Dear Non-Voters: Think Twice Before Skipping the Midterms

Rosemary Ketchum November 5, 2018

Editor’s Note: We believe that our community should be honest, open-minded and willing to engage in a civil dialogue about...

Survey Data Shows Where Young Appalachians Stand on Political Issues

Provided November 5, 2018

High school seniors in Appalachia want you to know what they think about the biggest political issues of our time...

PHYLosophy: Don’t Miss Your Shot at ‘Hamilton’ Tickets on Monday

Phyllis Sigal November 4, 2018

All I wanted for that birthday was to be “in the room where it happened.” It’s all I talked about...

House of Delegates, 3rd Delegate District

Weelunk Staff November 4, 2018

Editor’s note: The same five questions were distributed to the candidates running for this particular office. Earlier in the fall, Weelunk...

House of Delegates, 4th Delegate District

Weelunk Staff November 4, 2018

Editor’s note: The same five questions were distributed to the candidates running for this particular office. Earlier in the fall, Weelunk...

Dancing With the Ohio Valley Stars!

Weelunk Staff November 3, 2018

Congratulations to all who danced their hearts out at the Dancing With the Ohio Valley Stars event at The Capitol...

Comfort Keeps Pouring In for Jewish Community

Nora Edinger November 3, 2018

“It’s been something,” said Rabbi Joshua Lief. He was actually sitting down for a brief moment at the end of...

U.S. House of Representatives, 1st Congressional District

Weelunk Staff November 3, 2018

Editor’s note: The same five questions were distributed to the candidates running for this particular office. Earlier in the fall, Weelunk...

United States Senator

Weelunk Staff November 3, 2018

Editor’s note: The same five questions were distributed to the candidates running for this particular office. Earlier in the fall, Weelunk...

State Senator, 1st Senatorial District

Weelunk Staff November 2, 2018

Editor’s note: The same five questions were distributed to the candidates running for this particular office. Earlier in the fall, Weelunk...

State Senator, 2nd Senatorial District

Weelunk Staff November 2, 2018

Editor’s note: The same five questions were distributed to the candidates running for this particular office. Earlier in the fall, Weelunk...

Wheeling SleepOut Gets $10,000 Jolt From AEP

Provided November 1, 2018

American Electric Power presented a check for $10,000 to Youth Services System Inc. in support of the eighth annual Wheeling...

WLU Goes International for the Month

Provided November 1, 2018

West Liberty University celebrates diversity during the month of November and the WLU International Center in conjunction with the International...

Ohio County Commissioner

Weelunk Staff November 1, 2018

Editor’s note: The same five questions were distributed to the candidates running for this particular office. Earlier in the fall, Weelunk...

Marshall County Commissioner

Weelunk Staff November 1, 2018

Editor’s note: The same five questions were distributed to the candidates running for this particular office. Earlier in the fall, Weelunk...

EVENTS: Dancing, Drinking, Laughing, Learning, Shopping

Weelunk Staff November 1, 2018

DANCING STARS One of the most anticipated events in the valley waltzes onto The Capitol Theatre stage at 7 p.m....

To All the Halloween Babies Like Me

Christina Fisanick October 31, 2018

At 6:01 a.m. on Oct. 31, 1973, little old me came screechin’ and bawlin’ into this world. Yes, I am...

Mt. Calvary Cemetery: A Place to Remember on a Day for All Souls

Cassie Bendel October 31, 2018

Meditate much on death, that you may not be too attached to this life. — St. Elizabeth Ann Seton ___________________________________...

When the Spirit Moves You — The Evolution of a Psychic Medium

Ellen Brafford McCroskey October 30, 2018

Admit it — when it comes to psychic mediums, you’re curious but perhaps skeptical. How does it work, exactly? Does...

Wee Asked Allison O’Konski

Phyllis Sigal October 29, 2018

WEEasked some simple questions — and your neighbors, friends, co-workers, acquaintances, even some strangers, answered. Get to know them a...

ROBERTS RUMINATES: Two Types of People

Laura Jackson Roberts October 27, 2018

When I was a kid, Halloween was a fun time of year. We bought pumpkins at the Barnesville Pumpkin Festival,...

Mestrovic Serving as Panelist for National Road Bicentennial Symposium

Provided October 26, 2018

Jesse Mestrovic, director of parks and strategic planning for the City of Wheeling, will participate in the National Road Bicentennial...

Hogan’s Spirituality Meanders Along an Eclectic Path

Nora Edinger October 26, 2018

Editor’s note: As part of a continuing series on how Wheeling residents express spirituality, today’s post features an area man...

Wheeling Heritage Looking for Mural Artists

Provided October 25, 2018

Wheeling Heritage is asking artists to share their vision of Wheeling for a mural project. The artist who is selected...

EVENTS: Spooky Happenings Around Town

Weelunk Staff October 25, 2018

Halloween fun is wrapping up in the valley with a number of spooky events on the calendar! • Get your...

America’s First Highway in Spotlight

Erin Rothenbuehler October 25, 2018

The 2018 Ohio Valley History Expo will be celebrating the 200th anniversary of the completion of the National Road from...

