Wheeling Symphony Orchestra Opens 90th Season With Tribute to Queen of Soul

Provided September 14, 2019

Aretha: A Tribute, featuring vocalists Capathia Jenkins and Ryan Shaw and conducted by Music Director John Devlin, will open the...

Wells Fargo Advisors Funds Oglebay Foundation Efforts

Provided September 13, 2019

Wells Fargo Advisors recently presented a $20,000 check to the Oglebay Foundation, which will provide scholarship funds for the foundation’s...

WHEELING@WORK: Love and Dedication at the Heart of Humway-Warmuth’s City

Cassie Bendel September 13, 2019

Editor’s note: Our series, “Wheeling@Work,” is an effort to provide readers with insight and information into our city government, highlighting...

Topper Station — an Evolution in Broadcasting

Provided September 12, 2019

West Liberty University is going live with a new digital platform just in time for its first home football game...

‘None of This Is About Me,’ Says ‘Secret Weapon’ of Valley Nonprofits

Stacey Miller Sacco September 11, 2019

ina Carinci Morris is the secret weapon of nonprofit agencies in the Ohio Valley. As a freelance marketing and development...

The Time Is Now for Moundsville’s First Arts and Culture Committee

Kelly Strautmann September 10, 2019

his year, the city of Moundsville is doing things a little differently — they can proudly say they have their...

TIME TO GREEN UP: Solar — ‘Go Big or Go Home’ Need Not Apply

Nora Edinger September 9, 2019

Editor’s note: If going solar sounds intriguing, but you are worried it’s too pricey, too “panelly,” or just, well, too...

Warwood Farmers Market: More Than Just Tomatoes and Potatoes

Matthew Rafa September 8, 2019

f you through Warwood on a Tuesday afternoon, you might notice a gathering of canopies, food trucks and people. The...

YWCA to Honor Five at Tribute to Women Awards Ceremony

Provided September 8, 2019

 ive extraordinary women will be honored for their outstanding achievements during the annual YWCA Wheeling Tribute to Women Awards ceremony...

THE GRIFFITH FILES: When Wheeling Put On a Big Show to Celebrate Its Bicentennial

Gerry Griffith September 7, 2019

ifty years ago, I was a defender of Wheeling’s Fort Henry in the last battle of the Revolutionary War; a...

Bishop Appoints Vicar General

Provided September 6, 2019

Bishop Mark E. Brennan has announced the appointment of Monsignor Eugene S. Ostrowski as vicar general and moderator of the...

Wheeling Symphony Auxiliary Seeks Student Volunteers

Provided September 6, 2019

 The Wheeling Symphony Auxiliary will have a student volunteer mandatory training session at 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22, at the...

West Virginia’s Remarkable Bats

Laura Jackson Roberts September 6, 2019

’ve got a history with bats. For 40 years, they’ve been invading my summers and my homes. A bat slammed...

YSS Hosts Meeting to Address Needs of Homeless Women, Families in Wheeling

Provided September 5, 2019

Twenty-three leaders — from city officials to health care professionals to social service providers — put their heads together Wednesday...

Wheeling to Host Inaugural Writers Conference of Northern Appalachia

Christina Fisanick September 4, 2019

owntown Wheeling has been chosen as the site for the first-ever Writers Conference of Northern Appalachia (WCoNA), where workshops, presentations,...

Bishop Mark E. Brennan: ‘The Only Way to Overcome Evil Is With Good’

Nora Edinger September 3, 2019

Editor’s note: Today’s post — part of an ongoing Weelunk series on Spirituality in the Ohio Valley — features a...

WHEELING’S (FUL)BRIGHT WOMEN: Karen Laska’s ‘Plan A’

Ryan Norman September 2, 2019

Editor’s note: Three women who hail from Wheeling — Jordan Miller, Karen Laska, Morgan Harris — have been awarded Fulbright...

‘Pints for a Purpose’ to Benefit Augusta Levy Learning Center

Provided September 1, 2019

On Sept. 7, Hightower Brewing Company will hold its first-ever “Pints for a Purpose” charity event to benefit the Augusta Levy...

Art, Photography on Display at Artworks During September

Provided September 1, 2019

A double treat is in store for guests at Artworks Around Town during September. A group of four student artists...

WVNCC Launches New App and Redesigned Website

Provided September 1, 2019

West Virginia Northern Community College has launched a new app, WVNCC GO, making it easier for students and the community...

ECHOES … Of That First Day at the Mount — and Beyond

Anne Hazlett Foreman August 31, 2019

t is said that moments of trauma or great joy are etched in our minds forever and, like Post Traumatic...

Stifel to Open Season With ‘Collective Works’ of Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators

Provided August 31, 2019

Oglebay Institute’s Stifel Fine Arts Center will opens its 2019-20 season of changing art exhibits with “The Collective Works” of...

Hot Yoga Cools Anxiety for Jobless During Hospital Closures

Provided August 30, 2019

When the news that Ohio Valley Medical Center and East Ohio Regional Hospital would close hit the valley, OV Power...

Music Under the Stars: Celebrate 90 Years With Ninth Music Director

Phyllis Sigal August 30, 2019

ine decades, eight conductors, dozens of guest artists, a myriad of concert programs and thousands of musicians have led to...

Linsly’s Theme: Don’t Limit Your Challenges — Challenge Your Limits

Provided August 29, 2019

The Linsly School began its 206th academic year with a new school theme, as well as record-high enrollment, welcoming 468...

