Legendary Barber Recalls 50 Years of Work in WheelingLaura Jackson Roberts November 8, 2019alph Tomlinson was 94 years old when he cut his last head of hair on July 6, 2018. For 50...
WORKING OUR WAY BACK TO YOU: Gerry Reilly on Doing History RightPhil Gable November 6, 2019Editor’s note: Our series, Working Our Way Back to You, profiles Ohio Valley natives who have left town but returned...
TALES OF INDELIBLE INK: Crofts Are ‘Knot’ Your Average FamilyEllen Brafford McCroskey November 5, 2019Writer’s note: Tattooing has been done for centuries for a variety of reasons. Some cultures tattooed for religious reasons; others...
Planning Is Key to Making Headway on the Highways for the HolidaysNora Edinger November 4, 2019f the coming holiday season will have you literally traveling over the river and through the woods — even if...
Festival of Trees Returns to Wheeling’s Stifel CenterProvided November 3, 2019Oglebay Insitute’s Festival of Trees will transform the Stifel Center into a Christmas wonderland of trees, wreaths and garlands from...
New Attractions at Oglebay’s Winter Festival of LightsProvided November 3, 2019More than 300 acres of Oglebay’s landscape will come alive with twinkling light displays at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7,...
Wheeling SleepOut Builds Community Support for Youth Facing HomelessnessProvided November 2, 2019To help combat local youth homelessness, Youth Services System Inc. is hosting the ninth annual Wheeling SleepOut on Nov. 8-9....
ROBERTS RUMINATES: Buzz OffLaura Jackson Roberts November 2, 2019t’s time for school pictures again. That means haircuts, which means considerable whining and negotiation. It’s a necessary chore, but...
Upper Ohio Valley Festival of Books Partners With People’s University for Fall SeriesProvided November 2, 2019The Upper Ohio Valley Festival of Books will return on Tuesday, Nov. 5, in partnership with the People’s University at...
Youth Services System Opens Winter Freeze Shelter Early for WomenProvided November 1, 2019Youth Services System Inc. will open its Winter Freeze Shelter at 87 15th St. one month early — on Nov....
The ‘Wheeling Reads: One Book, One Community’ Winning Book Is …Phyllis Sigal November 1, 2019Editor’s note: As the clock struck midnight last night, the voting ceased, and the victor emerged … by just one...
Discriminating Tastes: A Ghostly TaleRich Knoblich October 31, 2019Note: This is a fictional tale. Rich Knoblich, WV storyteller and a regular winner of the Liar Contest at the...
Hope and Healing: Serenity Hills Life Center Offers New Recovery OptionEllen Brafford McCroskey October 30, 2019“Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right...
Ginger Tales From a Red-Headed WriterStacey Miller Sacco October 29, 2019Editor’s note: Redheaded men, women and children will be celebrated at the Wheeling YWCA’s Ohio Valley Redhead Festival on Saturday,...
ONE TANK TRIPS: Unusual Hiking at Piatt ParkLaura Jackson Roberts October 28, 2019f you’re looking for unique geology, Ohio has some options. At Hocking Hills State Park in Logan, visitors can explore...
Towngate to Present ‘Law and Order: Fairy Tale Unit’Provided October 27, 2019Oglebay Institute’s Towngate Theatre continues its children’s theater season with a production of “Law and Order: Fairy Tale Unit,” playwright...
Echoes … Of Life on Top of Violet HillAnne Hazlett Foreman October 26, 2019Editor’s note: Last week, Anne Hazlett Foreman shared Echoes … Of Life Below Violet Hill. Today, we read about life...
Handled With Dignity: Putting the Past to RestKelly Strautmann October 25, 2019t took a village to honor an anonymous young girl’s skeletal remains retrieved from the now-closed Ohio Valley Medical Center....
Wheeling Arts & Cultural Commission to Host Downtown Holiday Decorating ContestProvided October 24, 2019To promote commerce and vibrancy in downtown Wheeling during the holiday season, the Wheeling Arts & Cultural Commission will host...
Couple Makes Strong Case for Dinosaur Project, Wins By a Head at Show of HandsPhyllis Sigal October 23, 2019hat do you call a T. rex who can’t accept defeat? … A “saur” — (sore!) — loser. Well, that...
Hide and Seek: OV Docs, Patients Trying to Find New NormalNora Edinger October 23, 2019Editor’s note: Following the sudden closures of Ohio Valley Medical Center and East Ohio Regional Hospital in recent weeks, more...
No Shortage of Good Food … and Dinosaurs … at Upcoming Show of HandsPhyllis Sigal October 22, 2019ne is shooting for a “dino-mite” win. Another is no chicken in this match. A third is really working it...
BEFORE YOU GO: From The Variatones to The Four Lovers to The Four SeasonsStacey Miller Sacco October 21, 2019rankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi formed the iconic group, The Four Seasons, in 1960. The Jersey...
Wheeling University’s Battilochi to Serve as Athletic Trainer for Pan Am GamesProvided October 20, 2019Wheeling University assistant athletic trainer Jessica Battilochi is about to embark on her first international athletic competition with Team USA...
ECHOES … Of Life Below Violet HillAnne Hazlett Foreman October 19, 2019ong before my family moved to the brown stucco house at the top of Chicken Neck Hill overlooking Elm Run,...
