The Mabel Files: Sightless Workers Guild Rescues Mabel and Lizzie

Gerry Griffith September 4, 2016

He didn’t have a gavel so Christopher Cerone rapped his knuckles loudly on the wooden table to bring the meeting...

Two-Month Perspective – Mayor Glenn Elliott

Steve Novotney September 3, 2016

People left here. By the droves, really. For years departure was the only real option for many so they could...

Vaulting Into Wheeling’s Underground History

Steve Novotney September 2, 2016

People want it to be a tunnel, and they hope it’s part of the system that they’ve heard rumors connected...

Blue Point Brewing Company Available in The Friendly City

Morgan McCormick September 1, 2016

We are always excited to announce that there’s a new brewery to enter the state of West Virginia. This brewery...

Update: Prayers Working for Charles

Steve Novotney August 31, 2016

I visited with my friend Charles today and while I was there a lady referred to him as a, ‘Superhero’...

OV Jaycees Celebrating 35th Anniversary

Steve Novotney August 31, 2016

One community-minded organization in the Upper Ohio Valley is currently celebrating its 35th anniversary and will stage a number of...

Photography Exhibition Opens Nutting Gallery Season at WLU

Maureen Zambito August 30, 2016

An exhibition of striking black and white nature photography by Busan National University arts professor Won-il Chung opens at West...

WLU Design Students Share Skills with Community

Maureen Zambito August 29, 2016

Feature graphic by WLU graduate Jesse Lenz for the OCWeekly. West Liberty University senior graphic design students are now offering...

Bridge Song

Chad Burrall August 28, 2016

that railroad bridge sentence spelled out in dark Cyrillic letter struts overtop the Ohio finally sang me a train song...

‘Sister Robin’ – A Cold Case – Part 2

Steve Novotney August 27, 2016

(Editor’s Note: This is the final story in a two-part series examining the murder of Roberta Elam in Ohio County...

Young Leaders Make Impact on Valley

Jess Puglisi-Sanders August 26, 2016

Twenty college students spent seven weeks of their summer learning, working, earning a paycheck and developing a new view of...

The Weelunk Weekender – The Dragons are Coming

Jeremy Morris August 25, 2016

Summer is winding down, but the fun certainly isn’t slowing down for a second.  Get out there and Do Something this...

Dogs Get Their Day in the Sun – National Dog Day

Jeremy Morris August 25, 2016

Friday August 26, is National Dog Day and Oglebay and Wheeling Park are joining the celebration. You and your pooch...

My Log House Adventure

Don Feenerty August 25, 2016

  My wife and I are at a place in our lives where travel is not as important to us...

You Once Saw a Bird

Lacey Clymer August 25, 2016

you once saw a bird flying overhead you remarked on her beauty but she flew away instead you once heard...

For Sale: Table Rock Farm

Missy Ashmore August 24, 2016

Editor’s Note: Weelunk is pleased to announce a partnership with Kennen and Kennen Realtors. As you already know from this...

W.Va. NAACP Conf. Features Black & White Justice Panel Discussion

Glynis Board August 23, 2016

Story courtesy of Weelunk partner West Virginia Public Broadcasting Accompanying story and audio here: Listen The NAACP’s annual state convention...

Betty’s Garden Diary for August 2016

Earl Nicodemus August 23, 2016

Betty’s Garden mid-August. The first two plantings of corn have been harvested Welcome to the August issue of Betty’s Garden...

Life in the Valley is Inspiration for Hip-Hop Artist

Josh Smith August 22, 2016

Whether you live in the suburbs of the Ohio Valley or in the metropolises around the country, everyone listens to...

On the Road to Mayhem! Oglebay Institute Plans Mountain Adventure

Ken Dague August 21, 2016

Nine years ago, late summer 2007, naturalists, college students, hippies and adventurers joined me for a four-day excursion into east-central...

‘Sister Robin’ – A Cold Case – Part 1

Steve Novotney August 20, 2016

(Editor’s Note: This is the first of a two-part series examining the murder of Roberta Elam in Ohio County on...

Weelunk Weekender

LeeRoy August 19, 2016

Kids are going back to school, but you shouldn’t — time to DO SOMETHING this weekend Wheeling. Happy Hour Wine...

New Business Fuses Great Tastes With Nutrition

Steve Novotney August 18, 2016

Like it or not, you can thank the game of football for introducing Tyler Eyerman to a healthy diet and...

Wheel Help!: It’s Your Call-to-Action. Engage!

Jeremy Morris August 17, 2016

In his inaugural speech, Wheeling Mayor Glenn Elliott aptly stated, “No single Mayor, City Council member, non-profit organization, or business...

Substance Abuse Town Hall Meeting Today

Steve Novotney August 16, 2016

Although many believe little help exists within the borders of West Virginia when it comes to addressing the issues connected...

