“You might be from the Ohio Valley if …”Steve Novotney November 26, 2016Rick Payne grew up in East Wheeling and then along Lynwood Street in Wheeling, so he is familiar with the...
Centre Market Poised for Small Business SaturdaySteve Novotney November 25, 2016Shop locally? In Wheeling? Where? Didn’t that all go away when the Ohio Valley Mall opened? Like, back in the...
Roney’s Point: The MovieWeelunk Staff November 24, 2016Weelunk debuted its first video Wednesday night at Oglebay Institute’s Towngate Theatre. Special thanks goes to Chief Writer and Editor...
Simple Twist of FateBrian Wilson November 23, 2016This piece of paper may seem insignificant but I assure you that it tells an interesting story with a very...
The Griffith Files: Remembering John F. Kennedy’s 1962 Visit to WheelingGerry Griffith November 22, 2016Author’s note: As promised more than a year ago when I began this series, the stories have progressed beyond the...
Drone Interest in Wheeling Area Taking OffSteve Novotney November 21, 2016When he first began researching the purchase of a drone, Travis Broadwater couldn’t exactly predict how his wife, Jenna, would...
Bank on These GuysJeremy Morris November 21, 2016“It’s not personal, it’s just business” is an unfortunate cliché in the American lexicon. Few things in life are more personal...
Delbrugge Reflects on Years of Council ServiceSteve Novotney November 20, 2016She listened; that’s for sure, although most of the time the conversations concerned complaints. Speeding, road conditions, vacated land, rental...
Global Wheeling: Yemeni Woman Makes Simple RequestKafa Saeed November 20, 2016I am a Yemeni woman who wants for my country the best of development in all aspects of life. I...
WLU Makes a Move DowntownMaureen Zambito November 19, 2016West Liberty University is bringing the Hilltop to Wheeling as it seeks to assist in the downtown renaissance presently taking...
Stages Owners Ready for RetirementSteve Novotney November 18, 2016It’s been a costumed life in downtown Wheeling for Gael and Dan Fincham ever since the couple purchased the inventory...
Winter is Coming – Holiday Brews & Gift IdeasMorgan McCormick November 18, 2016 Have you turned on your furnace yet? Have you had your first argument about the thermostat? There’s no denying...
Santa Claus Coming To Downtown WheelingSteve Novotney November 17, 2016Shortly after Santa Claus rolls through the streets of downtown Wheeling this evening, it becomes about the pizza box. “After...
On My HonorMike Quinn November 17, 2016My father was wrapped in the Boy Scouts pretty seriously as a young man. In fact my father met my...
Grow OV’s Goal – Feeding Friendly City CitizensSteve Novotney November 16, 2016It was February when a pair of representatives from Grow Ohio Valley pitched an idea during ReInvent Wheeling’s “Show of...
The Power of Intense FragilityBill Hogan November 15, 2016* Title attributed to E. E. Cummings The other evening I attended a musical program at Wheeling Jesuit University. Looking...
Global Wheeling: A Jordanian Reflects On The Value of CultureBanan Abu Shawareb November 14, 2016It’s always been a joy to my heart to hear from my friends from around the world; keeping such connections...
Zeakes Inc.Tom Rinkes November 13, 2016 The woman stood in line with the rest of the mothers and daughters on the second floor of the...
Weelunk Video on Roney’s Point Debuts Nov. 23Steve Novotney November 12, 2016You had to know where it was to navigate the way there that very first time because it’s located some distance...
The Wheeling Mob: Part 11Steve Novotney November 12, 2016(Editor’s Note: This is the 11th story in this series that has concentrated on the organized-crime scene in and around...
The Warrior Trail Is A Hike Like No OtherJesse Mestrovic November 11, 2016The Warrior Trail is a path that was used used for 5,000 years by Native Americans, and is now used...
Retire Your FlagSarah Barickman November 10, 2016The approach of Veterans Day on November 11th is the ideal time to remember our veterans and the flag of...
All American Evening at the WSOMichael Hires November 10, 2016 The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of conductor and music director Andre Raphel, performs music that evokes the...
Wheeling’s Golden CoreJason Koegler November 10, 2016This isn’t a sports story. It’s not a sentimental story. It’s not a “glory days” story. It’s a story of...
SMILING THROUGH THE RAINDROPSLuke Hladek November 9, 2016As I woke last Friday for Grandparents Day to the realization that yes, the temperature drop will, in fact, directly...
