31 Acts, 25 States: Heritage Music BluesFest Returns as Wheeling’s Biggest Music Festival Ever Under Waterfront Hall
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...
Time to Hit the Ice at Wheeling ParkAugust West October 21, 2016Today marks the opening of the Wheeling Park Memorial Ice Rink. The opening also signals the completion of a $560,000...
Relax In The Trees At Grand Vue ParkSteve Novotney October 21, 2016Some may believe it’s one of those plans, one commissioned by a branch of government simply so officials could profess...
YSS Sleepout Raises Funds for Homeless YouthSteve Novotney October 20, 2016They sleep on couches, one after another, or they crash at night in a car that’s often hidden away in...
Wheeling’s ‘Show of Hands’ Returns in NovemberSteve Novotney October 19, 2016Not since February has ReInvent Wheeling staged a ‘Show of Hands’ event, but soon local residents will once again have...
The Symphony Goes Hollywood On ThursdayMichael Hires October 18, 2016Join the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra on Thursday, October 20th at 7:30 p.m. in the historic Capitol Theatre for a performance of the Music...
The Shape We Are In: Missing PanhandlesMary Jo Yak October 17, 2016Because of factors like the secession from Virginia, the Mason-Dixon line and winding rivers, some consider West Virginia to be the oddest...
Community Leaders Plan Voices of Families ForumMIke Toothman October 17, 2016Community Leaders Plan Voices of Families Forum October 20th to Advance Statewide Child Poverty Agenda In West Virginia, 25% of...
High School Voices: Life is a Blank SheetAllie Rodriguez October 15, 2016Editor’s Note: This is a collection of Wheeling Park High School senior voices about art and beauty and how social...
Sauter Returns for Pro Hockey’s 25th AnniversarySteve Novotney October 15, 2016He bawled like a baby when he returned to Wesbanco Arena yesterday, and that’s not exactly how hockey fans in...
Outdoor Vendors at Centre Market on SaturdaySteve Novotney October 14, 2016Not only can local residents and tourists in the Wheeling area visit the Centre Market area on Saturdays for the...
Poe: Master of the Macabre Comes to Kelly TheatreMaureen Zambito October 12, 2016West Liberty University’s Kelly Theatre will get spooky as WLU students present a new production Poe: Master of the Macabre. The...
Do Something: Friendly City Firefighters Battling Breast CancerSteve Novotney October 11, 2016For a sixth year in a row the Friendly City’s firefighters are orchestrating a T-shirt sale in an effort to...
Nailers Coaches Prepping Team for Home OpenerSteve Novotney October 11, 2016It may seem like a wait-and-see situation for fans of the Wheeling Nailers, but the team’s coaches have not approached...
High School Voices: Self PerceptionSamantha Pearl October 9, 2016 Editor’s Note: This is a collection of Wheeling Park High School senior voices about art and beauty and how...
‘Jingles the Clown’ Not Amused with Local ArrestsSteve Novotney October 8, 2016It has made this clown cry. People have asked “Jingles” if they could take photos of her while lying on...
A Vagabond Comeback for Chef Matt WelschSteve Novotney October 7, 2016He realizes people have been wondering, and he respects the fact. That’s why Matt Welsch, known to many as the...
Weelunk Weekender: OglebayfestLeeRoy October 7, 2016Cover Photo by Don Fennerty We hope you agree that we usually give you a good variety of what’s going...
Hurricane Impacts Wheeling Native And FamilySteve Novotney October 6, 2016It was just a week ago when Christie Companion Varnado had returned to her hometown of Wheeling to celebrate with...
Eckhart House Offers World Of Wheeling HistorySteve Novotney October 6, 2016He is most informed of the years important to Wheeling’s history, and she is well versed in the classic traditions...
“Ora Pro Nobis” And Other Altar-Boy MischiefBill Hogan October 5, 2016We arrive at “the age of reason” at the ripe old age of 7, if I recall correctly what I...
Charles Wishes A Return to Wheeling’s StreetsSteve Novotney October 4, 2016He’s an extremely impatient patient. He wants out. He wants to return to “his streets.” Charles Waldrum even celebrated his...
