31 Acts, 25 States: Heritage Music BluesFest Returns as Wheeling’s Biggest Music Festival Ever Under Waterfront Hall
1989 MixTape: Styling With RaxLeeRoy February 12, 2017Let’s travel back to a time when the music was good and the smell of roast beef was in the...
Forgotten Wheeling – The Manchester AreaSteve Novotney February 11, 2017It rests in plain sight but most Wheeling area residents are not aware the Manchester neighborhood still sits secluded on...
Ihlenfeld Managing New Firm in WheelingSteve Novotney February 10, 2017Following his six years serving as United States Attorney for West Virginia’s Northern District, Bill Ihlenfeld has opted to continue...
Award Winning, Record Breaking Show Collides Art and Technology!Michael Hires February 9, 2017It’s the power & emotion of a symphony orchestra mixed with the excitement and energy of a rock concert and...
A Historic Weelunk Contribution: “The Black Community in Wheeling” (1920)Dorothy Cooper February 9, 2017This piece was written in 1920 by Mrs. Dorothy Cooper via Lincoln High School; contributed to Weelunk courtesy of Daryll...
Main Street Structures Eyed for RedevelopmentSteve Novotney February 8, 2017There were a bar, a small apartment on the second level, and a beauty salon on the third floor inside...
54 Arlington Drive, A Stable Home IndeedScott Connors February 7, 2017Editor’s Note: Weelunk is pleased to announce a partnership with Harvey Goodman Realtor and Scott Connors. In exchange, we will...
Wheeling Jesuit Students to Perform The Secret GardenKelly Klubert February 6, 2017Taking center stage in Wheeling Jesuit University’s Troy Theater this February will be The Secret Garden. Wheeling Jesuit University students...
Massive Budget Hole Faces Local LegislatorsSteve Novotney February 5, 2017“Broke and divided.” Those three words could be how West Virginia Governor Jim Justice describes the Mountain State at this...
The Griffith Files: A Wheeling Boy’s Curiosity Leads to a Life in MusicGerry Griffith February 4, 2017 In the late 1950s, my brother, Terry, often found time on his hands to explore the dusty back rooms...
Toriseva Tees Off on Watchdog NetworkSteve Novotney February 3, 2017By day she is one of West Virginia’s most respected trial attorneys, and now, in the early evening during the...
Spring 2017 Artist’s Studio Tour AnnouncedErika Donaghy February 2, 2017The Wheeling Arts and Culture Commission is excited to announce its inaugural Greater Wheeling Artists Studio Tour. The project aims...
Up, Up and Away: Corpus Christi School celebrates 100 yearsMiranda Shaner January 31, 2017On Friday, 27, 2017 students and faculty of Corpus Christi School released 100 balloons across the street from the school...
Craft Beer: Wheeling Gets a Taste of the West CoastMorgan McCormick January 31, 2017Carenbauers is proud to announce several new craft beers coming to the Friendly City and beyond (all of Ohio and...
Aggie Football in Focus for Wheeling’s Elijah BellSteve Novotney January 30, 2017He could always catch the ball no matter what uniform he was wearing. Elijah Bell was a Little Patriot, and...
Wheeling Women Artists: Creative Librarian Finds Her PassionMaria Kimble January 28, 2017Cheryl Harshman comes from a long line of makers. Her family includes brick masons, fiber artists, painters, potters, and gardeners....
The Life And Death Of ‘Suicide Hill’Steve Novotney January 27, 2017It was cut into the hillside to link the village of Bethlehem to the city of Wheeling and the bridge...
Woodsdale Students Code Robots to VictorySteve Novotney January 26, 2017Pictured above Left to Right: Campbell Koegler, Alex Taylor, Grant Kenamond, Kathryn Prather, Max Hill Four of these five fifth graders...
Meet the Clay NinjaMaria Kimble January 25, 2017“I remember watching him create a few clay pieces on the wheel. He made it look so easy, so effortless,...
Nelson Nailed Her Niche In WheelingSteve Novotney January 24, 2017What she did know was that she wanted to return to Wheeling following her college career. What Susie Nelson didn’t...
Saling the Valley: Area Garage SalesDavid J. Thomas January 23, 2017The blustery days of winter eventually give way to spring, but never too soon. With the coming of spring, hope...
Belmont College Encourages Students to ‘Be Connected’Julie Keck January 22, 2017In this digital age computers, laptops and tablets have become a common sight on college campuses around the nation. However,...
Ohio Valley Native Survives Mexico ShootingSteve Novotney January 21, 2017It was a rare moment when they weren’t together during this trip to Mexico or any other the couple has...
Wheeling’s Playgrounds Focus for MestrovicSteve Novotney January 20, 2017It’s a piece of the most important puzzle, Jesse Mestrovic realizes, and that is why this driven young man is...
