‘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...

Do You Live in a Sears House? Are You Sure?

Earl Nicodemus September 19, 2016

Do you live in a Sears or Montgomery Ward house? Was your house built from a kit that was purchased...

WVDOH Paving Way Toward Progress

Steve Novotney September 18, 2016

He was being honest when he said it. “This job sometimes keeps me up at night,” admitted Gus Suwaid, the...

Local Theatre Company’s Success No Mystery

Steve Novotney September 17, 2016

The butler has never done it although there have been more than 60 plays composed by a couple of Wheeling...

just another Warwood brat

David J. Thomas September 16, 2016

just another Warwood brat, son of Clyde and Vera, running the streets with Moe, Rudy, Mario, Bill, and Ray near...

‘Third Fridays’ Concert Series Resurrects Tonight

Steve Novotney September 16, 2016

After a month of silence a new, local arts collective will bring back the “Third Friday” concert series in big...

Weelunk Weekender: Rollin’ on the River

Jeremy Morris September 15, 2016

Put a hold on the Pumpkin Spice Lattes for just a bit longer. We have plenty of time for sugary...

WJU Announces Performing Arts Schedule

Kelly Klubert September 15, 2016

Wheeling Jesuit University will have something for everyone with five shows planned for the 2016-17 Performing Arts Season. “Whether you...

Koslik Peddles Her Way to Nation’s Capital

Steve Novotney September 14, 2016

It rained. Ok, so it actually poured. A lot. On her. At times, in fact, the rainfall seemed to be...

My Town: Benjamin Andrews

Bill Hogan September 13, 2016

I started dating Mary Ann in the late 1940s. Incidentally, dating in my day was asking a girl out for...

Do Something: Help Grow Warwood Pride

JulieAnn Davis September 12, 2016

Grow Warwood Pride will be painting the fence surrounding Garden Park in Warwood starting at 9:00am. The group has rallied...

The Curse, The Crown, And The Clowns

Jon-Erik Gilot September 11, 2016

How The Cleveland Cavaliers Restored My Hope In Humanity…And The Cleveland Browns When a friend asked me this past spring...

Council Prioritizes Planning and Parks

Jeremy Morris September 10, 2016

Throughout the 2016 municipal election there were two major threads that sewed together most of the candidates that would eventually...

Storch Reveals Experience with Recent Stroke

Steve Novotney September 10, 2016

She’s got this work ethic, you see, one that wakes her early but leaves her up late, and that’s because...

Duffy Home For Dream Job at Wheeling Jesuit

Steve Novotney September 9, 2016

So there he was in the middle of Manhattan, and he was alone because he elected not to attend a...

Betty’s Garden Diary for September – The Underground Edition

Earl Nicodemus September 8, 2016

This is the underground issue of Betty’s Garden Diary. Most of the crops in Betty’s garden have been harvested, but...

Regatta-That-Almost-Wasn’t Makes Splash For Easter Seals

Steve Novotney September 7, 2016

There’s a lot more to it than just the “VROOOOM!!” The 11th Annual Wheeling Vintage Raceboat Regatta concluded this past...

A Guardian Angel

Bill Hogan September 6, 2016

The Wheeling Country Club was still where Stratford Springs restaurant is located today. I was home for just a couple...

Towngate Stages A Full Season of Entertainment

Misty Klug September 5, 2016

Lineup includes Theater, Music, Film, Poetry, Impov and More!   Oglebay Institute’s Towngate Theater has announced its 2016-17 season and...