Wheeling Officials Meet With State, Federal Leaders About Downtown Street UpgradesProvided October 18, 2019Wheeling Mayor Glenn Elliott and City Manager Robert Herron met with key state and federal leaders on Wednesday, Oct. 16,...
A Natural Pair: The Public Market and Downtown WheelingPhyllis Sigal October 18, 2019askets of plump, red apples piled high. Shelves chock full of organic offerings. Carts lined up, waiting for fresh chickens,...
Zieggy Tribe Delivers Smiles to El Paso SchoolPhyllis Sigal October 17, 2019big Ziegenfelder smile stretched all the way from Wheeling, West Virginia, to El Paso, Texas, today, when members of the...
PROFILES IN PERSEVERANCE: Meet Susan RichardEllen Brafford McCroskey October 16, 2019Editor’s note: In this series, Weelunk readers will meet their neighbors who are successfully navigating the road of recovery. Like...
WHEELING@WORK: Delbert Striving for Council ClarityCassie Bendel October 15, 2019Editor’s note: Our series, “Wheeling@Work,” is an effort to provide readers with insight and information into our city government, highlighting...
Wee Asked Terra CrewsBetsy Bethel-McFarland October 14, 2019Editor’s note: WEEasked some simple questions — and your neighbors, friends, co-workers, acquaintances, even some strangers, answered. Get to know...
Public Market Grand Opening, Grow OV Harvest Fest Set for Oct. 19Provided October 13, 2019On Oct. 19, Grow Ohio Valley will host a grand opening celebration for the Public Market, a non-profit local and...
AS I SEE IT: Cat Tales and TupperwareEllen Brafford McCroskey October 12, 2019pull the ancient yellow Tupperware container from the drawer. The sight of my mom’s writing that spells out “CATNIP” on...
West Liberty University Updates Advancement, Alumni RolesProvided October 11, 2019New roles have been assigned to several West Liberty University employees. “One of my goals is to increase West Liberty’s...
TIME TO GREEN UP: They’re Back! Recycling Bins to Hit The HighlandsNora Edinger October 11, 2019Editor’s note: Part of a continuing series on the environment, today’s post checks out how area recycling programs are faring...
Worby Scholarship Winner Nails Gig With Wheeling SymphonyRyan Norman October 8, 2019henever a group of classical guitarists congregate, you can be sure you will see them filing away and comparing their...
Out of the Ashes Come Bricks and Mortar … Augusta Levy Breaks Ground for New FacilityProvided October 7, 2019The Augusta Levy Learning Center broke ground today, Monday, Oct. 7, for the new “Fortress for Heroes,” at 210 Anthoni...
Favede Named President of Wheeling UniversityProvided October 7, 2019The Board of Trustees of Wheeling University has announced the appointment of Ginny Favede as the institution’s 13th president. Favede...
Wheeling Nailers Find Temporary Home at Wheeling Park Ice RInkProvided October 7, 2019Because of the unexpected failure of WesBanco Arena’s ice-making system, Wheeling Park Commission officials will open Wheeling Park’s Memorial Ice...
TALES OF INDELIBLE INK: Famiglia Per SempreEllen Brafford McCroskey October 7, 2019Writer’s note: Tattooing has been done for centuries for a variety of reasons. Some cultures tattooed for religious reasons; others...
YSS Wheeling SleepOut Art Installation: Calls Attention to Youth HomelessnessProvided October 6, 2019A couch, a car, a tent. To most of us, these are emblems of comfort, freedom, fun. To local youth...
Unlock Your History: Workshop Will Help Explore German and Scandinavian RootsProvided October 6, 2019It’s time to dig out those yellowed, hand-written letters that Great Aunt Katharina in Old Europe wrote to Grandma over here in the USA.
BEFORE YOU GO: ‘Beautiful’ Will Make Monday ‘One Fine Day’Stacey Miller Sacco October 5, 2019he Tony and Grammy award-winning musical “Beautiful,” about the life and music of Carole King has been gracing the stage...
‘Alice in Wonderland’ Enchants Young and Old at TowngateProvided October 5, 2019The story of “Alice in Wonderland” was penned more than 150 years ago, yet this engaging fantasy of a young...
City of Wheeling Launches Bike Share ProgramProvided October 4, 2019Residents and visitors alike will now be able to take in a beautiful fall day on Wheeling’s Heritage Trail through...
Little Local Entrepreneurs Following in Famous FootstepsPhyllis Sigal October 4, 2019hat do Mark Zuckerberg, Matthew Mullenweg, David Karp, Blake Ross and Jo Malone have in common? They were all entrepreneurs...
PROFILES IN PERSEVERANCE: Meet Susan HaganEllen Brafford McCroskey October 2, 2019Editor’s note: In this series, Weelunk readers will meet their neighbors who are successfully navigating the road of recovery. Like...
City of Wheeling, Park Commission Partner for New 11th Street Green SpaceProvided October 1, 2019The City of Wheeling and the Wheeling Park Commission have partnered for the development, planning and construction of a new...
Artists Bring Vision to ‘Celebrate Wheeling Invitational’Phyllis Sigal October 1, 2019ill we see Suspension Bridges? Park landscapes? Businesses that are no more? The Ohio River or Wheeling Creek? Sculptures of...
Bordas & Bordas Presents $10,000 to Oglebay Foundation’s Access to the Parks ProgramProvided September 30, 2019Bordas & Bordas partner Scott Blass presented the Oglebay Foundation with a $10,000 check today, Monday, Sept. 30, at Oglebay’s...
