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County Candidate: Marlene Midget – BOE

Steve Novotney April 22, 2016

(Editor’s Note: Each of the six candidates in the race for two seats on the Ohio County Board of Education...

County Candidate: Sarah Koegler – BOE

Steve Novotney April 20, 2016

(Editor’s Note: Each of the six candidates in the race for two seats on the Ohio County Board of Education...

A Wheeling Icon Celebrates 50 Years as a National Historic Landmark

Emma Wiley November 4, 2024

One of the most iconic structures in the Wheeling skyline is celebrating 50 years as a National Historic Landmark: the...

Arts Festival Returns to Wheeling on August 3

Justice Hudson July 19, 2024

The Arts Festival, put on by the Arts and Cultural Commission each year, will return to Wheeling Park on Saturday,...

New Series Paves the Way for Women’s Financial Wellness

Alex Panas December 22, 2023

Update: Since publication, the ‘Keys to Financial Purpose’ event has been rescheduled to Wednesday, Jan. 3 at 6 p.m. Learn...

Ohio County Public Library Launches Library of Things Collection

Provided October 2, 2023

The Ohio County Public Library has announced a brand new collection called the Library of Things, set to launch on...

Wheeling Heritage Partnership Grant Applications Accepted Through Sept. 30

Provided August 24, 2023

Wheeling Heritage is pleased to announce that applications for their partnership grant program will be accepted through September 30. The...

Bridging Innovate Week Is Coming to Wheeling

Haley Steed April 12, 2023

If you’re a business owner, entrepreneur, or part of an entrepreneur-serving organization (ESO),  hold onto your hats: Bridging Innovation Week is...

Wheeling’s Beloved Science Center Is On The Move!

Hanna Perry November 18, 2022

If you’re familiar with Centre Market, then you’ve probably paid a visit to Libby and Robert Strong at the SMART...

Non-Profits Work Together to Celebrate Good News in Ohio County

Provided April 21, 2022

The Ohio County Family Resource Network has partnered with area non-profits through their Partners in Prevention Team to bring some...

Census Curiosity: What the 1950 Census Means for Wheeling

Emma Wiley March 30, 2022

On April 1, 2022—after 72 years—the National Archives will release the 1950 census records to the general public! Even though...

New Program Teaches Teens How To Farm Flowers and More

Alex Panas March 22, 2022

Gardening can be a fun way for kids to learn practical life skills, and Grow Ohio Valley is giving teens...

Wheeling Heritage Launches a Downtown Housing Survey

Provided October 19, 2021

Wheeling Heritage has launched a survey to learn about the types of housing people would like to see in downtown...

Nonprofits Work Together to Celebrate Good News in Ohio County

Provided April 26, 2021

Contact: Claudia Raymer, Executive Director Phone: 304-232-5600 E-Mail: ohiocountyfrn@yahoo.com Wheeling, WV The Ohio County Family Resource Network has partnered with...

Art Flourishes During Pandemic – Student Artists Honored at Oglebay Institute’s Stifel Fine Arts Center

Misty Klug January 23, 2021

There is no shortage of art being created during the COVID-19 pandemic. Artists, of all ages, from around the globe,...

Wheeling’s Best Virtual Fitness Classes

Jennifer Materkoski January 8, 2021

Oftentimes the new year is a time to place a renewed focus on physical fitness and lifestyle changes. While gyms...

Nelson Jordan Center a Place of Refuge

Ron Scott Jr. September 22, 2020

Weelunk is committed to telling Wheeling’s story. Our goal is to encourage conversation and engage everyone in what’s happening here....

BYGONE COMEBACKS: Bakers Baking Up New Traditions

Jennifer Materkoski August 3, 2020

Editor’s note: Have you noticed lately that bits of the past are creeping into the present? We’re gardening more, going...

WEEREAD: Practicing Silence — New and Selected Verses

Laura Lynn Brown July 25, 2020

What is silence? Our first thought is usually absence of sound. In Bonnie Thurston’s poetry collection “Practicing Silence,” silence is...

Master Gardeners Make a Difference in Community

Earl Nicodemus July 17, 2020

Did you like to play in the dirt when you were a little girl or boy? Do you still like...

Wheeling Heritage Trail: From Railroad to Walking Trail

Alex Warren June 26, 2020

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, getting out of the house for fresh air has become a necessity and, of course, Wheeling...

Community Gardens: Green and Growing in Wheeling

Laura Jackson Roberts May 26, 2020

With Victory Gardens springing up all over the Ohio Valley and residents reconnecting with the land and the time-honored tradition...

The Year of the Nurse: National Nurses Week Carries Extra Significance in 2020

Kelly Strautmann May 6, 2020

Editor’s note: Look for Weelunk’s Q&A stories with several Ohio Valley nurses in the coming days in honor of National...

Plant a Tree for Earth Day

Provided April 22, 2020

The WVU Extension Service of Ohio County and Wheeling’s Parks and Recreation Department invite the public to celebrate Earth Day...

SUSPENDED AGGRAVATION: Chapter 7

Nora Edinger March 15, 2020

Editor’s note: Suspended Aggravation is an original, Wheeling-centric novel by Nora Edinger and is published exclusively through Weelunk. While some...