Weelunk Rolls Into Wheeling Heritage

Weelunk Staff August 28, 2019

‘THIS IS WEELUNK’ t looks like a website, but it’s more than that. It represents an attitude, a desire for...

WHEELING’S (FUL)BRIGHT WOMEN: Morgan Harris Found Refuge in Academics

Ryan Norman August 27, 2019

Editor’s note: Three women who hail from Wheeling — Jordan Miller, Karen Laska, Morgan Harris — have been awarded Fulbright...

Celebrating the Musical Women of Coal Country: Karen Collins, Elaine Purkey Remember Hazel Dickens

Seán Duffy August 26, 2019

he Ohio County Public Library and the WALS Foundation will celebrate Reuther-Pollack Labor Heritage Week through the music of two...

WHEELING’S (FUL)BRIGHT WOMEN: Jordan Miller’s Love of Language

Ryan Norman August 25, 2019

Editor’s note: Three women who hail from Wheeling — Jordan Miller, Karen Laska, Morgan Harris — have been awarded Fulbright...

BILL HOGAN’S MUSINGS: Poppa’s One, Two, Three

Bill Hogan August 24, 2019

riving through Wheeling Park, I noticed a sign — “Bandstand” — and followed it to the top of the hill....

Vineyard at 40: Still a ‘Rock and Roll Church’

Nora Edinger August 23, 2019

he naked ladies were a bit of a stretch, but if there were ever a church that could cope with...

House of the Carpenter Youth Center Construction Underway

Provided August 22, 2019

Construction is underway on a much-needed activities center that will provide a safe play area and meeting space for hundreds...

Wheeling Heritage Media Launches Podcast on Wheeling Brewer

Weelunk Staff August 21, 2019

urder (maybe). Philanthropy. Prostitution. Industrialization. Corruption. All these words are synonymous with Wheeling brewer Henry Schmulbach. And Wheeling Heritage is...

PROFILES IN PERSEVERANCE: Meet Mary Hess

Ellen Brafford McCroskey August 20, 2019

Editor’s note: In this series, Weelunk readers will meet their neighbors who are successfully navigating the road of recovery. Like...

Families Find Adventures in Scouting

Stacey Miller Sacco August 19, 2019

ccording to a recent survey, American families spend just 37 minutes of quality time together each day. Between work, school,...

Women in Labor History Is Theme of Symposium

Provided August 18, 2019

The Wheeling Academy of Law and Science (WALS) Foundation, through its Reuther-Wheeling Library and Labor History Archive, will offer the...

Wheeling University Receives Major Grant for Science Education

Provided August 18, 2019

Floods, droughts, blizzards, heat waves, tornados, hurricanes, eruptions and earthquakes. Many people in the Wheeling area and across the nation...

Building a Stronger Community — One Gnome at a Time

Kelly Strautmann August 17, 2019

here is a place in Wheeling where you can meet new friends and be creative. Where a beautiful resident tortoiseshell...

West Liberty University Marks 10 Years of Operation at The Highlands

Provided August 17, 2019

West Liberty University invites the public to a celebration at 10 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 24, marking the 10th anniversary of...

Higher Education Commission Reauthorizes Wheeling Jesuit

Provided August 16, 2019

Wheeling University today announced that it has been fully reauthorized by the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission and will...

A Spotlight on Helping Hands: Assisting Marginalized Citizens

Jessica Broverman August 16, 2019

ervices provided in the Ohio Valley to assist its most vulnerable citizens are everywhere. Though you may see programs advertised,...

Portion of 18th Street to Close

Provided August 15, 2019

A portion of 18th Street, between Market and Chapline streets, will close permanently on Friday, Aug. 16, but many benefits...

Section of Fitzsimmons Family Dog Park Temporarily Closed

Provided August 15, 2019

The section of the Fitzsimmons Family Dog Park for large breed dogs will be temporarily closed to allow the surface...

WesBanco Funds Oglebay Foundation Efforts

Provided August 15, 2019

WesBanco’s Regional President-Upper Ohio Valley Dawn Zenner-Gaudi presented a $12,500 check to the Oglebay Foundation on Wednesday. The bank’s financial...

Lots of Fun Brewing at EVENTS Around Town

Weelunk Staff August 15, 2019

BREW-OFF The Francis Pier-Pint Historic Brew-Off: Prohibition Edition puts history and hops in the limelight. The event, set for 5:30-8:30...

West Virginia Northern Community College Names New President 

Provided August 14, 2019

West Virginia Northern Community College Board of Governors has named Dr. Daniel Mosser the college’s eighth president succeeding J. Michael...

Javersak: Job Sea Change the Historic Rule for Wheeling

Nora Edinger August 14, 2019

Editor’s note: In continuing coverage of Wheeling employment and business, Weelunk asked local historian David Javersak to put recent job...

Exley Remembers (sort of) Three Days of Craziness on Max Yasgur’s Farm

Fred Connors August 13, 2019

heeling resident R. Banford Exley has sporadic memories of a raucous music festival he attended 50 years ago on a...

Experience Wheeling’s Rowdy Past at the Francis Pier-Pint Brew-Off: Prohibition Edition

Laura Jackson Roberts August 12, 2019

ccording to local historian Sean Duffy, history and beer go together naturally. Luckily for lovers of Wheeling and ale, it’s...

Ananga Martin Band Album Release Party at Towngate

Provided August 11, 2019

Live music returns to Oglebay Institute’s Towngate Theatre, and first up is the Ananga Martin Band at 8 p.m. Saturday,...