‘Mix’ Involved with Annual Bluesfest Steve Novotney August 9, 2017It’s about the mix for Bruce Wheeler, and that involves the artists performing and the vendors selling during the annual...
In Pictures: McMechen, StillSteve Novotney August 8, 2017It’s been more than a week since 5.2 inches of rain fell on McMechen, a community that is terraced in...
Valley Views & Varmints: A Valley Called EgyptLaura Jackson Roberts August 8, 2017I just got back from a Yellowstone vacation. In addition to the mountain-gazing, geysers, and grizzly bears, I was particularly...
Farm To Fork 2017 In PicturesRochambeau August 7, 2017The Wheeling Symphony Auxiliary hosted its 6th annual Farm To Fork benefit dinner on Saturday evening at Rock Valley Farm...
An Old ManBill Hogan August 6, 2017 The skin and hair have thinned, the muscles have shrunk and weakened, the carriage is bent. The energy that...
A Fix for Flooding?Steve Novotney August 5, 2017On Sept. 17, 2004, Hurricane Ivan parked over most of the Wheeling area and dumped a little more than 10...
Take The Survey: Help WVU Learn More About West VirginiaWeelunk Staff August 4, 2017Researchers at West Virginia University are interested in knowing more about community life in West Virginia. Specifically, they are interested...
Gaudio Lives His Life with FamilySteve Novotney August 3, 2017He knows no strangers and considers you and me a part of his family. And Bob Gaudio may not even...
20th Year for Pat Clutter ClassicSteve Novotney August 1, 2017Pat Clutter did not own a smartphone or an iPad, but he had heard of the coming of something called...
WLU Biology Professor Digs New SpeciesMaureen Zambito July 31, 2017Summer can be a busy time for faculty as they dig into research and dig in is exactly what Dr....
Fall Opening for Fitzsimmons Dog ParkSteve Novotney July 30, 2017It was a little more than four years ago when the conversation started about building a dog park in the...
Becoming Successful in the Ohio ValleyBrooke Robinson July 30, 2017 Background Today is a time when young adults are graduating from high school and traveling away from home to attend...
A More Compassionate Country DayGlynis Board July 29, 2017Story courtesy of Weelunk partner West Virginia Public Broadcasting Accompanying story and audio here: Listen As compassion training is becoming more...
“Coal”Steve Novotney July 28, 2017There are wives in this Upper Ohio Valley whose husbands have delved deep underground for 30 or 40 years, and...
Support Faith in Action With Disc GolfYvonne Verno July 27, 2017Faith in Action is an agency like no other in the Ohio Valley. Originally organized by a group of congregations...
For 30 Years Coalition for Homeless Answers PrayersBrian Thomas July 27, 2017The Greater Wheeling Coalition for the Homeless, located in the heart of East Wheeling at 84 15th Street, is currently...
Valley Views & Varmints: Belmont County’s Sacred CanyonLaura Jackson Roberts July 26, 2017When I was a child, my father took me to a wild and rocky place far from home. I don’t...
Stahl Enjoys Working for WheelingSteve Novotney July 25, 2017He’d never done it before, Philip Stahl thought. So why not, he thought. Stahl’s first day allowed him to determine...
An Afternoon With StobartBrian Thomas July 23, 2017And death shall have no dominion. Dead man naked they shall be one With the man in the wind and...
A Food Trucker’s Bumpy RoadSteve Novotney July 22, 2017And a blown transmission is a part of it, too. Dean Barath found that out this past week, and consequently...
Gentile To Honor Grandpa at Italian FestSteve Novotney July 20, 2017He went there. He needed to see where Luigi Gentile grew up. What he encountered when visiting the Molise region...
Recycling Does Make Good Economic SenseMayor Glenn Elliott July 19, 2017At last night’s City Council meeting, I appointed members of a new Ad Hoc Committee on Recycling that will be...
West Virginia Historic Preservation Awards Nominations Deadline ApproachingWeelunk Staff July 17, 2017Is there an exciting or impressive historic preservation project happening in the Mountain State? Here is your chance to nominate the...
Woodview to Open at Former Ernie’s EsquireSteve Novotney July 16, 2017It was a special evening for most people when they had the opportunity to dine there because the décor was...
A Wheeling Company Changes the WorldSarah Cuff Koegler July 15, 2017As we pulled into Touchstone Research Laboratory in the Triadelphia area of Ohio County, CEO and Founder, Brian Joseph, met...
Mineral Springs and the Stratford HotelKate Quinn July 14, 2017My interest in the Stratford Hotel began as a young girl. It was there I played hooky from piano lessons,...
