People

A Spotlight on Helping Hands: Assisting Marginalized Citizens

Jessica Broverman August 16, 2019

ervices provided in the Ohio Valley to assist its most vulnerable citizens are everywhere. Though you may see programs advertised,...

West Virginia Northern Community College Names New President 

Provided August 14, 2019

West Virginia Northern Community College Board of Governors has named Dr. Daniel Mosser the college’s eighth president succeeding J. Michael...

Exley Remembers (sort of) Three Days of Craziness on Max Yasgur’s Farm

Fred Connors August 13, 2019

heeling resident R. Banford Exley has sporadic memories of a raucous music festival he attended 50 years ago on a...

TALES OF INDELIBLE INK: On Dragonfly Wings

Ellen Brafford McCroskey August 9, 2019

Writer’s note: Tattooing has been done for centuries for a variety of reasons. Some cultures tattooed for religious reasons; others...

WHEELING@WORK: Fire Chief Helms Encourages Teamwork

Cassie Bendel August 7, 2019

Editor’s note: Our series, “Wheeling@Work,” is an effort to provide readers with insight and information into our city government, highlighting...

PROFILES IN PERSEVERANCE: Meet ‘Nancy Jane’ — Sober for Over Half a Century

Ellen Brafford McCroskey August 6, 2019

 Editor’s note: In this series, Weelunk readers will meet their neighbors who are successfully navigating the road of recovery. Like...

Getting Along Swimmingly With ‘Miss Pudgie’

Nora Edinger August 5, 2019

ou 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 Love

Ellen Brafford McCroskey August 4, 2019

Writer’s note: Tattooing has been done for centuries for a variety of reasons. Some cultures tattooed for religious reasons; others...

PHYLosophy: Taking Stock of a Great Man

Phyllis Sigal August 3, 2019

usually heard his friendly, booming voice before I saw him. He’d stop by the front two desks in the newsroom...

Pale Ales and Presidential Aspirations: The Wheeling Ties of John Hickenlooper

Nick Musgrave July 30, 2019

n July 30, 10 candidates for the Democratic nomination for president will explain to the American people why they are...

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...

WISH YOU WERE HERE: The Robert Schramm Collection of Historic Postcards (Part 1)

Earl Nicodemus July 28, 2019

Writer’s note: This is the first of a short series of Weelunk pictorials from the collection of retired West Liberty...

AS I SEE IT: Mourning the Loss of My JITH Traditions

Ellen Brafford McCroskey July 21, 2019

Editor’s note: Here in the Ohio Valley, the third weekend in July has meant an annual pilgrimage to Jamboree In...

Those Were the Days: Veteran Broadcaster Shares Jamboree Memories

Ellen Brafford McCroskey July 20, 2019

Editor’s note: Here in the Ohio Valley, the third weekend in July has meant an annual pilgrimage to Jamboree In...

Unexpected to Unbelievable: A Jamboree Love Story

Ellen Brafford McCroskey July 19, 2019

Editor’s note: Here in the Ohio Valley, the third weekend in July has meant an annual pilgrimage to Jamboree In...

The ‘Hills’ Hold His Heart

Ellen Brafford McCroskey July 18, 2019

Editor’s note: Here in the Ohio Valley, the third weekend in July has meant an annual pilgrimage to Jamboree In...

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...

Blame My Roots: Show Up in Your Boots Ready for a Good Time

Ellen Brafford McCroskey July 12, 2019

“Change your leaves; keep your roots intact.”   — Victor Hugo t’s been said that everything has roots in the past,...

WHEELING@WORK: Rejonis Navigates City Marketing With Style

Cassie Bendel July 10, 2019

Editor’s note: Our series, “Wheeling@Work,” is an effort to provide readers with insight and information into our city government, highlighting...

Happy Goat Yoga-Small Business Series

Jeremy Morris July 9, 2019

Editor’s Note:  This video is part of a Weelunk series focused on small businesses that have recently launched in the...

Sarah’s on Main-Small Business Video Series

Corey Knollinger July 9, 2019

Editor’s Note:  This video is part of a Weelunk series focused on small businesses that have recently launched in the...

Zeb’s Barky Bites-Small Business Video Series

Pat King July 9, 2019

Editor’s Note:  This video is part of a Weelunk series focused on small businesses that have recently launched in the...

DiOrio’s Journey to Coffee and Contentment

Jeremy Morris July 8, 2019

Editor’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 Another

Laura 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...

Wheeling Symphony’s Ninth: John Devlin Named Music Director

Phyllis Sigal June 27, 2019

rom the moment he shook hands with Concertmaster Rachel Stegeman and conducted the first phrase of Brahms, John Devlin felt...

