This Day in WV History: Earl Oglebay DiesJeremy Morris June 22, 2017Story courtesy of Weelunk partner West Virginia Public Broadcasting Earl Oglebay died on June 22, 1926, at age 77. The son...
Interview: Joshua Lee on Wheeling’s musical ‘Promise Land’Joni Deutsch June 21, 2017Story courtesy of Weelunk partner West Virginia Public Broadcasting “We need to work to retain young musicians so we can...
Local ‘Slash’ Parent Earns Her College DegreeSteve Novotney June 18, 2017Her father passed away when she was only 6 years old, and she’s raised her two daughters without a father...
Meet the Weelunk Nature WriterWeelunk Staff June 11, 2017Some people just have Wheeling inside them. If you were born here, it’s in your blood. If your parents and...
Moundsville’s Noel Clarke Redefines CourageSteve Novotney June 10, 2017Noel Clarke will turn 50 years old in 50 days, but he’s not counting on a calendar because, frankly, he...
Meet The Newest Weelunk Staff EditorWeelunk Staff June 9, 2017Combining a passion for the arts, people, and community involvement, Lizzy Sellers studies writing and psychology at Florida State University....
CCHS Valedictorian Considers Future in WheelingSteve Novotney June 6, 2017She owns a perspective not too many young people possess, and that’s because she fully intends to return to the...
Meet Weelunk’s Newest WriterWeelunk Staff June 4, 2017Born and raised in the Ohio Valley, Brian Thomas spent the last four years studying film at Emerson College in...
WVU Student Body President Blake Humphrey Eager To ServeSteve Novotney June 3, 2017In his position as student body president at West Virginia University, Blake Humphrey represents more students than there are people...
Why Wharton Came Home to WheelingSteve Novotney May 26, 2017He grew up here. Most of his family has always lived here. And, now, after three decades, he lives here...
‘Students First’ Motivates SaundersSteve Novotney May 21, 2017When he was a kid, he was usually the muddiest ballplayer on the field who couldn’t wait to get back...
To a Kid From Tajikistan, “West Virginia is Real America”Daniel Morgan May 14, 2017 There are those who find the good in everything – we call them optimists. Optimism isn’t always easy to...
Grow Ohio Valley Seeks HostsSam Amberg April 30, 2017Early this summer, another four AmeriCorps service members will arrive in Wheeling to assist Grow Ohio Valley in its mission...
Wheeling Women Artists: Bonnie ThurstonMaria Kimble April 18, 2017Bonnie Thurston is a proud West Virginian woman who grew up in a remote southern part of the state. Her...
Wheeling Hill’s Windmill Will Churn AgainSteve Novotney April 16, 2017It was The Windmill, and it will be The Windmill once again. That means its four unfurled sails will rotate...
Ponzani’s Makes Landscaping Dreams Come TrueSteve Novotney April 2, 2017George Strager was the man’s name, and he was a football mastermind who is considered an Upper Ohio Valley legend,...
Grandma’s Illness Inspires Granddaughter’s CareerSteve Novotney March 26, 2017Genevieve Adeline Margaret Sampson Luzadder. Over and over. Genevieve Adeline Margaret Sampson Luzadder. Genevieve Adeline Margaret Sampson Luzadder. Genevieve Adeline...
Marketing Strategist Eager To Show Her HandSteve Novotney March 21, 2017She watched it and enjoyed what she witnessed, and that is why Alex Weld finds herself in the middle of...
Native Artist Goes Global with ‘Trash Doves’Steve Novotney March 17, 2017Syd Weiler didn’t pay much attention to the pigeons she encountered when walking the streets of Wellsburg as a high...
Wheeling Native Finds Happiness In DubaiSteve Novotney March 1, 2017She was raised on South Huron Street on Wheeling Island as a member of the Chaney family, reared as a...
Stobbs Shares Memories of Wheeling DownsSteve Novotney February 25, 2017He was a kid whose father was very involved with the local horseracing industry and whose mother didn’t much approve...
Woman Artist Finds Her Passion In Documentary PhotographyMaria Kimble February 23, 2017Rebecca Kiger wanted to be an artist. She attended Shepherd College and set out to find her means of expression....
Colaianni Reshaping Wheeling’s DowntownSteve Novotney February 19, 2017He was an unusual student at The Linsly School and not just because he had a hard hat and construction...
Toriseva Tees Off on Watchdog NetworkSteve Novotney February 3, 2017By day she is one of West Virginia’s most respected trial attorneys, and now, in the early evening during the...
Aggie Football in Focus for Wheeling’s Elijah BellSteve Novotney January 30, 2017He could always catch the ball no matter what uniform he was wearing. Elijah Bell was a Little Patriot, and...
