Adolescent Mental Illness (Part 1): Health Issues on the RiseLaura Jackson Roberts December 13, 2019he need for mental health care and awareness is a growing problem in our state and the Ohio Valley. Now,...
WORKING OUR WAY BACK TO YOU: The Lyric That Brought Her HomeJessica Broverman December 11, 2019Editor’s note: Our series, Working Our Way Back to You, profiles Ohio Valley natives who have left town but returned...
Soul Is the Goal for Church Christmas ProgramsNora Edinger December 4, 2019id you ever wear angel wings constructed out of wire coat hangers and tinsel? Or was it a shepherd’s costume...
Women’s Giving Circle Inspires Giving Year-RoundLaurie Conway November 26, 2019s we celebrate Thanksgiving this week, being grateful and giving back to the community are at the forefront of many...
A Big Crop of Gratitude at Public Market’s Ribbon CuttingPhyllis Sigal November 21, 2019“Trust that meaningful conversation can change the world. Rely on human goodness. Stay together.” — Margaret Wheatley, writer, management consultant...
Little Library Kiosk Whisks You Away to Story LandNora Edinger November 19, 2019here are LIBRARIES. And, there are libraries One of the latter — a wee kiosk of books and stripey art...
SleepOut Proves How Homelessness Can Hit HomeCassie Bendel November 16, 2019am a total wimp. When it came down to it, I lasted about an hour at last week’s Wheeling SleepOut...
WORKING OUR WAY BACK TO YOU: Gerry Reilly on Doing History RightPhil Gable November 6, 2019Editor’s note: Our series, Working Our Way Back to You, profiles Ohio Valley natives who have left town but returned...
ROBERTS RUMINATES: Buzz OffLaura Jackson Roberts November 2, 2019t’s time for school pictures again. That means haircuts, which means considerable whining and negotiation. It’s a necessary chore, but...
Discriminating Tastes: A Ghostly TaleRich Knoblich October 31, 2019Note: This is a fictional tale. Rich Knoblich, WV storyteller and a regular winner of the Liar Contest at the...
ONE TANK TRIPS: Unusual Hiking at Piatt ParkLaura Jackson Roberts October 28, 2019f you’re looking for unique geology, Ohio has some options. At Hocking Hills State Park in Logan, visitors can explore...
Couple Makes Strong Case for Dinosaur Project, Wins By a Head at Show of HandsPhyllis Sigal October 23, 2019hat do you call a T. rex who can’t accept defeat? … A “saur” — (sore!) — loser. Well, that...
Hide and Seek: OV Docs, Patients Trying to Find New NormalNora Edinger October 23, 2019Editor’s note: Following the sudden closures of Ohio Valley Medical Center and East Ohio Regional Hospital in recent weeks, more...
ECHOES … Of Life Below Violet HillAnne Hazlett Foreman October 19, 2019ong before my family moved to the brown stucco house at the top of Chicken Neck Hill overlooking Elm Run,...
Little Local Entrepreneurs Following in Famous FootstepsPhyllis Sigal October 4, 2019hat do Mark Zuckerberg, Matthew Mullenweg, David Karp, Blake Ross and Jo Malone have in common? They were all entrepreneurs...
PROFILES IN PERSEVERANCE: Meet Susan HaganEllen Brafford McCroskey October 2, 2019Editor’s note: In this series, Weelunk readers will meet their neighbors who are successfully navigating the road of recovery. Like...
WORKING OUR WAY BACK TO YOU: Ellen Gano and the Clarifying ObjectivePhil Gable September 24, 2019Editor’s note: Our series, Working Our Way Back to You, will profile Ohio Valley natives who have left town but...
Wee Asked Molly Check from the Oglebay Environmental Education CenterLaura Jackson Roberts September 23, 2019WEEasked some simple questions — and your neighbors, friends, co-workers, acquaintances, even some strangers, answered. Get to know them a...
Environment, Justice & Peace: WEJP Radio Offers Progressive Alternative ProgrammingEllen Brafford McCroskey September 21, 2019n order to be fully informed on current issues affecting the environment, peace and justice, John M. Morgan believes that...
DOWNTOWN DO-OVER: No Block Left UnturnedWeelunk Staff September 16, 2019Editor’s note: Many of the Downtown Do-Overs featured in this occasional Weelunk series have been major projects — from WesBanco...
TIME TO GREEN UP: Solar — ‘Go Big or Go Home’ Need Not ApplyNora Edinger September 9, 2019Editor’s note: If going solar sounds intriguing, but you are worried it’s too pricey, too “panelly,” or just, well, too...
Warwood Farmers Market: More Than Just Tomatoes and PotatoesMatthew Rafa September 8, 2019f you through Warwood on a Tuesday afternoon, you might notice a gathering of canopies, food trucks and people. The...
West Virginia’s Remarkable BatsLaura Jackson Roberts September 6, 2019’ve got a history with bats. For 40 years, they’ve been invading my summers and my homes. A bat slammed...
WVNCC Launches New App and Redesigned WebsiteProvided September 1, 2019West Virginia Northern Community College has launched a new app, WVNCC GO, making it easier for students and the community...
