Wheeling’s Real Life M*A*S*H CoupleEmma Wiley May 17, 2021While many people have undoubtedly watched the wildly popular 70s sitcom, M*A*S*H, most probably don’t realize that Wheeling has its...
Meet The WV YouTube Creator Who Is Helping Solve Cold CasesRich Wooding March 24, 2021When you’re a West Virginia-based true crime YouTube creator with 60,000+ followers and law enforcement agencies contact you for help…you’re...
Father-Son Duo Creates Podcast to Spread PositivitySarah Clark March 12, 2021“Everything we do is about love. We’re doing it without a pat on the back. Where do we go from...
Martha Leos: 40 Years as a Wheeling Seamstress & TailorWheeling Heritage Media January 27, 2021Fashion trends come and go, but a perfectly-tailored outfit is always in style. Wheeling seamstress and tailor Martha Leos knows...
Why Wheeling: Lena SlivchenkoRosemary Ketchum January 19, 2021Longtime trends have shown that quality community recreation is a driving force for attracting new residents to a city while...
Add This Wheeling Icon To Your Holiday Mailing ListAlex Panas December 16, 2020The holiday season is about spreading cheer, and one member of the Wheeling community could use some extra kindness this...
Why Wheeling: John and Camille DevlinRosemary Ketchum November 11, 2020According to The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, “the arts and culture sector contributes $1.5 billion to West Virginia’s economy, representing...
Remembering Bill HoganWeelunk Staff November 10, 2020Bill Hogan’s posts on Weelunk mirrored his personality in every word, phrase and sentence. Whether he was recalling life in...
Haunting Tales from a Local Paranormal InvestigatorMiranda Tharp October 21, 2020It’s that time of the year where everyone is watching scary movies, going to haunted houses, and doing all the...
Get to Know Wheeling Heritage’s Show of Hands ContestantsAlex Panas October 9, 2020The latest round of Show of Hands is set to begin on Oct. 26. The virtual event will showcase four...
Why Wheeling: One Couple Trades Virginia for the Friendly CityRosemary Ketchum September 25, 2020Writer’s Note: For years, the state of West Virginia has been in population free fall. People leave our state for...
LIKE NIGHT AND DAY: Financial Planner Makes Order Out of Chaos With DriftingCassie Bendel August 31, 2020Editor’s note: People aren’t always defined by their day jobs. There are plenty who have quite fascinating second jobs or...
Friends, Artists Remember Wheeling Playwright Tom StobartDaniel Flatley August 28, 2020Editor’s note: Two memorials are scheduled for Tom Stobart. The first is at 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30, via Towngate...
Wheeling Man’s Hobby Proves ‘It’s a Small World’Taylor Abbott August 19, 2020The world today is a small one. Just think about it. With a few connecting flights you can literally find...
She Bought the House ‘Because It Felt Like Home’Betsy Sweeny August 12, 2020I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about home lately. First, because I’m stuck in mine, and mostly, because I...
LIKE NIGHT AND DAY: Funeral Director Finds ‘Pocket’ of Community in Roller DerbyCassie Bendel July 28, 2020Editor’s note: People aren’t always defined by their day jobs. There are plenty who have quite fascinating second jobs or...
Reuben Rouse: ‘Raised on Love’Nora Edinger July 15, 2020Editor’s note: Weelunk is committed to sharing the city’s diverse stories, including those that combat systemic racism. Today’s post features...
Talking With Elders: ‘The Closest Thing to Time Travel’Phyllis Sigal July 7, 2020We can learn a lot from our elders; that’s something we’ve always heard. Wheeling Park High School social studies teacher...
The Road From Small Town to Published Author: Two Marshall County Natives Release BooksKelly Strautmann June 27, 2020Author’s note: It was a pleasure to write about two people from my small hometown — a younger schoolmate and...
WEEAsked: Owens Brown, President of the West Virginia NAACPEllen Brafford McCroskey June 17, 2020George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor. These three are the latest to be sacrificed for the inequities of our society....
DOWNTOWN DO-OVER: Connors ‘Cornering’ the MarketNora Edinger June 15, 2020Editor’s note: In this occasional series, Weelunk has looked at downtown’s re-development — from the biggest catalysts to block-by-block changes....
Face Masks: Fashion Statement and Sign of the COVID-19 TimesPhyllis Sigal June 12, 2020The Rolling Stones lips logo, political statements, camouflage, the American flag, designer logos, humorous sayings (“like a good neighbor, stay...
The Inspiration, Wisdom, And Courage Of Ann ThomasSteve Novotney June 3, 2020Editor’s note: This week, Weelunk will pause our normally scheduled programming to highlight stories that feature Black narratives. We have...
Corey Kidd Finds Balance During COVID-19 … On a UnicyclePhyllis Sigal May 27, 2020Nope, she didn’t want to join the circus as a kid. But, as an adult, Corey Kidd decided to take...
NATIONAL NURSES WEEK: Chante Gonzales, Wheeling HospitalKelly Strautmann May 13, 2020Editor’s note: We owe our nurses everywhere a big thank you and more appreciation than ever for helping us through this...
Polio Survivor Recalls Earlier Pandemic EraNora Edinger May 11, 2020Today, it’s easy enough for Wheeling residents to check the day’s infection and death tallies for COVID-19, the pandemic of...