Wheeling Blues Fest Beats Heat, Rocks Rain

Glynis Board August 15, 2016

Story courtesy of Weelunk partner West Virginia Public Broadcasting Accompanying story and audio here: Listen At the 16th annual Blues...

My Town

Bill Hogan August 15, 2016

I remember when the entrance to the Riley Law Building was on Chapline Street. One went through the doors and...

Ohio County Schools: Part 4 – Free Nutrition

Steve Novotney August 14, 2016

(Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in a series of articles featuring Ohio County Schools, the district’s new superintendent, and...

Do Something: Centre Market Success Story

Steve Novotney August 13, 2016

On the east side of the Centre Market a few retail businesses are intermingled with residential brownstones, and on the...

A Poem: County Road 4

Chad Burrall August 12, 2016

cold porch lights chase me thirty miles per hour downhill to the Ohio past bison in greasy fields old company...

Weelunk Weekender: How Best to Enjoy the Dog Days

Jeremy Morris August 11, 2016

As the Dog Days of Summer heat up again, Wheeling’s festivals and special events will be at a fever pitch this...

Relay For Life Relentless In Battling Cancer

Steve Novotney August 10, 2016

There’s that moment, the one all fear and never wish to experience, and it’s always followed by the question, “Am...

In the Bigs – Cheffing, Runnin’, Strummin’, & Remembering

Steve Novotney August 9, 2016

I wrote about him back in May because I’ve devoured his food for years, and I’m familiar with most of...

My Apartment

Mike Quinn August 8, 2016

I have lived in several nice homes during my life. One morning I was surfing the net, and came across these...

Bedway Molding His Career In Wheeling

Steve Novotney August 7, 2016

He’s always known he needs to work with his hands to create something because that’s what he’s always done since...

Ohio County Schools: Part 3 – Football & T.W.B.A.I

Steve Novotney August 6, 2016

(Editor’s Note: This is the third story in a series of articles featuring Ohio County Schools, the district’s new superintendent,...

The Weelunk Weekender: Weelunk Blonde is Back

Jeremy Morris August 5, 2016

This weekend Friday is the night! Find plenty to do across the Friendly City. It’s First Friday! First Fridays, presented...

Wheeler’s BluesFest Dream Keeps Coming True

Steve Novotney August 5, 2016

He caught himself and then he cured himself. Bruce Wheeler was unemployed, painting his own house in the Woodsdale neighborhood...

Ohio County Schools: Where I Grew Up

Brian Cook, Ed. D. August 4, 2016

Sometimes people walk into your life and turn right around and walk away out of your life. However, there are...

Mayor Elliott Announces Committees on Housing, Volunteerism

Allison Skibo August 4, 2016

During the August 2 City Council meeting, Mayor Glenn Elliott discussed the remaining ad hoc committees that he introduced on...

Celebrate Youth Festival a YSS Tradition

Steve Novotney August 3, 2016

For the eighth consecutive year Youth Services System will collect more than 60 local businesses and service organizations this Thursday...

“Coach” Sam Andy: 1940 – 2016

Steve Novotney August 2, 2016

He fought for what he believed in whether he was a coach, a teacher, a member of the Ohio County...

Do Something: Simple. Craft. Beer.

Jeremy Larance August 1, 2016

Hunter S. Thompson once claimed that an old Celtic adage, “Good people drink good beer, “ is just as true...

Resurrection Cometh for Mt. Carmel Monastery

Steve Novotney July 31, 2016

They chose an existence behind towering walls, a spiked, steel grille, and solitary prayer and absolute poverty while living away...

An Idea for a Better Wheeling

Seth Distefano July 30, 2016

Creating a better future for Wheeling through a State Earned Income Tax Credit When you look around Wheeling, the signs...

Do Something: Mountain Bike Trail

Charles Griffith July 29, 2016

Oglebay is excited to announce that phase I of the new Mountain Bike Trails is now open. Nearly three miles...

Ohio County Schools – Part 2 – Education Process

Steve Novotney July 29, 2016

Uniform and phone-in participation policies, the non-renewal of the former superintendent, no-shows by BOE members, tax decreases and then increases,...

Do Something: Community Fitness Challenge

Alyson Hurley July 28, 2016

Liberty Distributors President Mark Peluchette is named winner of inaugural ‘Community Fitness Challenge for Executives’   Naming an overall winner...

Grow OV Partners with Wheeling Health Right

Steve Novotney July 27, 2016

As soon as a vegetable is picked from its vine, it begins to lose nutritional value, and those foods are...

McConnaughy Returns to CCHS Baseball Program

Steve Novotney July 26, 2016

Administrators at Central Catholic High School have appointed Bo McConnaughy as head baseball coach of the Maroon Knights for the...