Tiny Worlds – Illustrator Rosalie Haizlett Celebrates Appalachian Flora, Fauna, and Fungi with New Exhibit at WLU
Tiny Worlds – Illustrator Rosalie Haizlett Celebrates Appalachian Flora, Fauna, and Fungi with New Exhibit at WLU
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,...
The King and OglebaySteve Novotney September 26, 2016Arnold Palmer Recalled by Oglebay’s Randy Worls He knew it would spoil, but the child didn’t seem to care, so...
Culture and Community Growing in South WheelingJosh Smith September 26, 2016The city of Wheeling, W.Va. has a rich and colorful history. Wheeling was home to many prosperous businesses including iron,...
Local Film To Debut At Marquee CinemasSteve Novotney September 25, 2016Brains or muscle? Accountants or killers? Need? Or greed? All the above are involved in this 35-minute street drama, and...
Koslik Peddles Her Way to Nation’s CapitalSteve Novotney September 14, 2016It rained. Ok, so it actually poured. A lot. On her. At times, in fact, the rainfall seemed to be...
My Town: Benjamin AndrewsBill Hogan September 13, 2016I started dating Mary Ann in the late 1940s. Incidentally, dating in my day was asking a girl out for...
Storch Reveals Experience with Recent StrokeSteve Novotney September 10, 2016She’s got this work ethic, you see, one that wakes her early but leaves her up late, and that’s because...
Duffy Home For Dream Job at Wheeling JesuitSteve Novotney September 9, 2016So there he was in the middle of Manhattan, and he was alone because he elected not to attend a...
Life in the Valley is Inspiration for Hip-Hop ArtistJosh Smith August 22, 2016Whether you live in the suburbs of the Ohio Valley or in the metropolises around the country, everyone listens to...
Ohio County Schools: Part 4 – Free NutritionSteve Novotney August 14, 2016(Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in a series of articles featuring Ohio County Schools, the district’s new superintendent, and...
Bedway Molding His Career In WheelingSteve Novotney August 7, 2016He’s always known he needs to work with his hands to create something because that’s what he’s always done since...
Ohio County Schools: Part 3 – Football & T.W.B.A.ISteve Novotney August 6, 2016(Editor’s Note: This is the third story in a series of articles featuring Ohio County Schools, the district’s new superintendent,...
Ohio County Schools: Where I Grew UpBrian Cook, Ed. D. August 4, 2016Sometimes people walk into your life and turn right around and walk away out of your life. However, there are...
“Coach” Sam Andy: 1940 – 2016Steve Novotney August 2, 2016He fought for what he believed in whether he was a coach, a teacher, a member of the Ohio County...
Ohio County Schools – Part 2 – Education ProcessSteve Novotney July 29, 2016Uniform and phone-in participation policies, the non-renewal of the former superintendent, no-shows by BOE members, tax decreases and then increases,...
Do Something: Community Fitness ChallengeAlyson Hurley July 28, 2016Liberty Distributors President Mark Peluchette is named winner of inaugural ‘Community Fitness Challenge for Executives’ Naming an overall winner...
Ohio County Schools – Part 1 – A New DirectionSteve Novotney July 23, 2016(Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of articles featuring Ohio County Schools, the district’s new superintendent, and...
Hosting Trump in Wheeling Without a HitchSteve Novotney June 30, 2016The dinner comprised stuffed chicken breast, roasted potatoes, green beans, a roll, and a side salad, and it was prepared...
Wheeling’s Newest HRC Member On A “Mission”Steve Novotney June 25, 2016“I’m ready to go.” It’s her mantra or mission statement; call it what you will, but when Loma Nevels says...
From Turkmenistan with LoveMaureen Zambito June 23, 2016Why would a young woman from Central Asia go through the trouble of learning English, getting a passport, saving her...
Dougherty: ‘Wheeling Has a Ton of Potential’Steve Novotney June 19, 2016You forget his age and how youthful he appears when you hold conversations with Jake Dougherty. A 2008 graduate of...
Wheeling Artist: Chef Basil Reveres The ProcessSteve Novotney June 17, 2016The correct apple to purchase when planning to craft a duck is the Red Delicious apple, not the Macintosh. Everyone...
Thalman Sees ‘Engagement’ As Key For Ward 1Steve Novotney June 14, 2016Chad Thalman learned three most valuable lessons during his yearlong campaign for the Ward 1 seat on Wheeling City Council:...
Coogan: ‘If you need me, I’ll be there’Steve Novotney June 10, 2016Polling. That’s what Alex Coogan did before visiting City Clerk Janice Jones to officially file to run to become the...
