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Cracks, Whizzes and Cheers: Eight Decades of American Legion Baseball

Nick Musgrave July 5, 2019

efore the advent of television, Wheeling families found entertainment among the sounds of cracks, whizzes and cheers of the local...

A Little Independence, a Lot of EVENTS

Weelunk Staff July 4, 2019

CELEBRATE AMERICA The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra’s annual Celebrate America tour, conducted by Maurice Staton, kicks off at 7:30 p.m. Thursday,...

Weelunk Reader From Croatia Wins Haiku Contest

Phyllis Sigal July 3, 2019

ever in 250 years, has Goran Gatalica set foot in Wheeling, West Virginia. But this year’s haiku contest winner —...

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...

Got Kids? We’ve Got 10 Ways to Beat the Summer Blahs

Cassie Bendel July 1, 2019

Editor’s note: In an effort to help Wheeling families navigate what’s offered here, today’s story — researched and written by...

THE GRIFFITH FILES: How Mom, Zane Gray, the Beverly Hillbillies and the Revolutionary War Inspired a Lifetime of Reading

Gerry Griffith June 29, 2019

was a child television junky in 1963, well-versed in the classics like Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Car 54: Where Are You?, Ben...

Mounds of Learning Opportunities at Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex

Kelly Strautmann June 28, 2019

ou pay homage to it every time you say the name of its hometown. It’s one of the largest Adena...

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...

Eagle Scouts Pour Sweat Equity Into Pig Path, Picnic Shelter

Ellen Brafford McCroskey June 26, 2019

o a good turn daily.” That excellent advice is the slogan of the Boy Scouts of America. Local Eagle Scouts...

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...

ECHOES … Of Guns and Rose — Tales of Summer Vacations Long Ago

Anne Hazlett Foreman June 22, 2019

here is no place hotter in August than Vicksburg, Mississippi. It was just one of many of our destinations during...

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...

Historic Weekend of EVENTS Planned

Weelunk Staff June 20, 2019

A weekend of events will kick off at noon on Thursday, June 20, with a West Virginia Day Celebration, followed...

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...

Celebrating Juneteenth Wheeling Style

Christina Fisanick June 18, 2019

any Americans probably believe that once President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 that all slaves were set free...

Events to Celebrate Statehood, Independence Hall and Suspension Bridge Milestones

Jessica Broverman June 17, 2019

once-in-a-lifetime celebration experience is on tap from Thursday, June 20, through Sunday, June 23, marking milestone anniversaries with family-friendly signature...

We Need a Mouse-Ke-Do-Over: Surviving the Worst Vacation Ever

Cassie Bendel June 15, 2019

 don’t know what came over me, but I really wanted to hug that mouse. In the fall of 2013, my...

Party On, Kids!

Stacey Miller Sacco June 14, 2019

Editor’s note: In an effort to help Wheeling families navigate what’s offered here, this story presents some options for kids’...

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...

Looking to the Past and to the Future, Wheeling Heritage Celebrates 25 Years

Nora Edinger June 11, 2019

ost city residents probably don’t realize that every trip to the grocery store, every school bus run and all those...

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...

Cyber Safety — Avoiding Scams and Malware Attacks

Earl Nicodemus June 9, 2019

his story is designed to help you to stay safe in the digital world. As you will see, the story...

Roberts Ruminates: Horrible Creatures

Laura Jackson Roberts June 8, 2019

’ve got a lot of critters in my house. They’re all rescues. Our collie mix came from Marshall County Animal...

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...

Children’s Museum Offers Beautiful Days in the Neighborhood

Cassie Bendel June 5, 2019

hen the days get long, Terra Crews remembers the words of Fred Rogers. “We live in a world in which...

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...

Industry Check-Up: Hospitals Battling for Turf

Nora Edinger June 3, 2019

 spanking-new Buck Rogers façade or a hospital acquisition here. A federal lawsuit alleging doctor kickbacks there. Full-blown for-profit status or...

