Scatterday Wants Everyone ‘All-In For Wheeling’Steve Novotney May 28, 2016An “idea” wall that serves as a wish list is something Wendy Scatterday collected during her listening tour and successful...
A Broken PROMISEJason Marling May 14, 2016The PROMISE Scholarship is a $4,750 scholarship awarded to West Virginia graduating seniors who maintain at least a 3.0 grade...
Election Prep: MayorWeelunk Staff May 8, 2016Do Something. Vote May 10. In the race for Wheeling mayor, four candidates wish to follow the two terms...
Election Prep: City Council Ward 6Weelunk Staff May 8, 2016Do Something. Vote May 10. Ward 6 will select a new representative on Wheeling Council. Gene Fahey has represented the...
Election Prep: City Council Ward 5Weelunk Staff May 8, 2016Do Something. Vote May 10. Wheeling’s Ward 5 includes a fraction of Woodsdale plus Edgwood, Pleasanton, Dimmeydale, and the...
Election Prep: City Council Ward 4Weelunk Staff May 7, 2016Do Something. Vote May 10. Wheeling’s 4th Ward includes much of the Woodsdale section of Wheeling, an area stoked with...
Election Prep: Ohio County SheriffWeelunk Staff May 7, 2016Do Something. Vote May 10. Steve Novotney was able to solicit answers to the same questions from four of the...
Election Prep: City Council Ward 1Weelunk Staff May 5, 2016Do Something. Vote May 10. Because Gloria Delbrugge made the decision to retire from public service after 12 years as...
County Candidate: Tom Howard – SheriffSteve Novotney May 1, 2016(Editor’s Note: Each of the five candidates in the race for Ohio County Sheriff was asked to reply to six...
County Candidate: Martin Kimball – SheriffSteve Novotney April 30, 2016(Editor’s Note: Each of the five candidates in the race for Ohio County Sheriff was asked to reply to six...
County Candidate: John Powell – SheriffSteve Novotney April 21, 2016(Editor’s Note: Each of the five candidates in the race for Ohio County Sheriff was asked to reply to six...
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...
Wheeling’s Election: Charter Review, OrdinancesSteve Novotney February 26, 2016Two questions. A Charter Review? Which ordinances should be tweaked or trashed? The City Charter dictates how many wards there are...
The Elby’s Empire: Part 3 – The GrubSteve Novotney February 20, 2016(Writer’s Note: This is the third in a series of stories that will concentrate on the history of one of...
History & Mystery Of Wheeling Castle RevealedJoe Roxby February 12, 2016Introduction by Steve Novotney It depends on the time of year it is, and that’s because during the spring and...
Stadiums Offers Sporting CuisineSteve Novotney January 29, 2016It was supposed to be about her son’s 21st birthday and a game on the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field....
Candidates, Incumbents – Wheeling’s Recreation FacilitiesSteve Novotney January 9, 2016Playing baseball on the big field at the Patterson complex was a huge deal decades ago for local ballplayers, and...
Kaleidoscope Activity Day to Benefit the Gabriel ProjectHaley Steed December 2, 2015People of the Ohio Valley rejoice: Kaleidoscope Activity Day is back, with a new home at West Liberty University’s Gary...
City Charter Changes: Who, What & WhySteve Novotney October 23, 2015It has been nearly a quarter of a century since the city of Wheeling’s Charter has been completely reviewed and...
The Balancing Act of Erikka StorchSteve Novotney September 20, 2015It’s a Chicken Cobb salad. The ingredients are supposed to be scattered about and pretty much everywhere within the bowl....
Vagabond Chef Uncovers Food For ThoughtSteve Novotney September 16, 2015He’s a vagabond, after all, and that is why Matt Welsch had to follow the urge to jump on his...
The Mabel Files: The 1924 Benwood Mine DisasterGerry Griffith September 13, 2015 With a loud click, a wrinkled shaky hand placed 15 cents on the glass countertop of Tom Minns’ confectionary...
What Could Be Next For Downtown’s 1100 Block?Steve Novotney September 9, 2015The owners of the structures were not actively marketing the properties, and they also were not protecting the interiors from...
Sixth ‘Show Of Hands’ Set For WednesdaySteve Novotney September 1, 2015A diverse collection of local presenters will be featured during ReInvent Wheeling’s “Show of Hands” event this Wednesday evening at...
Reinstating Pluto as a PlanetRobert E. Strong August 17, 2015The July 12, 2015 article about Pluto was the start of a four-part series (Is Pluto a Planet?). The goal of the first...
Q&A: David Palmer — “I Want to Be a Part of It.”Steve Novotney August 16, 2015For David Palmer, it’s a “Wheeling thing.” He’s been a cop, a fireman, and the city’s Code Enforcement Officer, and...
New Endeavors at Olney Friends SchoolChristina Fisanick July 30, 2015I arrived on campus just in time for lunch, which gave me the perfect opportunity to learn all about the...
‘Hoodstock’ to Feature Wild Cherry HistorySteve Novotney July 25, 2015Yeah they was dancin’ and singin’ and movin’ to the groovin’ And just when it hit me somebody turned around...
Is Pluto a Planet?Robert E. Strong July 12, 2015Do you know what a planet is? Most of us can tell the difference between a planet and a star...
Flood Insurance Remains an Issue in WheelingSteve Novotney July 2, 2015It just doesn’t seem fair. According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, property owners on Wheeling Island and along Big...
Q&A: Bishop Michael Bransfield: “Work Is A Necessity.”Steve Novotney June 21, 2015There have been many changes within the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston that have taken place since Dec. 9, 2004, the day...
The Mabel Files: Centre MarketGerry Griffith April 13, 2015The Mabel Files: Part 11 Learning the Colorful History of a Keystone Wheeling Neighborhood It was a sweltering July Saturday...
The Wheeling Mob: Part 3Steve Novotney April 11, 2015WARNING: This article contains explicit language and subject matter that is not suitable for children. This is R-rated. (Writer’s...
Wheeling Local Movement Gets National AssistanceGlynis Board March 30, 2015West Virginia Public Broadcasting and Weelunk.com Listen to story here: WVPublic.org Momentum continues to mount behind local food and local...
Locals Needed for Local Foods, Local Places WorkshopSteve Novotney March 25, 2015Now is the time, Ken Peralta insists, for the community to become directly involved with a dual project along Grandview...
McKees Find Harmony In WheelingSteve Novotney February 9, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com They turned to science. Algorithms and crap like that. The stuff that originated with the real-life matchmakers...
Festival Of Lights – The Untold StoriesSteve Novotney December 21, 2014By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com Bill Koegler would drive from Oglebay Park to the Greggsville section of Wheeling at the bottom...
OV Connect Annual Lunch Provides Forum For Provocative Q&A SessionSteve Novotney November 22, 2014Wheeling Mayor Andy McKenzie, Ohio County Administrator Greg Stewart, Vice Mayor Gene Fahey, and City Manager Robert Herron interacted with...
Q and A: Don AtkinsonSteve Novotney November 15, 2014By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com He calls it a wrecker. The rest of the world calls it a tow truck. But...
Veterans Have Earned and Deserve Our Help and SupportSteve Novotney November 7, 2014By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com Once upon a time, “big boys” did not cry after returning home from war. They did...
