31 Acts, 25 States: Heritage Music BluesFest Returns as Wheeling’s Biggest Music Festival Ever Under Waterfront Hall
A Teacher’s View on IssuesSteve Novotney February 13, 2018He knows he does not speak for all educators and that his words do not carry the weight of 37,000...
Geo-History: The Squaw CampaignEarl Nicodemus February 13, 2018Earl’s Note: This is the first in a planned series of short installments about the events that shaped our history....
Wheeling Jesuit to Hold Discussion on Combating Opioid CrisisKelly Klubert February 12, 2018Panelists from Wheeling Jesuit University and the community will address how to help those suffering from drug addiction during a...
Medal of Honor Recipient Woody Williams Appreciates City’s RespectSteve Novotney February 12, 2018It was heads. For the first time in five years the individual tossing the coin prior to the kickoff of...
The Patsy … (Or a Full House on the Train to Notre Dame)Bill Hogan February 7, 2018Back in the late ’40s and early ’50s, we would either hitchhike home from Notre Dame, or four or five...
An Answer to ‘What’s Next?’Steve Novotney February 4, 2018The answer to, “What’s Next?” may soon come into focus for downtown Wheeling, but what maybe-could-might happen within the vacant...
“The Glass Castle” Author to Visit HilltopWeelunk Staff January 31, 2018Best-selling author Jeannette Walls, who wrote the memoir, “The Glass Castle,” will be the guest lecturer at West Liberty University’s...
It Still StandsSteve Novotney January 31, 2018No one knows about it these days because the signage has been removed, chains block the old access points, and...
Harry Hamm’s Plate and His PlanSteve Novotney January 30, 2018No one has ever found it, but there were a few moments when Wheeling resident Chris Hamm thought he may...
Connors Part of Downtown GrowthSteve Novotney January 27, 2018Dean Connors once was best known in the Wheeling area as the wig-wearing, head-bangin’ drummer for the local tribute band...
Renew WheelingWeelunk Staff January 24, 2018Against market odds, two divorced individuals come together to create a life and family through opportunities of their own creation...
Welcome to Hello Haberdashery!Daniel Dorsch January 21, 2018Imagine a small shop lost to time where history collides with whimsy and a touch of the wild gypsy spirit....
Memories of The Eagle InnSteve Novotney January 19, 2018You could already hear the music as you walked toward the front door from the always-packed parking lot, and immediately...
The I-68 Energy Corridor- Part 2Steve Novotney January 18, 2018(Editor’s Note: This is the second of two reports that will update Weelunk readers on the current status of the...
The I-68 Energy Corridor- Part 1Steve Novotney January 17, 2018(Editor’s Note: This is the first of two reports that will update Weelunk readers on the current status of the...
The Children’s Museum is HiringAugust West January 16, 2018The Children’s Museum of the Ohio Valley is seeking a Museum Manager to provide leadership and management, coordinate Museum activities,...
Travels With Betty, Part 2Earl Nicodemus January 13, 2018Editor’s Note: This is the second and final installment of the story of Earl and Betty’s epic cross-country travels. If...
Zende Predicts Downtown GrowthSteve Novotney January 12, 2018Can growth spread? The economic development specialist for the city of Wheeling believes it can, and after more than five...
Tunnel StoriesMike Quinn January 11, 2018This is the old B&O railroad tunnel along Wheeling Creek. As kids one of our adventures was going through the...
The Griffith Files: Nick’s MusicGerry Griffith January 8, 2018Nick’s Music was a Cradle of the Folk Music Revival of the 1960s and it Vanished – or did it?...
Wheeling 2018 – Part ThreeSteve Novotney January 5, 2018(Editor’s Note: This story is the third and final of a three-part series that will examine the potential that exists...
Wheeling 2018 – Part TwoSteve Novotney January 3, 2018(Editor’s Note: This story is the second of a three-part series that will examine the potential that exists in the...
Wheeling 2018 – Part OneSteve Novotney January 1, 2018(Editor’s Note: This story is the first of a three-part series that will examine the potential that exists in the...
2017 Top Ten: Stories By YouLeeRoy December 31, 2017Today we continue the year in review with a shout out to our readers, followers, advocates, investors, advertisers and all-around-Weelunkers....
In Pictures: 2017LeeRoy December 30, 2017Take a look at some of the pictures that captured the essence of 2017. Maybe you will see someone you...
