Impact Makes Its Mark On The CommunityMartha Polinsky April 19, 2016Ohio County, and particularly Wheeling, has a long history of its citizens producing alcohol & tobacco products, and also consuming...
Five Questions: Tom ConnerSteve Novotney April 19, 2016(Editor’s Note: Five questions were distributed to each of Wheeling’s 23 candidates and incumbents running for a council seat or...
Special Olympics Set at WJUPhilip Stahl April 19, 2016More than 100 local athletes will compete in running, walking, track and field, swimming, and bocce at the West Virginia...
Five Questions: Ty ThorngateSteve Novotney April 18, 2016(Editor’s Note: Five questions were distributed to each of Wheeling’s 23 candidates and incumbents running for a council seat or...
Five Questions: Bruce TeachoutSteve Novotney April 17, 2016(Editor’s Note: Each of the three candidates in the race for Ohio County Clerk (all Democrats) was asked to reply...
Ohio Valley Business Execs Compete in Fitness ChallengeAlyson Hurley April 17, 2016Bridging the gap to community wellness, personal fitness Ohio Valley business executives to embark on three-month fitness, nutrition program to...
Deserted Pizza Shop Gets New Slice Of LifeSteve Novotney April 16, 2016Tom’s Pizza was a little different from DiCarlo’s and Tony’s in South Wheeling because that guy would bake the raw...
Five Questions: David MillerSteve Novotney April 15, 2016(Editor’s Note: Five questions were distributed to each of Wheeling’s 23 candidates and incumbents running for a council seat or...
How Dr. Zachary Loughman Became the Crayfish ExpertHannah Mason April 14, 2016If someone had told a 20-year-old Dr. Zachary Loughman that he would someday be studying crayfish and teaching biology at...
Five Questions: Karen Corona MerrittSteve Novotney April 13, 2016(Editor’s Note: Five questions were distributed to each of Wheeling’s 23 candidates and incumbents running for a council seat or...
Five Questions: Lloyd AdamsSteve Novotney April 12, 2016(Editor’s Note: Five questions were distributed to each of Wheeling’s 23 candidates and incumbents running for a council seat or...
Moundsville Adds Three New AttractionsJesse Mestrovic April 12, 2016In spite of all the snow and chilly weather, spring has sprung in Moundsville and we are embracing the spirit...
A Poem – “In Defense of my Dog”Sara Fincham April 11, 2016My mind and my mouth don’t always agree. My mind says, “Just walk away,” but my mouth is the only...
Five Questions: John BishopSteve Novotney April 10, 2016(Editor’s Note: Five questions were distributed to each of Wheeling’s 23 candidates and incumbents running for a council seat or...
Five Questions: Gene FaheySteve Novotney April 9, 2016(Editor’s Note: Five questions were distributed to each of Wheeling’s 23 candidates and incumbents running for a council seat or...
‘Big Bill’s’ Zellers Could Return to WheelingSteve Novotney April 9, 2016They dressed up when they went for dinner at Zellers’ Steak House, and the men likely shined their shoes, too....
Uptight Blogger Seeks Mindfulness: Meditation Workshop at OILaura Jackson Roberts April 8, 2016Oglebay Institute offers a heck of a lot of classes. Art, dance, acting, nature—a wide array of choices. There’s something for...
WJU’s Research Symposium Set for AprilPhilip Stahl April 7, 2016Wheeling Jesuit University’s annual Research & Scholarship Symposium, set for Tuesday, April 12, will showcase the scholarly work of hundreds...
Relay for Life Comes to HilltopMaureen Zambito April 7, 2016Relay for Life comes to the Hilltop as West Liberty University’s sorority Beta Rho Epsilon (BPE) organizes its second annual...
Corpus Christi Strengthens Engages Green InitiativeWeelunk Staff April 7, 2016 Corpus Christi School (CCS) is the first Wheeling-area elementary/middle school to partner with Scrappy Pappy’s, a locally owned, non-landfill affiliated,...
Five Questions: Dave PalmerSteve Novotney April 6, 2016(Editor’s Note: Five questions were distributed to each of Wheeling’s 23 candidates and incumbents running for a council seat or...
Five Questions: Loma NevelsSteve Novotney April 5, 2016(Editor’s Note: Five questions were distributed to each of Wheeling’s 23 candidates and incumbents running for a council seat or...
The Elby’s Empire: Part 6 – Rumors & TruthSteve Novotney April 3, 2016(Writer’s Note: This is the sixth in a series of stories that will concentrate on the history of one of...
Huntiful is BornWeelunk Staff April 2, 2016Weelunk.com launched Nov. 1 2014, and on July 1 2015 her first baby sister was born: Elkinite.com in BEAUTIFUL Elkins, W....
Five Questions: Chris HammSteve Novotney April 2, 2016(Editor’s Note: Five questions were distributed to each of Wheeling’s 23 candidates and incumbents running for a council seat or...
