Valley Views & Varmints: Belmont County’s Sacred CanyonLaura Jackson Roberts July 26, 2017When I was a child, my father took me to a wild and rocky place far from home. I don’t...
A Food Trucker’s Bumpy RoadSteve Novotney July 22, 2017And a blown transmission is a part of it, too. Dean Barath found that out this past week, and consequently...
Gentile To Honor Grandpa at Italian FestSteve Novotney July 20, 2017He went there. He needed to see where Luigi Gentile grew up. What he encountered when visiting the Molise region...
A Wheeling Company Changes the WorldSarah Cuff Koegler July 15, 2017As we pulled into Touchstone Research Laboratory in the Triadelphia area of Ohio County, CEO and Founder, Brian Joseph, met...
Scenes Seen in Wheeling – Part 2Steve Novotney July 4, 2017There are problems, and there are issues, no doubt, and no one is denying that fact. And no one is...
Tales of a Trail from Wheeling PathfindersSteve Novotney March 3, 2017It was a shortcut for kids from both sides of the “The Path,” and it transported us to different worlds...
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...
W.A.T.C.H. Benefitting from ‘Show of Hands’ WinSteve Novotney February 22, 2017What they knew for sure was that W.A.T.C.H. wanted to build a greenhouse to expand upon skill development opportunities for...
Wharf Demolition Was Necessary for Wheeling ProgressSteve Novotney February 17, 2017The catfish were hugely scary when hooked near one of the pier supports of Wheeling’s Wharf Parking Garage, and that...
Belmont College Encourages Students to ‘Be Connected’Julie Keck January 22, 2017In this digital age computers, laptops and tablets have become a common sight on college campuses around the nation. However,...
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...
Plant A Seed With Grow Ohio ValleySam Amberg December 22, 2016Greetings and Happy Holidays! As our third year draws to a close, more than ever we affirm our love of...
City Council Unanimously Passes Nondiscrimination AmendmentsWeelunk Staff December 20, 2016After further public comment and remarks from a majority of Council, City Council voted unanimously to adopt the nondiscrimination amendments...
‘Show Of Hands’ Returns This EveningSteve Novotney November 30, 2016The summer break for “Show of Hands” may have been extended by a month, but officials with ReInvent Wheeling are...
Grow OV’s Goal – Feeding Friendly City CitizensSteve Novotney November 16, 2016It was February when a pair of representatives from Grow Ohio Valley pitched an idea during ReInvent Wheeling’s “Show of...
Wheeling Area Hauntings – Part 1Steve Novotney October 28, 2016(Editor’s Note: This is the first story of a two-part series concentrating on the known haunts in the Wheeling area...
Wheeling’s ‘Show of Hands’ Returns in NovemberSteve Novotney October 19, 2016Not since February has ReInvent Wheeling staged a ‘Show of Hands’ event, but soon local residents will once again have...
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...
just another Warwood bratDavid J. Thomas September 16, 2016just another Warwood brat, son of Clyde and Vera, running the streets with Moe, Rudy, Mario, Bill, and Ray near...
The Mabel Files: Sightless Workers Guild Rescues Mabel and LizzieGerry Griffith September 4, 2016He didn’t have a gavel so Christopher Cerone rapped his knuckles loudly on the wooden table to bring the meeting...
Vaulting Into Wheeling’s Underground HistorySteve Novotney September 2, 2016People want it to be a tunnel, and they hope it’s part of the system that they’ve heard rumors connected...
‘Sister Robin’ – A Cold Case – Part 2Steve Novotney August 27, 2016(Editor’s Note: This is the final story in a two-part series examining the murder of Roberta Elam in Ohio County...
On the Road to Mayhem! Oglebay Institute Plans Mountain AdventureKen Dague August 21, 2016Nine years ago, late summer 2007, naturalists, college students, hippies and adventurers joined me for a four-day excursion into east-central...
Grow OV Partners with Wheeling Health RightSteve Novotney July 27, 2016As soon as a vegetable is picked from its vine, it begins to lose nutritional value, and those foods are...
Black Ties And Corsages/Shooters And ChasersBill Hogan July 5, 2016There were two big dances during the Christmas season, the White Ball and the Charity Ball. These were formal dances...
Wheeling Area Bands Together for Flood ReliefSteve Novotney June 29, 2016Deadly and destructive were the rains that swelled creeks, streams, and rivers throughout a 44-county area in central and southern...
