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Time to Hit the Ice at Wheeling Park

August West October 21, 2016

Today 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 Park

Steve Novotney October 21, 2016

Some 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 Youth

Steve Novotney October 20, 2016

They 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 November

Steve Novotney October 19, 2016

Not since February has ReInvent Wheeling staged a ‘Show of Hands’ event, but soon local residents will once again have...

The Symphony Goes Hollywood On Thursday

Michael Hires October 18, 2016

Join 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 Panhandles

Mary Jo Yak October 17, 2016

Because 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 Forum

MIke Toothman October 17, 2016

Community 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 Sheet

Allie Rodriguez October 15, 2016

Editor’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 Anniversary

Steve Novotney October 15, 2016

He 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 Saturday

Steve Novotney October 14, 2016

Not 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 Theatre

Maureen Zambito October 12, 2016

West 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 Cancer

Steve Novotney October 11, 2016

For 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 Opener

Steve Novotney October 11, 2016

It 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 Perception

Samantha 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 Arrests

Steve Novotney October 8, 2016

It 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 Welsch

Steve Novotney October 7, 2016

He realizes people have been wondering, and he respects the fact. That’s why Matt Welsch, known to many as the...

Weelunk Weekender: Oglebayfest

LeeRoy October 7, 2016

Cover 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 Family

Steve Novotney October 6, 2016

It 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 History

Steve Novotney October 6, 2016

He 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 Mischief

Bill Hogan October 5, 2016

We 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 Streets

Steve Novotney October 4, 2016

He’s an extremely impatient patient. He wants out. He wants to return to “his streets.” Charles Waldrum even celebrated his...

CCHS Homecoming Week Comes to a Close

Joshua Yancosek October 3, 2016

Everything comes to an end with the Homecoming dance. Students gather together in their groups at Oglebay, the Waterfront, and...

Betty’s Garden Diary for October

Earl Nicodemus October 3, 2016

This month’s cover picture shows Sweet Potato plants in bloom. Sweet potatoes are in the same family as Morning Glories,...

CCHS Airs Excitement Over Broadcasting Honor

Steve Novotney October 2, 2016

“I like broadcasting because it helps me step out of my comfort zone. It also helps me with my speech...

CCHS Homecoming: We Are All In To Win

Lexie E. Kosanovich October 1, 2016

As author JK Rowling said, “We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided.”...

WSO: May the Force Be With You This October

Michael Hires October 1, 2016

In anticipation of the exciting October 20 Wheeling Symphony concert spotlighting The Music of John Williams: Star Wars & More,...

Paradise Treasured by Wheeling’s Wack Family

Steve Novotney September 30, 2016

It’s a peaceful sanctuary that provides solitude most of the time for this retired English professor, but there are also...

CCHS Homecoming: Sundaes & Saints

Sydney Bauer September 30, 2016

The mass at Wheeling Central was exceptionally special this homecoming week. There was a noticeable feeling of excitement in the...

Schultz ‘Top Cop’ in Mountain State

Steve Novotney September 29, 2016

Wheeling Park Pool. Deep end near where the high drive once stood. Twelve-and-a-half feet of all water and, of course,...

CCHS Homecoming: Beach Day and Sports World Guest Speaker

Kaitlyn Carpino September 29, 2016

As an alumna of Central Catholic High School, I was thrilled to learn that I would have the opportunity to...

CCHS Homecoming: Twin Day – We Are One Big Family

Joshua Yancosek September 28, 2016

Wheeling Central is well-known for the family bond among the faculty, students and alumni. Twin day is no exception to...

Wheeling Symphony Youth Orchestra Hosts Bluegrass BBQ!

Michael Hires September 27, 2016

The Wheeling Symphony Youth Orchestra’s annual Bluegrass BBQ fundraiser is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016. The Bluegrass BBQ will...

CCHS Homecoming: There’s No “I” in Team

Lexie E. Kosanovich September 27, 2016

CCHS Team T-shirt Day (Editor’s note: This is a week-long series by Wheeling Central Catholic High School students chronicling the...

The King and Oglebay

Steve Novotney September 26, 2016

Arnold Palmer Recalled by Oglebay’s Randy Worls He knew it would spoil, but the child didn’t seem to care, so...

Culture and Community Growing in South Wheeling

Josh Smith September 26, 2016

The city of Wheeling, W.Va. has a rich and colorful history. Wheeling was home to many prosperous businesses including iron,...

Newspaper Hawker

David J. Thomas September 26, 2016

Herb limps down and up the cinders on the berm of Exit Ramp 2-A behind Perkins’ restaurant. He holds...

CCHS Homecoming: Tradition Builds Character

Emil Capito September 26, 2016

CCHS Homecoming: Past and Present Rosary Rally Builds Character, Sense of Place (Editor’s note: This is a week-long series by Wheeling...

Local Film To Debut At Marquee Cinemas

Steve Novotney September 25, 2016

Brains or muscle? Accountants or killers? Need? Or greed? All the above are involved in this 35-minute street drama, and...

Active-Shooter Training Saturday At The Highlands

Steve Novotney September 23, 2016

Patrons of The Highlands in Ohio County will see some unusual sights this Saturday morning, and that is because the...

Inconvenience Small Part of Wheeling’s Growth

Steve Novotney September 23, 2016

To some, the differences have been obvious. “I can tell you that when I returned to Wheeling after earning my...

A Look Back at the Dragon Boats

Jeremy Morris September 22, 2016

On Saturday August 27th, 2016 King’s Daughters Child Care Center in Wheeling hosted the Second Annual Dragon Boat Races. Here...

Young Artists of Wheeling No Longer Have To Be Solitary

Monica Mull September 22, 2016

A few weeks ago I was sitting alone in my room editing photos from a recent session of mine. It...

From Russia with Love: The Symphony Season Begins

Michael Hires September 21, 2016

The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra celebrates its 87th Anniversary Season with a thrilling opening night concert, “From Russia with Love,” this Thursday,...

WPHS Students to Become Weelunk Contributors

Steve Novotney September 21, 2016

Before he accepted the assistant superintendent position with Ohio County Schools this past summer, Rick Jones served as principal of...

Year of the Bloody Sevens

Chad Burrall September 20, 2016

there are new silhouettes in this farm field at night now and I hope that the shapes of digits on...

Lessons From Greenville, South Carolina

Mayor Glenn Elliott September 19, 2016

In mid-September, Mayor Elliott and Jake Dougherty, Executive Director of Wheeling National Heritage Area Corporation (WNHAC), traveled to Greenville for a full...