31 Acts, 25 States: Heritage Music BluesFest Returns as Wheeling’s Biggest Music Festival Ever Under Waterfront Hall
Wheeling Rotary Helps YWCA Clients Celebrate Good TimesProvided November 23, 2019A service project by the Wheeling Rotary Club has provided clients at the YWCA Wheeling with party ingredients all tucked...
Star of ‘Deadwood’ and ‘Newhart’ to Visit Wheeling LibraryProvided November 23, 2019Are you a fan of “Newhart” (I’m Larry. This is my brother Darryl. This is my other brother Darryl), “Deadwood”...
WORKING OUR WAY BACK TO YOU: Jennifer Mathieu on Traveling Home to Help StudentsJessica Broverman November 22, 2019Editor’s note: Our series, Working Our Way Back to You, profiles Ohio Valley natives who have left town but returned...
Santa Brings Magic of Christmas to the Plaza on MarketPhyllis Sigal November 21, 2019The anticipation for Santa was palpable at the first-ever Winter on the Plaza. Hundreds were waiting. Was he stuck in...
A Big Crop of Gratitude at Public Market’s Ribbon CuttingPhyllis Sigal November 21, 2019“Trust that meaningful conversation can change the world. Rely on human goodness. Stay together.” — Margaret Wheatley, writer, management consultant...
At Rest: OVMC Nurse-Training Skeleton MemorializedNora Edinger November 20, 2019Editor’s note: In late October, Weelunk posted a story by Kelly Strautmann that gave an in-depth look at how this...
Little Library Kiosk Whisks You Away to Story LandNora Edinger November 19, 2019here are LIBRARIES. And, there are libraries One of the latter — a wee kiosk of books and stripey art...
Homegrown Players Bloom at the SymphonyRyan Norman November 18, 2019t is all very aerospace.” That’s how Robert Driscoll describes designing and creating a machine called a gouger that makes...
West Liberty University International Month Offers Events to the PublicProvided November 17, 2019West Liberty University celebrates diversity with a month of events every November, and this year there are more active ways...
Park Players to Present Shakespeare Comedy ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’Provided November 16, 2019An evening of fantasy and whimsy await audience members who witness a classic Shakespeare comedy when the Park Players of...
Winter Wonderland! Mansion Museum Decked for the Holidays Provided November 16, 2019Oglebay Institute’s Mansion Museum in Wheeling’s Oglebay Park is lavishly decorated for the holidays and open to the public for...
SleepOut Proves How Homelessness Can Hit HomeCassie Bendel November 16, 2019am a total wimp. When it came down to it, I lasted about an hour at last week’s Wheeling SleepOut...
John Marshall’s Monarch Company to Present ‘The Rainbow Fish Musical’Provided November 15, 2019The Monarch Company of John Marshall High School will present “The Rainbow Fish Musical,” written by Austin Zumbro and directed...
YSS Wheeling SleepOut Raises More Than $65,000Provided November 15, 2019Despite the frigid temperatures, area residents flocked by the dozens last week to Youth Services System’s ninth annual Wheeling SleepOut to...
Sweet Jamie: The Woman Behind the WineEllen Brafford McCroskey November 15, 2019 “A mother’s love endures through all.” — Washington Irving he drive out Stone Church Road to Dallas, West Virginia, is...
Unity Center Designated as Project BEST Community ProjectProvided November 14, 2019Project BEST, a joint effort by the Upper Ohio Valley Building & Construction Trades Council and the Ohio Valley Construction...
Bright Lights, Our City: Get Plugged In to Holiday SpiritPhyllis Sigal November 13, 2019City sidewalks, busy sidewalks, dressed in holiday style. … he Wheeling Arts and Cultural Commission wants downtown businesses to dress...
West Liberty University President Stephen Greiner Announces RetirementProvided November 12, 2019West Liberty University President Stephen Greiner announced his retirement today at a 10 a.m. press conference held in historic Shaw...
Long Haul: Police, Mental Health Pros Grapple With OVMC ClosureNora Edinger November 12, 2019Editor’s note: As part of ongoing coverage of the fallout from regional hospital closures, Weelunk looks today at what is...
WLU’s Rare Book Returns Home Christina Fisanick November 11, 2019e stood around the podium topped with a glass case like mythical giants peering down at tiny humans, and for...
Holiday Art Show and Sale Showcases Local TalentProvided November 10, 2019Oglebay Institute’s annual Holiday Art Show and Sale not only benefits shoppers looking for unique gifts it also supports local...
West Liberty University Plans Picnic to Honor its Veterans Provided November 10, 2019West Liberty University is honoring students and staff who are veterans, GI Bill recipients and their family members, from 3-5...
BILL HOGAN’S MUSINGS: Peace Corps in East Wheeling?Bill Hogan November 9, 2019his is a tough one to get started. There are so many people involved from not only different backgrounds but...
City of Wheeling Hopes to Score Bankshot Basketball SystemProvided November 8, 2019The City of Wheeling’s Parks and Recreation Department hopes to expand recreational opportunities at the 36th Street Park via a...
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,...