Half Truth: There’s Nothing To Do In WheelingLeeRoy January 19, 2017I grew up in Wheeling, I moved 3,000 miles away and then I returned. I have three kids that range...
Changing Course: A WLU RetirementLacey Clymer January 18, 2017When David J. Thomas, originally from Burgettstown, PA, first came to West Liberty State College (WLSC) in 1970, he was...
Let’s Talk About BullyingLuke Hladek January 17, 2017You may have noticed billboards around town recently suggesting just that. Next week, Wheeling Country Day School will again take...
West Virginia Governor Names Scatterday to Board of ArchitectsLeeRoy January 16, 2017West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin recently named Wheeling resident Wendy Scatterday, AIA to the West Virginia Board of Architects....
Journalist Finds Home, Happiness In East WheelingSteve Novotney January 15, 2017She loves, and not only her husband and their children and not just her folks and his folks and all...
Wheeling Park Ice Rink Holds Warm MemoriesSteve Novotney January 14, 2017There were those cruises from Rax to DiCarlo’s or from Hardee’s to McDonald’s and the rides to Wilson Lodge’s arcade...
Up For A Run?Jeremy Morris January 13, 2017Are you interested in running this New Year? Need help staying motivated? A new running group has formed in Wheeling...
The History of Wheeling’s Vineyard HillsSteve Novotney January 12, 2017Hallucinations. Ultimately, they are what spelled the end of the vineyard atop Wheeling Hill, a 31-acre patch of Concord and...
The West Liberty TanneriesEarl Nicodemus January 11, 2017When West Liberty was settled, the region had a lot of oak trees. In addition to supplying lumber for the...
15 Echo Terrace, WoodsdaleSusan Hogan January 10, 2017Editor’s Note: Weelunk is pleased to announce a partnership with Kennen and Kennen Realtors. In exchange, we will be periodically...
Ihlenfeld Still Dedicated To a New War On DrugsSteve Novotney January 9, 2017He honestly did not know. Bill Ihlenfeld, who resigned just over a week ago as the U.S. Attorney in the...
Wheeling Community to Celebrate MLK Day with Two Days of ActivitiesKelly Klubert January 7, 2017Wheeling Jesuit University and its community partners have set the schedule of events for this year’s Dr. Martin Luther King...
Waller’s Floats Through WinterSteve Novotney January 6, 2017It’s January, and it’s 18 degrees outside the Waller Pools and Spas building on Eoff Street. And Waller’s was open...
“Lunch With Books” Is Back in 2017Seán Duffy January 4, 2017The Ohio County Public Library invites you to “Lunch With Books” this winter. Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at noon, Lunch...
A Sweet RomanceBill Hogan January 3, 2017My son, Neil, was home from Africa after spending two years in the Peace Corps in Togo, West Africa, and...
Nick Nardone Shares Memories of His FatherSteve Novotney January 1, 2017No attractive way exists to explain what Lou Gehrig’s Disease does to the afflicted. In the beginning, daily activities like...
2016 Weelunk Top Ten: Stories By SteveLeeRoy December 30, 2016As we put a wrap on our 2016 in review, here are the Top Ten stories from our Chief Editor...
2016 Weelunk Top Ten: Stories By YouWeelunk Staff December 29, 2016Recently we shared our 2016 Top Ten “IDEAS” stories. Today we continue the year in review with a shout out...
2016: In PicturesWeelunk Staff December 28, 2016In chronological order, some of our favorite Weelunk pictures of 2016…...
2016 Weelunk Top Ten: IdeasWeelunk Staff December 27, 2016In 2016 we received stories from over 100 people like you. Here are the Top Ten stories of 2016 that...
The Enduring Mystery of the Grave Creek StoneChristina Fisanick December 26, 2016(written with Rebecca Taylor) As a girl growing up in 1980’s Moundsville, West Virginia, my* teachers must have taken me...
Bethlehem Star Still Shines Over WheelingSteve Novotney December 25, 2016If you enjoy stories like this one and want to keep reading more positive stories about Wheeling, WV, be sure...
‘Those People’ Have Christmas, TooSteve Novotney December 24, 2016THEM. Those people. Most don’t want to see them and don’t want to know about them so they can continue...
Linsly’s Goodwin Living Dream with NFL’s FalconsSteve Novotney December 23, 2016C.J. Goodwin doesn’t believe he ever asked Santa Claus for a football. Never ever. In fact, this 26-year-old graduate of...
Do You Weelunk?LeeRoy December 22, 2016Three years ago an idea was born. It centered around a feeling that things in Wheeling, West Virginia were moving...
Plant A Seed With Grow Ohio ValleySam Amberg December 22, 2016Greetings and Happy Holidays! As our third year draws to a close, more than ever we affirm our love of...