Lady Gaga’s Foundation Makes Sweet Donation to Wheeling Hospital StaffPhyllis Sigal May 8, 2020A delivery of sweets made their way to Wheeling Hospital thanks to Lady Gaga, her mom Cynthia Germanotta and the Born This Way Foundation.
Wheeling’s Women Are Slam DunksStacey Miller Sacco May 4, 2020Wheeling loves sports. This is evident by the high participation in every Ohio Valley Athletic Conference event. You know it...
HELPERS: Celebrate the Helpers Among Us — Allison HickeyKathy Bonenberger April 27, 2020At Weelunk, we’re all about keeping you connected to your community. Because that looks a little different right now, we’re...
Eloped! COVID-19 Bride, WWII Bride Can RelateNora Edinger April 24, 2020At Weelunk, we’re all about keeping you connected to your community. Because that looks a little different right now, we’re...
North Wheeling 10-Year-Old, Mail Carrier Strike Up a ‘Penship’Phyllis Sigal April 21, 2020At Weelunk, we’re all about keeping you connected to your community. Because that looks a little different right now, we’re...
WVNCC is 3D-Printing N95 Masks in School’s MakerspaceEllen Brafford McCroskey April 20, 2020Before the current COVID-19 pandemic, students used the West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) Makerspace as a collaborative workspace where...
WHEELING@WORK: Prager’s Experience and 311 System Make Wheeling Homes SaferCassie Bendel April 17, 2020Editor’s note: Our series, “Wheeling@Work,” is an effort to provide readers with insight and information into our city government, highlighting...
WOMEN IN HISTORY: These Wheeling Women Made Music HistoryStacey Miller Sacco March 31, 2020Throughout March — Women’s History Month — Weelunk will feature stories about women who have made history and women who...
COVID-19: Mask-Makers Are Doing ‘Sew’ Much to HelpPhyllis Sigal March 30, 2020Editor’s note: At Weelunk, we’re all about keeping you connected to your community. Because that looks a little different right...
Radio Host Keeps Greek Music Alive in Ohio ValleyMaria E. Sticco March 25, 2020Editor’s note: Today, March 25, 2020, is Greek Independence Day, a national holiday celebrated annually in Greece, commemorating the start...
WOMEN IN HISTORY: A Nun’s Life — Yesterday, Today, TomorrowNora Edinger March 24, 2020Editor’s note: Of all the forms of spirituality practiced in Wheeling, perhaps the least understood is that of the various...
COVID-19: Sidewalk Chalk Inspirational Messages Offer HopePhyllis Sigal March 23, 2020Editor’s note: At Weelunk, we’re all about keeping you connected to your community. Since that looks a little different right...
WOMEN IN HISTORY: Wheeling Nurses Share Tales From Their Military DaysKelly Strautmann March 17, 2020Editor’s note: Throughout March — Women’s History Month — Weelunk will feature stories about women who have made history and...
WOMEN IN HISTORY: Wheeling Women Rewrite History BooksChristina Fisanick March 6, 2020Editor’s note: Throughout March — Women’s History Month — Weelunk will feature stories about women who have made history and...
Wheeling Refs See March Madness Up CloseNora Edinger March 4, 2020here are nosebleed seats, courtside seats and everything in between. But three Wheeling men will have a view of the...
Wheeling Heritage Announces Riley’s Retirement; Appoints Weld as Next Executive DirectorProvided February 28, 2020Wheeling Heritage announced today that Arch W. Riley Jr. is set to leave his position as the executive director on...
WEEasked: Leslie Hodgson Nails It On the JobPhyllis Sigal February 24, 2020WEEasked some simple questions — and your neighbors, friends, coworkers, acquaintances, even some strangers, answered. Get to know them a...
DOWNTOWN LIVING: Just the Right Downsize for Orphy and Mary JoPhyllis Sigal February 21, 2020rphy and Mary Jo Klempa are not part of the new wave of “downtowners.” It was about six years ago...
Third Generation Campeti Puts Heart Into SolesPhyllis Sigal February 11, 2020“I can fix about anything.” That’s Joe Campeti talking — the third generation of artisans repairing shoes since 1904 —...
How WEE Met Winners: First Meeting Was a Real Ice-BreakerPhyllis Sigal February 10, 2020John Tankovits still feels like that lucky teenage boy who met the love of his life on a winter’s night...
VOTE: Choose a Winner for Our Valentine’s Day Contest!Wheeling Heritage Media February 3, 2020The finalists are here! We chose our top three “How WEE Met” entries and asked each couple to share their...
DOWNTOWN LIVING: The Writing on the Wall at Boury Lofts Was a Good SignPhyllis Sigal January 29, 2020Editor’s note: While downtown Wheeling living has always been a thing, it seems as if there are more apartments than...
Come to Serve, Stay to Build: AmeriCorps Alumni Take Part in Wheeling’s RenaissanceNick Musgrave January 28, 2020early 650 AmeriCorps members come to the Mountain State each year to complete a term of service in West Virginia...
WEEasked: ‘Proud West Virginian’ Barbara LaRuePhyllis Sigal January 27, 2020WEEasked some simple questions — and your neighbors, friends, coworkers, acquaintances, even some strangers, answered. Get to know them a...