‘Suspended Aggravation’: Chapter 5

Nora Edinger March 1, 2020

Editor’s note: Suspended Aggravation is an original, Wheeling-centric novel by Nora Edinger and is published exclusively through Weelunk. While some...

Being Good Samaritans — A Primer for Wheeling Citizens

Ellen Brafford McCroskey February 26, 2020

ou’re headed home from work on a brisk winter evening. The light turns red, and you hit the brake, mentally...

‘Suspended Aggravation’: Chapter 1

Nora Edinger February 2, 2020

Editor’s note: Suspended Aggravation is an original, Wheeling-centric novel by Nora Edinger and is published exclusively through Weelunk. While some...

AS I SEE IT: Along Party Lines

Ellen Brafford McCroskey February 1, 2020

here were two types of girls in the ’70s — those who had their very own telephones in their bedrooms,...

SHOW OF HANDS: Female Entrepreneur Edition Set for Wednesday

Phyllis Sigal January 21, 2020

“On my own I will just create, and if it works, it works, and if it doesn’t, I’ll create something...

B.E. Taylor Christmas Star Shines On

Betsy Bethel-McFarland December 18, 2019

he first time I talked to B.E. Taylor, I was a young reporter at The Times Leader. I was assigned...

FRIDAY TRYDAY: Oglebay’s Frosted Hilltop

Laura Jackson Roberts December 6, 2019

Editor’s note: Laura Jackson Roberts loves a new adventure. And in that vein, we’ve started our occasional  “FRIDAY TRYDAY” series,...

The ‘Wheeling Reads: One Book, One Community’ Winning Book Is …

Phyllis Sigal November 1, 2019

Editor’s note: As the clock struck midnight last night, the voting ceased, and the victor emerged … by just one...

Echoes … Of Life on Top of Violet Hill

Anne Hazlett Foreman October 26, 2019

Editor’s note: Last week, Anne Hazlett Foreman shared Echoes … Of Life Below Violet Hill. Today, we read about life...

No Shortage of Good Food … and Dinosaurs … at Upcoming Show of Hands

Phyllis Sigal October 22, 2019

ne is shooting for a “dino-mite” win. Another is no chicken in this match. A third is really working it...

Unlock Your History: Workshop Will Help Explore German and Scandinavian Roots

Provided October 6, 2019

It’s time to dig out those yellowed, hand-written letters that Great Aunt Katharina in Old Europe wrote to Grandma over here in the USA.

Wee Asked Reno DiOrio

Jeremy Morris July 29, 2019

WEEasked some simple questions — and your neighbors, friends, co-workers, acquaintances, even some strangers, answered. Get to know them a...

Wee Asked Cheryl Harshman

Phyllis Sigal July 15, 2019

WEEasked some simple questions — and your neighbors, friends, co-workers, acquaintances, even some strangers, answered. Get to know them a...

Party On, Kids!

Stacey Miller Sacco June 14, 2019

Editor’s note: In an effort to help Wheeling families navigate what’s offered here, this story presents some options for kids’...

IN SEARCH OF THIRD PLACES: The Ohio County Public Library

Phil Gable June 12, 2019

Author’s note: In his work, The Great Good Place, urban sociologist Ray Oldenburg coined the term “third place” to define...

Wee Asked Dr. William Mercer

Phyllis Sigal June 10, 2019

WEEasked some simple questions — and your neighbors, friends, co-workers, acquaintances, even some strangers, answered. Get to know them a...

Second Annual Conference to Shed Light on Mental Illness

Laura Jackson Roberts May 31, 2019

f there’s one word that describes Amy Gamble, the executive director of the National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI) Greater...

Wee Asked Hydie Friend

Jeremy Morris May 20, 2019

WEEasked some simple questions — and your neighbors, friends, co-workers, acquaintances, even some strangers, answered. Get to know them a...

Wee Asked Sister Joanne Gonter

Anne Hazlett Foreman May 6, 2019

WEEasked some simple questions — and your neighbors, friends, co-workers, acquaintances, even some strangers, answered. Get to know them a...

Local Secret Worth Sharing: Home for Men Celebrates 90 Years of Service

Ellen Brafford McCroskey May 1, 2019

“One of the secrets of life is that all that is really worth doing is what we do for others.” ...

What We Lost at Wheeling Jesuit University

Kelly Strautmann April 14, 2019

Author’s note: It was impossible for me to write a piece on WJU objectively, so I did a deep dive...

PHYLosophy: ‘Why Are Newfoundlanders Bad at Knock-Knock Jokes?’

Phyllis Sigal April 13, 2019

“We were all exhausted — just spent. Most of us had been up for five days straight working But somehow...

Park ‘Speechies’ Unite! Remembering 40 Winning Years

Phyllis Sigal April 5, 2019

Author’s note: As a parent of two “speechies” from 2004-06 when the team won its 25th, 26th and 27th state...

WSO to Welcome John Devlin as Music Director Candidate

Phyllis Sigal March 11, 2019

Editor’s note: We changed up our WEEasked series a few times over the past several months, asking specific questions to...

Mayor Elliott Delivers State of the City Address

Glenn Elliott February 26, 2019

Editor’s note: Here is the complete text of Mayor Glenn Elliott’s State of the City Address delivered at noon, Feb....