Into the Woods: Spring Traditions in Ohio County

Earl Nicodemus June 2, 2019

arch rains and April showers bring ramps and morels before they bring May flowers. When we see those patches of...

IN SEARCH OF THIRD PLACES: An Introduction

Phil Gable June 1, 2019

Author’s note: In his work, The Great Good Place, urban sociologist Ray Oldenburg coined the term “third place” to define...

Second Annual Conference to Shed Light on Mental Illness

Laura Jackson Roberts May 31, 2019

f there’s one word that describes Amy Gamble, the executive director of the National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI) Greater...

Ohio Valley EVENTS Heating Up

Weelunk Staff May 30, 2019

HOT TIME IN THE OLD TOWN Since 2002, the Wheeling Feeling Chili Cook-Off has been a summer staple at Heritage...

‘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...

With So Much to See and Do, Wheeling Punches Above Its Weight Class

Wheeling Heritage Staff May 27, 2019

o use a sports analogy, Wheeling punches above its weight class. For a city of only 27,000, Wheeling boasts a...

John Marshall Strings Students’ Synchrony Saves the Day

Nick Musgrave May 26, 2019

hose of you who attended the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra’s season finale on May 17 may have noticed the group of...

AN ESSAY FOR THE DAY: A Gathering of Heroes

Colin McNickle May 25, 2019

t was about as poignant a moment as one could imagine. The National World War II Memorial. On the National...

The House in the Photo: A History of Echo Manor

Laura Jackson Roberts May 24, 2019

here are many images of Wheeling from its early days, but certain photos just stick with us. One, in particular,...

Hangover BBQ Fired Up Over Show of Hands Win

Phyllis Sigal May 22, 2019

sweet little voice from the crowded room asked, “What’s your favorite kind of meat to make?” That question, posed by...

DOWNTOWN DO-OVER: Bringing Buildings Back From the Brink

Nora Edinger May 22, 2019

Editor’s note: The Downtown Do-Over series is taking a close look at the ongoing revival of Wheeling’s city center. In...

A Gym, Salon, Roadside BBQ and Resale/Consignment Shop Up for Show of Hands Prize

Phyllis Sigal May 21, 2019

trength. … Sustainable. … Repurpose. … Delicious. These are just a few of the words the Wheeling Heritage Show of...

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...

People’s University Uncovers the Obscure McLure 

Christina Fisanick May 19, 2019

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

BILL HOGAN’S MUSINGS: The Flicks

Bill Hogan May 18, 2019

 was fortunate to attend a noon talk at our library recently, about the old movie theaters in West Virginia. It...

Raise Your Hand, Join the Group, Plant a Seed

Phyllis Sigal May 17, 2019

seed is planted; a flower grows. A paintbrush is dipped into a bucket; a mural appears. A hand is raised;...

New Shindig Coming to the Valley

Kelly Strautmann May 17, 2019

our days of riding and three nights of music. If you are looking for something new to do over Memorial...

Wheeling’s American Legion Post 1: Leading the Way in Service for 100 years

Nick Musgrave May 15, 2019

Editor’s note: Learn more about Wheeling Post No. 1 of the American Legion — officially the oldest post in the...

Give Your Wedding the Star Treatment

Stacey Miller Sacco May 14, 2019

ust like the Suspension Bridge, Oglebay Park and Centre Market, The Capitol Theatre is shorthand for home for many of us in...

Coyotes: Truth, Myth and What We’re Getting Wrong

Laura Jackson Roberts May 13, 2019

thought it was our neighbor’s dog on the loose.” “They are brave. Some nights when they are tracking/killing it is...

POSTSCRIPTS FROM THE EDGE(WOOD): The 21st Century Marriage Saver

Christina Fisanick May 11, 2019

hen Hazlett and Irene (Miller) Cochran built what would later become my Edgwood home in 1926, marriage looked quite a...