Celebrating the Musical Women of Coal Country: Karen Collins, Elaine Purkey Remember Hazel DickensSeán Duffy August 26, 2019he Ohio County Public Library and the WALS Foundation will celebrate Reuther-Pollack Labor Heritage Week through the music of two...
BILL HOGAN’S MUSINGS: Poppa’s One, Two, ThreeBill Hogan August 24, 2019riving through Wheeling Park, I noticed a sign — “Bandstand” — and followed it to the top of the hill....
Vineyard at 40: Still a ‘Rock and Roll Church’Nora Edinger August 23, 2019he naked ladies were a bit of a stretch, but if there were ever a church that could cope with...
PROFILES IN PERSEVERANCE: Meet Mary HessEllen Brafford McCroskey August 20, 2019Editor’s note: In this series, Weelunk readers will meet their neighbors who are successfully navigating the road of recovery. Like...
Building a Stronger Community — One Gnome at a TimeKelly Strautmann August 17, 2019here is a place in Wheeling where you can meet new friends and be creative. Where a beautiful resident tortoiseshell...
TALES OF INDELIBLE INK: On Dragonfly WingsEllen Brafford McCroskey August 9, 2019Writer’s note: Tattooing has been done for centuries for a variety of reasons. Some cultures tattooed for religious reasons; others...
Getting Along Swimmingly With ‘Miss Pudgie’Nora Edinger August 5, 2019ou may be 5 and full of the moxie only a fine pair of water wings can bring, but don’t...
TALES OF INDELIBLE INK: The Roots of LoveEllen Brafford McCroskey August 4, 2019Writer’s note: Tattooing has been done for centuries for a variety of reasons. Some cultures tattooed for religious reasons; others...
Those Were the Days: Veteran Broadcaster Shares Jamboree MemoriesEllen Brafford McCroskey July 20, 2019Editor’s note: Here in the Ohio Valley, the third weekend in July has meant an annual pilgrimage to Jamboree In...
A VIEW FROM THE MOON: First Footprints on the Moon — 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11Robert E. Strong July 20, 2019or untold generations, human beings had looked at the moon and wondered … What was it? Was it a God?...
Will Charter Schools Land in Ohio County?Nora Edinger July 12, 2019Editor’s note: As this story was in final production, the West Virginia Education Association (teachers union) launched a lawsuit that...
DiOrio’s Journey to Coffee and ContentmentJeremy Morris July 8, 2019Editor’s note: Wheeling has cultivated a number of men and women who are outstanding in their chosen fields — the...
Caring for Coley: Mother, Daughter Give Hope to One AnotherLaura Jackson Roberts July 2, 2019’ve been hearing about Lisa and Nicole Goodson from a friend for over a year now. You have to write...
Wee Asked Sean DuffyPhyllis Sigal June 24, 2019WEEasked some simple questions — and your neighbors, friends, co-workers, acquaintances, even some strangers, answered. Get to know them a...
ECHOES … Of Guns and Rose — Tales of Summer Vacations Long AgoAnne Hazlett Foreman June 22, 2019here is no place hotter in August than Vicksburg, Mississippi. It was just one of many of our destinations during...
YSS Celebrates Community, Growth and 45 Years of ServiceJessica Broverman June 21, 2019or 45 years, Youth Services System Inc. has provided the Ohio Valley with programs to assist anyone in need of...
IN SEARCH OF THIRD PLACES: The Ohio County Public LibraryPhil Gable June 12, 2019Author’s note: In his work, The Great Good Place, urban sociologist Ray Oldenburg coined the term “third place” to define...
Wee Asked Dr. William MercerPhyllis Sigal June 10, 2019WEEasked some simple questions — and your neighbors, friends, co-workers, acquaintances, even some strangers, answered. Get to know them a...
Roberts Ruminates: Horrible CreaturesLaura Jackson Roberts June 8, 2019’ve got a lot of critters in my house. They’re all rescues. Our collie mix came from Marshall County Animal...
Medicine, Money and Making it all Work: Three Stories of Working WomenCassie Bendel June 7, 2019years. That’s how long it took the right for women to vote to move from constitutional amendment to law in...
Second Annual Conference to Shed Light on Mental IllnessLaura Jackson Roberts May 31, 2019f there’s one word that describes Amy Gamble, the executive director of the National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI) Greater...
Ohio Valley EVENTS Heating UpWeelunk Staff May 30, 2019HOT TIME IN THE OLD TOWN Since 2002, the Wheeling Feeling Chili Cook-Off has been a summer staple at Heritage...
A VIEW FROM THE MOON: SMART-Center Turns 25 — 50 Years Ago (Part 2)Robert E. Strong May 28, 2019Recap: In Part 1, we find my youthful 10-year-old self, 50 years my present-day junior, has been called to the...
The House in the Photo: A History of Echo ManorLaura Jackson Roberts May 24, 2019here are many images of Wheeling from its early days, but certain photos just stick with us. One, in particular,...
Wee Asked Hydie FriendJeremy Morris May 20, 2019WEEasked some simple questions — and your neighbors, friends, co-workers, acquaintances, even some strangers, answered. Get to know them a...
People’s University Uncovers the Obscure McLure Christina Fisanick May 19, 2019Editor’s note: The Ohio County Public Library has launched its 26th People’s University, an eight-week series featuring weird, wild, wacky,...