Five Questions – Tony DomenickSteve Novotney April 1, 2016(Editor’s Note: Five questions were distributed to each of Wheeling’s 23 candidates and incumbents running for a council seat or...
Weelunk WeekenderLeeRoy March 31, 2016The first First Friday of Spring and several Oglebay Institute events highlight a great weekend to Do Something in Wheeling,...
TIMMBERRR! Big Timber is in Stores and On Tap Near YouErin Carenbauer Ball March 31, 2016We at Carenbauer Distributing Corp are pleased to announce our new partnership with Big Timber Brewing Company. We’ve had the...
Time Ticking Away on Former Clay SchoolSteve Novotney March 30, 2016(Cover photo by Wheeling resident Wade Augerbright) And there it rests on a footprint stretching 96 feet deep and 300...
A Pear Tree Spring in WheelingCharlie Kleine March 30, 2016Ahh, Springtime in downtown Wheeling. I am new here. During the very hot August of 2015, I moved into the...
Mimes Are Coming!Michael Hires March 29, 2016Magic Circle Mime Company Returns to Educate & Entertain During WSO’s Young People’s Concert Tour The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra (WSO)...
Five Questions: Don AtkinsonSteve Novotney March 29, 2016(Editor’s Note: Five questions were distributed to each of Wheeling’s 23 candidates and incumbents running for a council seat or...
The Toppers Take TexasLeeRoy March 28, 2016The No. 5-ranked West Liberty University men’s basketball team, playing in their fifth Elite Eight in six years, came up...
Wheeling’s Waldrum Rises Above SorrowSteve Novotney March 27, 2016No matter how hard I try again this year, Charles Waldrum won’t have ham with all the fixings for Easter...
Cabaret to Take Center Stage at WJUKelly Klubert March 27, 2016Cabaret, the musical based on the Christopher Isherwood novella ‘Goodbye to Berlin’, and the Druten play ‘I am a Camera,’ will...
A Nickname for Wheeling’s Residents?Steve Novotney March 26, 2016The municipality itself has long owned the nickname “The Friendly City” and most recently “The Wheel,” and marketing slogans like...
Partnership A Boon for Wheeling Craft BrewerSteve Novotney March 25, 2016Distribution was a priority for the owners of the Wheeling Brewing Company even before opening the pub’s door in Centre...
Mabel Files: Harry Truman’s Pop-In at the McLure HotelGerry Griffith March 24, 2016Harry S. Truman concluded his business at the front desk of Wheeling’s McLure Hotel, turned quickly to depart, and bumped...
WPHS Speech & Debate Team Does It Again!Steve Novotney March 23, 2016Danielle Kaminiski and James Miller repeated the same four words as did the captains of last year’s title team, and...
Intermodal Center May Finally Blossom Thanks To Nearby DevelopmentSteve Novotney March 22, 2016It was supposed to be this and that, and it’s not. There are 850 parking spots, and Monday through Friday...
I Worked Under Your BedMike Quinn March 21, 2016You were asleep. You had no idea, but I might have been under your bed working. I was 300 feet...
Grandpa’s Garbage CanLeeRoy March 20, 2016I can’t remember where, but I recently heard someone say, “People from the Ohio Valley are resilient.” I’ve been thinking...
Antiques Lovers’ Dream: WV’s Largest Antiques Show at Wilson LodgeMisty Klug March 20, 2016Wilson Lodge in Oglebay Resort in Wheeling, West Virginia will be transformed into an antiques marketplace April 1-3 as Oglebay Institute presents...
The Elby’s Empire: Part 5 – The Distance RaceSteve Novotney March 19, 2016(Writer’s Note: This is the fifth in a series of stories that will concentrate on the history of one of...
Promising Downtown Wheeling Properties AvailableSteve Novotney March 18, 2016What could be? What could become of two city-owned properties the municipality propped up for grabs three years ago? One...
The Poetry Break: Louise McNeillGlynis Board March 17, 2016Story courtesy of Weelunk partner West Virginia Public Broadcasting West Virginia Poet Laureate and Ohio County resident Marc Harshman...
Morning Drinks On Sunday Could Become A WV RealitySteve Novotney March 16, 2016The “Brunch Bill.” If the referendum ballot issue is approved by the majority of voters in Ohio County, businesses that...
The Right Prescription for West VirginiaBill Ihlenfeld March 15, 2016Reducing the Supply of Painkillers to Ease the Drug Epidemic The drug problem in West Virginia is complex, with many...
Growing Up At 2 Laurel Ave.Bill Hogan March 15, 2016I don’t think I am different from anyone else in that I thought everyone was raised like I was. It...
Betty’s Garden Diary for March 2016Earl Nicodemus March 14, 2016Betty’s Garden Diary March, 2016 Spring is just around the corner! In this issue of Betty’s Garden Diary, we are...
