West Virginia Northern Community College Names New President Provided August 14, 2019West 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 FarmFred Connors August 13, 2019heeling 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 WingsEllen Brafford McCroskey August 9, 2019Writer’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 TeamworkCassie Bendel August 7, 2019Editor’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 CenturyEllen 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, 2019ou 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 LoveEllen Brafford McCroskey August 4, 2019Writer’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 ManPhyllis Sigal August 3, 2019usually 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 HickenlooperNick Musgrave July 30, 2019n July 30, 10 candidates for the Democratic nomination for president will explain to the American people why they are...
Wee Asked Reno DiOrioJeremy Morris July 29, 2019WEEasked 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, 2019Writer’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 TraditionsEllen Brafford McCroskey July 21, 2019Editor’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 MemoriesEllen Brafford McCroskey July 20, 2019Editor’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 StoryEllen Brafford McCroskey July 19, 2019Editor’s note: Here in the Ohio Valley, the third weekend in July has meant an annual pilgrimage to Jamboree In...
The ‘Hills’ Hold His HeartEllen Brafford McCroskey July 18, 2019Editor’s note: Here in the Ohio Valley, the third weekend in July has meant an annual pilgrimage to Jamboree In...
Wee Asked Cheryl HarshmanPhyllis Sigal July 15, 2019WEEasked 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 TimeEllen 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 StyleCassie Bendel July 10, 2019Editor’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 SeriesJeremy Morris July 9, 2019Editor’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 SeriesCorey Knollinger July 9, 2019Editor’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 SeriesPat King July 9, 2019Editor’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 ContentmentJeremy Morris July 8, 2019Editor’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 AnotherLaura 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 DirectorPhyllis Sigal June 27, 2019rom 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 BelongingPhil Gable June 25, 2019Editor’s note: Working Our Way Back to You, will profile Ohio Valley natives who have left town but returned to...
Wee Asked Sean DuffyPhyllis Sigal June 24, 2019WEEasked 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 ServiceJessica Broverman June 21, 2019or 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 NeighborEllen Brafford McCroskey June 19, 2019Editor’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 LibraryPhil Gable June 12, 2019Author’s note: In his work, The Great Good Place, urban sociologist Ray Oldenburg coined the term “third place” to define...
Wee Asked Dr. William MercerPhyllis Sigal June 10, 2019WEEasked 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 AppointedProvided June 10, 2019Wheeling 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 WomenCassie Bendel June 7, 2019years. 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 NeighborhoodEllen Brafford McCroskey June 4, 2019y 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 FigureChristina Fisanick May 29, 2019ost 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, 2019Recap: 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 FriendJeremy Morris May 20, 2019WEEasked 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 LeadershipEllen Brafford McCroskey May 7, 2019Editor’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 GonterAnne Hazlett Foreman May 6, 2019WEEasked 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 UniversityRyan Stanton May 5, 2019Editor’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 FriendProvided April 25, 2019At 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 SamaritanProvided April 24, 2019The 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 RepresentativeEllen Brafford McCroskey April 24, 2019Editor’s note: Our series, “Wheeling@Work,” is an effort to provide readers with insight and information into our city government, highlighting...
Wee Asked Michael McKowenPhyllis Sigal April 22, 2019WEEasked 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 LaureatePhyllis Sigal April 20, 2019pring 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, 2019Editor’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 WorkLaura Jackson Roberts April 16, 2019f 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 InducteesProvided April 10, 2019Twelve 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 ArtistKelly Strautmann April 10, 2019“Just like [Harlan] Hubbard on one of his many trips down the Ohio River, I came with the water from...
Poet Laureate’s Latest Book Takes Surprise TwistsPhyllis Sigal April 8, 2019Editor’s note: April is National Poetry Month, inaugurated in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets. After you read about...