Novotney’s Top 10 in 2017Steve Novotney December 28, 2017As Weelunk ingrained itself in our community, many more folks forwarded their story ideas to me far more often than...
Christmas Memories at the MallSteve Novotney December 24, 2017It was similar to shopping in, say, downtown Wheeling, but with two very notable exceptions. There was that roof, of...
Tunnels? Under Downtown Wheeling?Steve Novotney December 23, 2017Pinched off water lines and undiscovered water and sewer lines have been the primary cause of the delay involved with...
Job Opportunity: West Virginia Public BroadcastingAugust West December 22, 2017We are sharing this job opportunity from our friends at West Virginia Public Broadcasting who have been supporters of Weelunk...
Blind Justice of the Peace Showed Christmas CompassionGerry Griffith December 21, 2017Justice, as doled out by one man in Moundsville in the early 1960s, really was blind. One chilly night near...
‘Food for Fines’ Program Off to Strong StartAllison Skibo December 20, 2017Wheeling City Council unanimously voted at its December 19 meeting to accept five canned goods in exchange for a $10.00...
‘It’s a Regional Thing’Steve Novotney December 20, 2017The Health Plan employees now moving into the insurance company’s new headquarters in downtown Wheeling reside in three different states,...
Medical Cannabis – Part TwoSteve Novotney December 16, 2017It was an unexpected but welcome development for many when a legislative side road was navigated to get a vote...
Local Families Offered Second ChanceSteve Novotney December 14, 2017Too many children do not have access to an internet-capable computer at home in the Upper Ohio Valley region, but...
Remembering B.E. Taylor at ChristmasSteve Novotney December 7, 2017He was a sick kid one year in Aliquippa, PA and ordered to remain home by doctors after he was...
Eat Local This Holiday SeasonWeelunk Staff December 6, 2017Thanks to the cover and shelter our high tunnel greenhouses provide, we’re able to grow veggies all the way into December. As...
December 4, 1876: West Virginia’s Third Capitol Building Dedicated in WheelingJeremy Morris December 4, 2017Story courtesy of Weelunk partner West Virginia Public Broadcasting and the West Virginia Humanities Council https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wvpn/audio/2017/12/TWWVH_Dec4_2015.mp3 On December 4, 1876, West Virginia’s...
Recollections of RaxSteve Novotney December 1, 2017It was our social network before the public release of the Internet. It mimicked those Park Dances because there were...
It’s About the Grooves at Nail CitySteve Novotney November 29, 2017C’mon! This 26-year-old is just a kid, right? What could he possibly know about vinyl records or the history of...
‘It’s About Opportunity’Steve Novotney November 27, 2017This 20-year-old could do this or do that, but there’s also a chance, too, that Andrea Walton could return to...
I Believe, Help My UnbeliefJosh Taylor November 26, 2017So, we’re moving. After 4 years in Wheeling, making friends, making music, building careers, growing kids, and generally just trying...
Zach Abraham Will Never Outrun ‘The Catch’Steve Novotney November 25, 2017No matter where he has traveled in the state of West Virginia since, people still recall “The Catch” on Oct....
Midshipmen Thankful To Be HomeSteve Novotney November 23, 2017And they are home, back with their families in their hometowns and away from the rigors of a Midshipman at...
Growing Up in Wheeling: Woodsdale HomesMike Quinn November 21, 2017If you lived in a castle in modern times you would wonder what all the things in the castle used...
Medical Cannabis – Part 1Steve Novotney November 18, 2017(Editor’s Note: This is the first story in a series that will examine medical cannabis and the programs that are...
LACE UP YOUR SNEAKERS FOR THE OGLEBAY TURKEY TROT 5KLindsey McGlaughlin November 18, 2017 Looking to burn off some of those Thanksgiving calories? Lace up your sneakers and join us for the Turkey Trot...
Respect Doesn’t Fade in Wheeling AreaSteve Novotney November 15, 2017When he first returned to American soil nearly 50 years ago, people looked the other way because they did not...
Travels With Betty, Part 1Earl Nicodemus November 14, 2017How would you describe America? Have you ever thought about how you were respond if someone asked you to describe...
American Veteran Moving Home to WheelingSteve Novotney November 10, 2017He didn’t leave here because of a lack of options. In fact, he loved his life in Wheeling after being...
Oglebay Flips the Switch to On TonightLindsey McGlaughlin November 9, 2017More than 300 acres of Oglebay’s picturesque landscape will come alive with twinkling light displays on Thursday, Nov. 9 as...