Meet the Clay NinjaMaria Kimble January 25, 2017“I remember watching him create a few clay pieces on the wheel. He made it look so easy, so effortless,...
Nelson Nailed Her Niche In WheelingSteve Novotney January 24, 2017What she did know was that she wanted to return to Wheeling following her college career. What Susie Nelson didn’t...
Journalist Finds Home, Happiness In East WheelingSteve Novotney January 15, 2017She loves, and not only her husband and their children and not just her folks and his folks and all...
Ihlenfeld Still Dedicated To a New War On DrugsSteve Novotney January 9, 2017He honestly did not know. Bill Ihlenfeld, who resigned just over a week ago as the U.S. Attorney in the...
Nick Nardone Shares Memories of His FatherSteve Novotney January 1, 2017No attractive way exists to explain what Lou Gehrig’s Disease does to the afflicted. In the beginning, daily activities like...
Linsly’s Goodwin Living Dream with NFL’s FalconsSteve Novotney December 23, 2016C.J. Goodwin doesn’t believe he ever asked Santa Claus for a football. Never ever. In fact, this 26-year-old graduate of...
Couple Awaits Vote on Non-Discrimination OrdinanceSteve Novotney December 18, 2016Peter Junkersfeld grew up in New York City, one of America’s largest melting pots of people with a plethora of...
Twain Never Said ”Good As News’ Keeps Me Informed’Steve Novotney December 14, 2016He received several writing awards from the West Virginia Press Association, and even more of his stories were “picked up”...
Expats: ‘We’ll Be Home for Christmas’Steve Novotney December 10, 2016There’s something here in Wheeling that isn’t there, a draw of sorts that lures hundreds of homecomings each December and...
Minnesota Woman Aims to Impact WarwoodChristina Rieth December 5, 2016Hello! I’m Christina Rieth, and I’m the PreserveWV AmeriCorps member for the Wheeling National Heritage Area Corporation (WNHAC). I’m originally...
Corpus Christi Celebrates Awesome AuthorsMiranda Shaner December 4, 2016Corpus Christi School had eight finalists in the Ohio County Public Library Awesome Authors Contest. The students were recognized at...
Simple Twist of FateBrian Wilson November 23, 2016This piece of paper may seem insignificant but I assure you that it tells an interesting story with a very...
Drone Interest in Wheeling Area Taking OffSteve Novotney November 21, 2016When he first began researching the purchase of a drone, Travis Broadwater couldn’t exactly predict how his wife, Jenna, would...
Bank on These GuysJeremy Morris November 21, 2016“It’s not personal, it’s just business” is an unfortunate cliché in the American lexicon. Few things in life are more personal...
Delbrugge Reflects on Years of Council ServiceSteve Novotney November 20, 2016She listened; that’s for sure, although most of the time the conversations concerned complaints. Speeding, road conditions, vacated land, rental...
Global Wheeling: Yemeni Woman Makes Simple RequestKafa Saeed November 20, 2016I am a Yemeni woman who wants for my country the best of development in all aspects of life. I...
Wheeling’s Golden CoreJason Koegler November 10, 2016This isn’t a sports story. It’s not a sentimental story. It’s not a “glory days” story. It’s a story of...
From NYC to the OVElizabeth Diker November 5, 2016The following is part of a Vandaleer.com series from partner Preservation Alliance of West Virginia. The series focuses on young...
Chief Helms Returns to Duty After Scary CrashSteve Novotney October 28, 2016It’s a motorcycle cruise this couple has taken for several years during the third weekend in each July simply so...
W.Va.’s Poet Laureate A Student Of LifeSteve Novotney October 22, 2016This Poet Laureate’s pace when he’s publicly reading his work is sometimes somewhat swift and steamed, but when Marc Harshman...
‘Jingles the Clown’ Not Amused with Local ArrestsSteve Novotney October 8, 2016It has made this clown cry. People have asked “Jingles” if they could take photos of her while lying on...
A Vagabond Comeback for Chef Matt WelschSteve Novotney October 7, 2016He realizes people have been wondering, and he respects the fact. That’s why Matt Welsch, known to many as the...
Eckhart House Offers World Of Wheeling HistorySteve Novotney October 6, 2016He is most informed of the years important to Wheeling’s history, and she is well versed in the classic traditions...
Charles Wishes A Return to Wheeling’s StreetsSteve Novotney October 4, 2016He’s an extremely impatient patient. He wants out. He wants to return to “his streets.” Charles Waldrum even celebrated his...
Schultz ‘Top Cop’ in Mountain StateSteve Novotney September 29, 2016Wheeling Park Pool. Deep end near where the high drive once stood. Twelve-and-a-half feet of all water and, of course,...
