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...
WEE Think You’re Going to Fall for ‘Suspended Aggravation’Phyllis Sigal January 26, 2020He’s back! Allie Bennett never expected to see Gabe Morelli again after he hung her heart out to dry in...
INDELIBLE INK: You Have to See the BeautyEllen McCroskey January 24, 2020Writer’s note: Tattooing has been done for centuries for a variety of reasons. Some cultures tattooed for religious reasons; others...
At Show of Hands, Corey Kidd Takes the Cake … and $11,350Phyllis Sigal January 22, 2020record crowd of 600. A sea of friendly faces. The biggest winner’s check ever — $11,350. That all made for...
WHEELING@WORK: Jebbia Cares for the Place We Call Home Cassie Bendel January 20, 2020Editor’s note: Our series, “Wheeling@Work,” is an effort to provide readers with insight and information into our city government, highlighting...
DOWNTOWN LIVING: Church Bells Get Her to Work on TimePhyllis Sigal January 8, 2020Editor’s note: While downtown Wheeling living has always been a thing, it seems as if there are more apartments than...
2020 Vision: Wheeling Leaders Looking AheadNora Edinger January 1, 2020eelunk doesn’t have a crystal ball to foresee how Wheeling’s future will unfold in 2020, but today’s post is the...
Cold Hands, Warm Heart: Park Manager Loves His WorkNora Edinger December 20, 2019ometimes it takes a village. Other times, one guy will pretty much do. The latter seems to be the case...
WHEELING@WORK: Schwertfeger Proud To Be Home as Chief of PoliceCassie Bendel December 17, 2019Editor’s note: Our series, “Wheeling@Work,” is an effort to provide readers with insight and information into our city government, highlighting...
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...
WHEELING@WORK: McIntyre Embraces Career Second Act as Finance DirectorCassie Bendel December 3, 2019Editor’s note: Our series, “Wheeling@Work,” is an effort to provide readers with insight and information into our city government, highlighting...
Browsing With Book People at Vigilant BookstoreLaura Jackson Roberts November 25, 2019ave you ever seen someone adrift in a bookstore? It can be a tiny space, and yet they look lost...
WORKING OUR WAY BACK TO YOU: Jennifer Mathieu on Traveling Home to Help StudentsJessica Broverman November 22, 2019Editor’s note: Our series, Working Our Way Back to You, profiles Ohio Valley natives who have left town but returned...
At Rest: OVMC Nurse-Training Skeleton MemorializedNora Edinger November 20, 2019Editor’s note: In late October, Weelunk posted a story by Kelly Strautmann that gave an in-depth look at how this...
Homegrown Players Bloom at the SymphonyRyan Norman November 18, 2019t is all very aerospace.” That’s how Robert Driscoll describes designing and creating a machine called a gouger that makes...
Sweet Jamie: The Woman Behind the WineEllen Brafford McCroskey November 15, 2019 “A mother’s love endures through all.” — Washington Irving he drive out Stone Church Road to Dallas, West Virginia, is...
Legendary Barber Recalls 50 Years of Work in WheelingLaura Jackson Roberts November 8, 2019alph Tomlinson was 94 years old when he cut his last head of hair on July 6, 2018. For 50...
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...
TALES OF INDELIBLE INK: Crofts Are ‘Knot’ Your Average FamilyEllen Brafford McCroskey November 5, 2019Writer’s note: Tattooing has been done for centuries for a variety of reasons. Some cultures tattooed for religious reasons; others...
Zieggy Tribe Delivers Smiles to El Paso SchoolPhyllis Sigal October 17, 2019big Ziegenfelder smile stretched all the way from Wheeling, West Virginia, to El Paso, Texas, today, when members of the...
PROFILES IN PERSEVERANCE: Meet Susan RichardEllen Brafford McCroskey October 16, 2019Editor’s note: In this series, Weelunk readers will meet their neighbors who are successfully navigating the road of recovery. Like...
WHEELING@WORK: Delbert Striving for Council ClarityCassie Bendel October 15, 2019Editor’s note: Our series, “Wheeling@Work,” is an effort to provide readers with insight and information into our city government, highlighting...
Wee Asked Terra CrewsBetsy Bethel-McFarland October 14, 2019Editor’s note: WEEasked some simple questions — and your neighbors, friends, co-workers, acquaintances, even some strangers, answered. Get to know...
TALES OF INDELIBLE INK: Famiglia Per SempreEllen Brafford McCroskey October 7, 2019Writer’s note: Tattooing has been done for centuries for a variety of reasons. Some cultures tattooed for religious reasons; others...
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...
WHEELING@WORK: Service, Enthusiasm Highlight Mestrovic’s Parks and Rec Role Cassie Bendel September 30, 2019
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...
WHEELING@WORK: Love and Dedication at the Heart of Humway-Warmuth’s CityCassie Bendel September 13, 2019Editor’s note: Our series, “Wheeling@Work,” is an effort to provide readers with insight and information into our city government, highlighting...
‘None of This Is About Me,’ Says ‘Secret Weapon’ of Valley NonprofitsStacey Miller Sacco September 11, 2019ina Carinci Morris is the secret weapon of nonprofit agencies in the Ohio Valley. As a freelance marketing and development...
Bishop Mark E. Brennan: ‘The Only Way to Overcome Evil Is With Good’Nora Edinger September 3, 2019Editor’s note: Today’s post — part of an ongoing Weelunk series on Spirituality in the Ohio Valley — features a...
WHEELING’S (FUL)BRIGHT WOMEN: Karen Laska’s ‘Plan A’Ryan Norman September 2, 2019Editor’s note: Three women who hail from Wheeling — Jordan Miller, Karen Laska, Morgan Harris — have been awarded Fulbright...
WHEELING’S (FUL)BRIGHT WOMEN: Morgan Harris Found Refuge in AcademicsRyan Norman August 27, 2019Editor’s note: Three women who hail from Wheeling — Jordan Miller, Karen Laska, Morgan Harris — have been awarded Fulbright...
WHEELING’S (FUL)BRIGHT WOMEN: Jordan Miller’s Love of LanguageRyan Norman August 25, 2019Editor’s note: Three women who hail from Wheeling — Jordan Miller, Karen Laska, Morgan Harris — have been awarded Fulbright...
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...
A Spotlight on Helping Hands: Assisting Marginalized CitizensJessica Broverman August 16, 2019ervices provided in the Ohio Valley to assist its most vulnerable citizens are everywhere. Though you may see programs advertised,...