Joe Zelek Ready to Return To JITH StageSteve Novotney July 12, 2017Plateaus. That’s how he views his career, and on Thursday, Joe Zelek will reach another after taking some time off,...
1996 MixTape: Jamboree in the HillsLeeRoy July 11, 2017Let’s travel back to a time when the music was good and the not-so-delicate scent of body odor filled the...
Leo the BarberJack Blackwell July 10, 2017Leo was the McColloch Street barber. His was a single chair shop. Nothing remarkable, but perhaps it’s worth a few...
Crackerland?Steve Novotney July 9, 2017There are a lot of numbers to consider here. $6 billion: The price tag on the cracker plant that has...
Brother JimBill Hogan July 8, 2017Brother Jim, 1931 – 2003 Sometime ago someone asked what Jim did. I thought about it for a minute then told...
C.J. Goes to Camp … NFL Camp, That IsSteve Novotney July 8, 2017He played in THE Super Bowl, and yes, he watched as a 21-3 halftime lead eroded into a 34-28 overtime...
A Story Behind a Linsly Statue: West Virginia’s First Flying AceBill Hogan July 7, 2017When I was a small boy in the 1930s, my dad would take me to the Armistice Day ceremony at...
Wilson Pleased with First Year on CouncilSteve Novotney July 6, 2017The youngest ever. Yeah, yeah, yeah. That’s how Brian Wilson now feels. At first, yup, it was an intimidating little...
Don’t Miss the Elmhurst Shrimp BoilMarilyn Mull July 5, 2017What’s a traditional Louisiana-style shrimp boil doing in the heart of Appalachia, specifically Wheeling where Coleman’s Fish is the premier...
Scenes Seen in Wheeling – Part 2Steve Novotney July 4, 2017There are problems, and there are issues, no doubt, and no one is denying that fact. And no one is...
An Ode to Wheeling SummersChristina Fisanick July 2, 2017By Christina Greer The headlines are depressing. “The most miserable state in the US is West Virginia. For the...
The Griffith Files: A Gift of Music From an Ohio River BargeGerry Griffith July 1, 2017An Old Ohio River Barge Boat Cook Brings a Musical Gift of a Lifetime to a Fledging Wheeling Musician named...
Carney’s Life Path Takes Him HomeSteve Novotney July 1, 2017Literally, it is down on Main Street past the Eckhart House and Uncle Pete’s and Happy Goat Yoga and the...
Wheeling Park Revives Drive-In TheaterSteve Novotney June 29, 2017It’s the word. “Grease,” that is. John Travolta as “Danny,” and Olivia Newton-John as “Sandy”? Yes, that “Grease,” and the...
A Zoo Brew ChronicleBrian Thomas June 29, 2017In the distance, a lone banjo laments an old song. Remembering old days buried deep within fading memories, a fiddle...
Local Kayakers Urged To Heed DangerSteve Novotney June 28, 2017Kayaking local creeks is an activity that has picked up in popularity during recent years, and that is why Lou...
Valley Views & Varmints: Tiny LightsLaura Jackson Roberts June 27, 2017Summer brings out the bugs. Nasty skeeters, biblical plagues of cicadas, and that cricket that lived in my car for...
Bethlehem’s Mayor, Tim Bishop, Reflecting on ProgressSteve Novotney June 25, 2017It would have been only two years had he not been unopposed and re-elected in June. Now, it will be...
DiNardos’ House Is A Centre Market SurpriseSteve Novotney June 24, 2017Anyone who knows Centre Market even remotely well is aware of the large, purple garage door that stands next door...
Wood Family Vigilant with Bookstore ProjectSteve Novotney June 23, 2017Vacant. That is how this historic North Wheeling building located at 650 Main St. has rested for more than a...
Betty’s 2017 GardenEarl Nicodemus June 23, 2017Betty’s Garden Diary Revisited! Preface Greetings fellow Weelunk gardeners! This is a follow-up to the “Betty’s Garden Diary” series that...
This Day in WV History: Earl Oglebay DiesJeremy Morris June 22, 2017Story courtesy of Weelunk partner West Virginia Public Broadcasting Earl Oglebay died on June 22, 1926, at age 77. The son...
Sheriff Tom Howard Keeping His PromisesSteve Novotney June 22, 2017Candidates running for public office usually make promises they fail to keep once their successful campaigns are complete, but Ohio...
Interview: Joshua Lee on Wheeling’s musical ‘Promise Land’Joni Deutsch June 21, 2017Story courtesy of Weelunk partner West Virginia Public Broadcasting “We need to work to retain young musicians so we can...