Presidential Election Cycle Exhausts Local OfficialsSteve Novotney November 9, 2016A few Wheeling residents officially kicked off the election cycle that finally ended yesterday in the Upper Ohio Valley when...
Sign Up for the WheelHELP! Cleanup on SaturdayRochambeau November 8, 2016Weelunk’s staff has always encouraged its readers to get involved with their community, and this weekend there’s an excellent opportunity...
The President: Chosen By LinslyEmma Camps November 8, 2016Editor’s note: Linsly was one of 153 schools across the country to participate in a nation wide student election called...
In The Bigs – Parking and Dancing in WheelingSteve Novotney November 7, 2016You have seen it. I have seen it. We have likely done it, too. There is an issue in downtown...
The Weelunk Election Day GuideWeelunk Staff November 7, 2016Election Day is here. If you haven’t early-voted, make sure you VOTE on Tuesday! For local, real-time results coverage, Weelunk...
Corpus Christi Students to be part of Capitol Christmas SeasonMiranda Shaner November 7, 2016Six students representing Corpus Christi School recently had their handmade ornaments chosen in a statewide contest. The ornaments will hang...
From NYC to the OVElizabeth Diker November 5, 2016The following is part of a Vandaleer.com series from partner Preservation Alliance of West Virginia. The series focuses on young...
Betty’s Garden Diary for November 2016Earl Nicodemus November 5, 2016It is hard to believe that we started the Betty’s Garden Diary series almost a year ago and that this...
VanFossen One of 11 Dancing Stars for Augusta LevySteve Novotney November 4, 2016Although he is used to being on a stage in front of people, Matt VanFossen is pretty freaked out about...
Global Wheeling: Basque-ing in Life at WJUAitor Iniguez de Heredia November 3, 2016Being multicultural is a highly valued attribute in modern times, even more when everything around reminds us of how globalized...
Five Questions – Scott ReedSteve Novotney November 2, 2016(Editor’s Note: The same five questions were distributed to the two incumbents and one candidate running for the two delegate...
Five Questions – Tom HowardSteve Novotney November 2, 2016(Editor’s Note: The same five questions were distributed to the two candidates running for Ohio County Sheriff. They were invited...
High School Voices: Through the LensMaya Huggins October 31, 2016Editor’s Note: This is a collection of Wheeling Park High School senior voices about art and beauty and how social...
Five Questions – John PowellSteve Novotney October 31, 2016(Editor’s Note: The same five questions were distributed to the two candidates running for Ohio County Sheriff. They were invited...
Wheeling Area Hauntings – Part 2Steve Novotney October 30, 2016All the haunts in the Upper Ohio Valley have not been as pleasant as they seem to have been at...
Killing the LawyersPatrick S. Cassidy October 29, 2016Editor’s Note: Weelunk does not endorse candidates and opinions of local interest that meet our editorial standards are invited from...
Wheeling Area Hauntings – Part 1Steve Novotney October 28, 2016(Editor’s Note: This is the first story of a two-part series concentrating on the known haunts in the Wheeling area...
Chief Helms Returns to Duty After Scary CrashSteve Novotney October 28, 2016It’s a motorcycle cruise this couple has taken for several years during the third weekend in each July simply so...
Innovative Coal Technology Company Goes PublicGlynis Board October 27, 2016Story courtesy of Weelunk partner West Virginia Public Broadcasting Accompanying story and audio here: Listen A research lab in the...
High School Voices: Frida KahloAdam Craig October 26, 2016Editor’s Note: This is a collection of Wheeling Park High School senior voices about art and beauty and how social...
Five Questions – Del. Erikka StorchSteve Novotney October 26, 2016(Editor’s Note: The same five questions were distributed to the two incumbents and one candidate running for the two delegate...
Sunday Flag Football Competitive in WheelingSteve Novotney October 25, 2016There is more than meets the eye when it comes to everything involved with the two flag football leagues in...
Five Questions – Del. Shawn FluhartySteve Novotney October 24, 2016(Editor’s Note: The same five questions were distributed to the two incumbents and one candidate running for the two delegate...
It’s ‘Cheers’ At Sunday Brunch In WheelingSteve Novotney October 23, 2016Seventeen days before the majority of Ohio County voters will head to polling places to cast their ballots, the “Brunch...
W.Va.’s Poet Laureate A Student Of LifeSteve Novotney October 22, 2016This Poet Laureate’s pace when he’s publicly reading his work is sometimes somewhat swift and steamed, but when Marc Harshman...
