number 93, For Six?”

Josh Wack October 31, 2014

It takes a mere nanosecond to convince yourself that it’s a good idea. As quickly as the mission is mentally...

New Blood Is Reinventing The Friendly City

Steve Novotney October 31, 2014

By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com Hydie Friend was convinced a transfusion was in order, and that’s exactly what the former executive...

Some Love, Some Still Doubt Holgorsen

Weelunk Staff October 30, 2014

By Joe Myers Weelunk.com So how do you like him now? We’ll know more after this afternoon’s GameDay Showdown in...