Grow Ohio Valley Seeds New Partnership In North WheelingSteve Novotney June 28, 2016Some shrug it off, this effort to grow fruits and vegetables on local land, because they are used to visiting...
Challenge Wheeling Race Set For SaturdaySteve Novotney June 15, 2016For a third consecutive June, people of all ages, shapes, and sizes will trek their way to 11 different destinations...
The Mabel Files: A ’52 Nash in Elm GroveGerry Griffith June 7, 2016Mabel Wrestles a Four-Wheeled Beast Called Nash on the Streets of Elm Grove Mabel jammed the gear shift on the...
Green Thumbs Up for Wheeling’s Grow Ohio ValleySteve Novotney May 18, 2016It was a difficult year, 2015 was, for Grow Ohio Valley, but not because the people in the Wheeling area...
Mabel Files: A New Home, but Staggering New ChallengesGerry Griffith May 11, 2016Elm Grove was a welcoming neighborhood for Mabel, George, Lizzie, and little Terry in 1953. The cozy little house on...
Five Questions: Glenn ElliottSteve Novotney April 26, 2016(Editor’s Note: Five questions were distributed to each of Wheeling’s 23 candidates and incumbents running for a council seat or...
Five Questions: Gene FaheySteve Novotney April 9, 2016(Editor’s Note: Five questions were distributed to each of Wheeling’s 23 candidates and incumbents running for a council seat or...
‘Big Bill’s’ Zellers Could Return to WheelingSteve Novotney April 9, 2016They dressed up when they went for dinner at Zellers’ Steak House, and the men likely shined their shoes, too....
‘Show Of Hands’ Presenters Poised And ReadySteve Novotney February 16, 2016The arts, local children, and local consumers will be the focus this Wednesday evening during the eighth “Show of Hands”...
Looking to Europe to Imagine an Enhanced WheelingDerrick McKee February 15, 2016Traveling is my greatest passion, and over the past ten years I’ve had the opportunity to do plenty of it...
Diverse Presenters Selected for Next “Show of Hands”Steve Novotney February 10, 2016An intriguing collection of presenters have been selected for the “Show of Hands” crowd-funding event scheduled for Feb. 17 at...
The Wheeling Renaissance… Of 1953Allen Dieterich-Ward January 12, 2016A Weelunk Partnership with Archiving Wheeling. For more Archiving Wheeling stories about local history through documents go to www.archivingwheeling.org. If you...
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...
2015 In Review: Readers React Top 10Steve Novotney December 27, 2015Click on the Images Below to Read the Stories The past year has presented many positives within the Wheeling-area community,...
Special Gifts For Special PeopleSteve Novotney December 25, 2015There are some gifts that still need giving on this day, but these can only be offered through composition to...
The Mabel Files: A Christmas Gift of FaithGerry Griffith December 23, 2015Tom and Lizzie Minns rarely had much to spend on each other at Christmas during their long and frugal marriage....
Tiny Homes A Big Idea in WheelingSteve Novotney December 13, 2015It’s only an idea at this point, but it’s something two Wheeling business partners believe can add to the transformation...
Community Mural Painted in East WheelingKatie Hinerman November 17, 2015Community members in East Wheeling are collaborating to change their environment and change their lives. On Nov. 2, individuals gathered...
MiBurg Is BornSteve Novotney November 9, 2015A note from LeeRoy: Weelunk.com launched Nov. 1 2014, and on July 1 2015 her first baby sister was born:...
Wheeling Teaches Students How to Grow JusticeGlynis Board November 3, 2015 Story courtesy of Weelunk partner West Virginia Public Broadcasting A group of students from the University of Notre...
Goodwin Looks to Grow Mountain State TourismSteve Novotney October 28, 2015It’s her home. She knows it well. And she knows there’s no place like her home. Amy Goodwin, the deputy...
Hunger in the Valley: How eating right can change a regionLee Chottiner October 26, 2015 This article is presented via a Weelunk partnership with Dateline:Wheeling. For more great Lee Chottiner stories, poetry, and images...
The Mabel Files: A HomecomingGerry Griffith October 12, 2015A Homecoming: Grief, and New Beginnings in the Spring of 1945 Writer’s note: Mabel Griffith passed away on September...
What Should Wheeling Bring Back From The Past?Steve Novotney October 10, 2015The past. The past. The past. The past. Over and over again people have concentrated only on the history of...