Palmer Eager To ‘Address’ Issues In Ward 6Steve Novotney June 8, 2016Once he officially retired as an employee for the city of Wheeling, Dave Palmer knew he wished to continue serving...
Development Potential Excites Ward 3’s WilsonSteve Novotney June 1, 2016There was a point in time when Brian Wilson tried to count the people he was confident would vote for...
Scatterday Wants Everyone ‘All-In For Wheeling’Steve Novotney May 28, 2016An “idea” wall that serves as a wish list is something Wendy Scatterday collected during her listening tour and successful...
Thorngate Set To Begin Work For Ward 5Steve Novotney May 24, 2016He went to bed as a Dimmeydale kid knowing his father and brother could be in harm’s way during his...
Wheeling’s New MayorSteve Novotney May 21, 2016Change. Judging from the results of Wheeling’s municipal Election Day, the residents elected change in all but one of six...
Despite Defeat, Kessler Ready to Address State BudgetSteve Novotney May 15, 2016He wasn’t going to lie. It was an honest campaign because Sen. Jeff Kessler spoke the truth about the current...
Chef Butler Always Knows What’s Cooking in WheelingSteve Novotney May 13, 2016Ryan fluffs it off. “That was great catfish, dude. Wow!” “That’s what I’m here for.” “But no, really, there’s never...
Remembering Big LouBill Hogan May 10, 2016I first met Lou right after World War II. I was a juvenile delinquent for the norms of that era...
Election Prep: Board of EducationWeelunk Staff May 9, 2016Do Something. Vote May 10. After two years of the current board uncharacteristically making headlines, the the Ohio County BOE...
Election Prep: City Council Ward 5Weelunk Staff May 8, 2016Do Something. Vote May 10. Wheeling’s Ward 5 includes a fraction of Woodsdale plus Edgwood, Pleasanton, Dimmeydale, and the...
Election Prep: City Council Ward 3Weelunk Staff May 7, 2016Do Something. Vote May 10. Residents of Ward 3 also will elect new council representation in May as Robert “Herk”...
Election Prep: Ohio County AssessorWeelunk Staff May 7, 2016Do Something. Vote May 10. Steve Novotney was able to solicit answers to the same questions from both candidates for...
How Dr. Zachary Loughman Became the Crayfish ExpertHannah Mason April 14, 2016If someone had told a 20-year-old Dr. Zachary Loughman that he would someday be studying crayfish and teaching biology at...
Wheeling’s Waldrum Rises Above SorrowSteve Novotney March 27, 2016No matter how hard I try again this year, Charles Waldrum won’t have ham with all the fixings for Easter...
Mabel Files: Harry Truman’s Pop-In at the McLure HotelGerry Griffith March 24, 2016Harry S. Truman concluded his business at the front desk of Wheeling’s McLure Hotel, turned quickly to depart, and bumped...
One Man’s Mission to Reinvent the Northern PanhandleGlynis Board March 12, 2016Photo by Glynis Board Story courtesy of Weelunk partner West Virginia Public Broadcasting Accompanying story here: Listen Is the Northern...
Wheeling’s ‘Tin Man’s’ Heart Is In His ArtSteve Novotney March 11, 2016Oh, wow, Bob, you were named West Virginia’s 2016 Artist of the Year! Congratulations!! “Um, yeah. Thanks.” That’s all I...
Mabel Files: Tom Becomes Part of the Spirit of WheelingGerry Griffith March 7, 2016When Tom Minns died at Ohio Valley General Hospital on September 13, 1951, his little family in Center Wheeling was...
Central’s Harler A Winner On And Off CourtSteve Novotney February 13, 2016“The average person would lay there. Be different. Be great.” That is what one of two posters taped directly above...
Weelunk Contributor Honored as “History Hero”Maureen Zambito February 4, 2016West Liberty University Associate Professor and Weelunk.com contributor Earl Nicodemus was honored recently when he was named an official West...
The Success Stories of Theresa ChildersSteve Novotney January 30, 2016It is a small area of Wheeling that now receives rave reviews, but Centre Market once was a problem for...
It’s About Great Eats At Ozzie’s on the IslandSteve Novotney January 22, 2016After more than a decade as a manager working for a regional restaurant chain, one Wheeling resident has chosen to...
Local Soldier Has Experienced Capture In IranSteve Novotney January 17, 2016Steve Bliss Can Relate to the Recent Hostage Crisis in Iran He was captured, bound, and blindfolded, and he drank...
Sean Duffy: Wheeling’s Unassuming Historical AmbassadorSteve Novotney January 8, 2016He’s soft-spoken, he’s humble, and he never accepts any credit for his accomplishments, but Sean Duffy has indeed had a...