‘It’s Alive!’ Celebrations for Frankenstein’s 200th Anniversary Set to Electrify the Ohio Valley

Daniel Dorsch October 24, 2018

“Beware, for I am fearless and therefore powerful.” – Mary Shelley, Frankenstein From the shadows of a young woman’s mind,...

Job Opportunities: Want to Move Back?

LeeRoy October 23, 2018

Imagine working in the peaceful rolling hills of Ohio County with great benefits and a friendly working environment only a...

Lupus: Cruel and Hard to Diagnose

Laura Jackson Roberts October 23, 2018

In this series, we’ll talk to locals who struggle with autoimmune disease and share their stories. Below, Ohio Valley residents...

WVNCC, WLU Sign Guaranteed Admission Agreement

Provided October 22, 2018

West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) and West Liberty University (WLU) signed a guaranteed admission agreement today, making degree completion...

Ohio County Country Fair in Pictures

Earl Nicodemus October 22, 2018

Welcome to the Ohio County Country Fair! Held in conjunction with Oglebayfest during the first weekend in October every year,...

AN ESSAY FOR THE DAY: Seed Rewards

Colin McNickle October 20, 2018

The number of white envelopes stored on a dining room hutch shelf has reached crammed proportions. And whatever the word...

Safety Is the Issue for Building Levy

Nora Edinger October 19, 2018

Whatever voters decide come Nov. 6 on $22 million of potential new and upgraded digs for city fire and police...

EVENTS: Music! Movies! Theater! Art!

Weelunk Staff October 18, 2018

A ‘BELLA’ MASTERWORKS The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra opens its Masterworks season at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, conducted by music...

Is a Private School for Your Child?

Weelunk Staff October 18, 2018

In the Ohio Valley, parents are lucky to have many choices when it comes to schools for their children. There...

Meet Bella Hristova, Wheeling Symphony’s Guest Violinist

Ryan Norman October 17, 2018

“A symphony must be like the world; it must embrace everything.” — Gustav Mahler Gustav Mahler believed that music should...

Distinguished Alumni To Be Named to WLU’s Wall of Honor

Provided October 16, 2018

West Liberty University’s Alumni Association will add the names of three distinguished alumni, Anissa Monseau Anderson, David Croft and Zachary Loughman, to...

A VIEW FROM THE MOON: An Introduction

Robert E. Strong October 16, 2018

Years ago, nearly 46 to be more exact, I was a freshman in high school. I was 14 1/2 years old,...

Classrooms Without Borders: Open Minds, Open Hearts

Phyllis Sigal October 15, 2018

“How in a normal civilized society was [the Holocaust] allowed to happen? How did people stand by and allow it...

Wee Asked Judi Hendrickson

Phyllis Sigal October 15, 2018

WEEasked some simple questions — and your neighbors, friends, co-workers, acquaintances, even some strangers, answered. Get to know them a...

YWCA Tribute to Women Honors Notable Women

Provided October 14, 2018

The YWCA Wheeling will hold its annual Tribute to Women Awards celebration to honor notable women of the Ohio Valley...

POSTSCRIPTS FROM THE EDGE(WOOD): The Pleasure of the Sunday Drive

Christina Fisanick October 14, 2018

Once cars became more affordable in the 1920s and ‘30s, families began to enjoy the ritual of the Sunday drive....

WLU Marks Homecoming Week 2018

Provided October 14, 2018

West Liberty University celebrates Homecoming 2018 with a variety of student, alumni and community events the weekend of Oct. 20....

Bill Hogan’s Musings: ‘Regal’ Jimmy

Bill Hogan October 13, 2018

“James Samuel Simon, 82, of Wheeling, died Sunday Oct. 7, 2018.” … so the short obituary starts, with mention of...

Masterworks Opener to Feature Violinist, Music Director Finalist

Provided October 13, 2018

The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra’s next concert of the 2018-19 season, Tchaikovsky’s Pathetique, conducted by music director finalist Timothy Hankewich and...

Freaks Night Out! Costume Party and Sideshow Extravaganza at Shadows Ball

Provided October 13, 2018

Oglebay Institute is hosting the most wicked Halloween party in Wheeling. The third annual Shadows Ball brings a night of...

White Named Assistant VP of Entrepreneurship, Innovation at WVU

Provided October 12, 2018

West Virginia University Provost Joyce McConnell has announced that the former director of the WVU LaunchLab, Carrie White, has been...

Steel Heart Still Beats in Weirton: Honoring the Past Through Art

Daniel Dorsch October 12, 2018

When Steel Ruled An often-overlooked part of West Virginia history finally has a festival to celebrate its rightful place in...

Boo at the Zoo Unmasked

Christina Fisanick October 11, 2018

The Oglebay Good Zoo held its first Boo at the Zoo in October 1980 as a way to raise funds...

EVENTS: Dance, Dress Up, Listen, Taste

Weelunk Staff October 11, 2018

TALE AS OLD AS TIME Friends, villains, life lessons and love: “Beauty and the Beast” has it all. Oglebay Institute’s...