WORKING OUR WAY BACK TO YOU: Jay Goodman and the Call of Belonging

Phil Gable June 25, 2019

Editor’s note: Working Our Way Back to You, will profile Ohio Valley natives who have left town but returned to...

Wee Asked Sean Duffy

Phyllis Sigal June 24, 2019

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

YSS Celebrates Community, Growth and 45 Years of Service

Jessica Broverman June 21, 2019

or 45 years, Youth Services System Inc. has provided the Ohio Valley with programs to assist anyone in need of...

WHEELING@WORK: Ward 6’s Dave Palmer — a Good Neighbor

Ellen Brafford McCroskey June 19, 2019

Editor’s note: Our series, “Wheeling@Work,” is an effort to provide readers with insight and information into our city government, highlighting...

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...

Wheeling Heritage Director Resigns, New Director Appointed

Provided June 10, 2019

Wheeling Heritage today announced that Jake Dougherty is resigning as executive director of Wheeling Heritage, effective in mid-August. The board...

Medicine, Money and Making it all Work: Three Stories of Working Women

Cassie Bendel June 7, 2019

years. That’s how long it took the right for women to vote to move from constitutional amendment to law in...

WHEELING@WORK: Ward 5 Representative Loves his Neighborhood

Ellen Brafford McCroskey June 4, 2019

y Thorngate loves Ward 5 — and his family’s neighborhood in particular. “Now I know this might be coming from...

‘Rithmetic Genius Born in Ohio County — Go Figure

Christina Fisanick May 29, 2019

ost people can remember their parents or grandparents talking about the three R’s of schooling: reading, writing and arithmetic. These...

A VIEW FROM THE MOON: SMART-Center Turns 25 — 50 Years Ago (Part 2)

Robert E. Strong May 28, 2019

Recap: In Part 1, we find my youthful 10-year-old self, 50 years my present-day junior, has been called to the...

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...

WHEELING@WORK: Wendy Scatterday Born Into Leadership

Ellen Brafford McCroskey May 7, 2019

Editor’s note: Our series, “Wheeling@Work,” is an effort to provide readers with insight and information into our city government, highlighting...

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...

Suicide, a Suspicious Drowning and Good Times Are Brewing at People’s University

Ryan Stanton May 5, 2019

Editor’s note: The Ohio County Public Library has launched its 26th People’s University, an eight-week series featuring weird, wild, wacky,...

Oglebay Foundation Honors Hess Family, Hydie Friend

Provided April 25, 2019

At its second annual donor recognition and awards breakfast on April 24, the Oglebay Foundation honored the Hess Family and...

Youth Services System Names Schlegel 2019 Good Samaritan

Provided April 24, 2019

The question restaurant owner Charlie Schlegel asks himself when anyone calls seeking a charitable donation isn’t “Why should I?” but...

WHEELING@WORK: Koslik Is the City’s Newest Council Representative

Ellen Brafford McCroskey April 24, 2019

Editor’s note: Our series, “Wheeling@Work,” is an effort to provide readers with insight and information into our city government, highlighting...

Wee Asked Michael McKowen

Phyllis Sigal April 22, 2019

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

The Adventures of a First-Time 5K Runner (She Did It for the Kids)

Jennifer Kellner-Muscar April 21, 2019

“Sometimes it isn’t about doing it well, it is simply about doing it.” — Jennifer Kellner-Muscar wo years ago, at...

PHYLOSOPHY: Empty Lots & Would’ve Beens in James Wright’s Martins Ferry With W.Va.’s Poet Laureate

Phyllis Sigal April 20, 2019

pring began in Martins Ferry, Ohio. Driving through a bottomless pothole (it wasn’t), inching to the left of a crag...

New Martinsville Native Shines Light on Coal Miners in ‘Mine 9’

Kelly Strautmann April 19, 2019

Editor’s note: “Mine 9” is now available on Netflix. You will find yourself gripping the armrest in the theater as...

Artists Studio Tour to Showcase Local Artists at Work

Laura Jackson Roberts April 16, 2019

f you’re not an artist, the world of art seems like another dimension. When we walk the halls of a...

Hall of Fame Board Reveals 2019 Inductees

Provided April 10, 2019

Twelve new inductees to the Wheeling Hall of Fame were announced today by Hall of Fame Board Chairman Robert DeFrancis....

Shantyboats and Watercolors: Wheeling Native Takes On Kentucky Artist

Kelly Strautmann April 10, 2019

“Just like [Harlan] Hubbard on one of his many trips down the Ohio River, I came with the water from...