Warwood Farmers Market: More Than Just Tomatoes and PotatoesMatthew Rafa September 8, 2019f you through Warwood on a Tuesday afternoon, you might notice a gathering of canopies, food trucks and people. The...
THE GRIFFITH FILES: When Wheeling Put On a Big Show to Celebrate Its BicentennialGerry Griffith September 7, 2019ifty years ago, I was a defender of Wheeling’s Fort Henry in the last battle of the Revolutionary War; a...
West Virginia’s Remarkable BatsLaura Jackson Roberts September 6, 2019’ve got a history with bats. For 40 years, they’ve been invading my summers and my homes. A bat slammed...
Wheeling to Host Inaugural Writers Conference of Northern AppalachiaChristina Fisanick September 4, 2019owntown Wheeling has been chosen as the site for the first-ever Writers Conference of Northern Appalachia (WCoNA), where workshops, presentations,...
Bishop Mark E. Brennan: ‘The Only Way to Overcome Evil Is With Good’Nora Edinger September 3, 2019Editor’s note: Today’s post — part of an ongoing Weelunk series on Spirituality in the Ohio Valley — features a...
WHEELING’S (FUL)BRIGHT WOMEN: Karen Laska’s ‘Plan A’Ryan Norman September 2, 2019Editor’s note: Three women who hail from Wheeling — Jordan Miller, Karen Laska, Morgan Harris — have been awarded Fulbright...
ECHOES … Of That First Day at the Mount — and BeyondAnne Hazlett Foreman August 31, 2019t is said that moments of trauma or great joy are etched in our minds forever and, like Post Traumatic...
Music Under the Stars: Celebrate 90 Years With Ninth Music DirectorPhyllis Sigal August 30, 2019ine decades, eight conductors, dozens of guest artists, a myriad of concert programs and thousands of musicians have led to...
Weelunk Rolls Into Wheeling HeritageWeelunk Staff August 28, 2019‘THIS IS WEELUNK’ t looks like a website, but it’s more than that. It represents an attitude, a desire for...
WHEELING’S (FUL)BRIGHT WOMEN: Morgan Harris Found Refuge in AcademicsRyan Norman August 27, 2019Editor’s note: Three women who hail from Wheeling — Jordan Miller, Karen Laska, Morgan Harris — have been awarded Fulbright...
Celebrating the Musical Women of Coal Country: Karen Collins, Elaine Purkey Remember Hazel DickensSeán Duffy August 26, 2019he Ohio County Public Library and the WALS Foundation will celebrate Reuther-Pollack Labor Heritage Week through the music of two...
WHEELING’S (FUL)BRIGHT WOMEN: Jordan Miller’s Love of LanguageRyan Norman August 25, 2019Editor’s note: Three women who hail from Wheeling — Jordan Miller, Karen Laska, Morgan Harris — have been awarded Fulbright...
BILL HOGAN’S MUSINGS: Poppa’s One, Two, ThreeBill Hogan August 24, 2019riving through Wheeling Park, I noticed a sign — “Bandstand” — and followed it to the top of the hill....
Vineyard at 40: Still a ‘Rock and Roll Church’Nora Edinger August 23, 2019he naked ladies were a bit of a stretch, but if there were ever a church that could cope with...
Wheeling Heritage Media Launches Podcast on Wheeling BrewerWeelunk Staff August 21, 2019urder (maybe). Philanthropy. Prostitution. Industrialization. Corruption. All these words are synonymous with Wheeling brewer Henry Schmulbach. And Wheeling Heritage is...
PROFILES IN PERSEVERANCE: Meet Mary HessEllen Brafford McCroskey August 20, 2019Editor’s note: In this series, Weelunk readers will meet their neighbors who are successfully navigating the road of recovery. Like...
Families Find Adventures in ScoutingStacey Miller Sacco August 19, 2019ccording to a recent survey, American families spend just 37 minutes of quality time together each day. Between work, school,...
Building a Stronger Community — One Gnome at a TimeKelly Strautmann August 17, 2019here is a place in Wheeling where you can meet new friends and be creative. Where a beautiful resident tortoiseshell...
A Spotlight on Helping Hands: Assisting Marginalized CitizensJessica Broverman August 16, 2019ervices provided in the Ohio Valley to assist its most vulnerable citizens are everywhere. Though you may see programs advertised,...
Lots of Fun Brewing at EVENTS Around TownWeelunk Staff August 15, 2019BREW-OFF The Francis Pier-Pint Historic Brew-Off: Prohibition Edition puts history and hops in the limelight. The event, set for 5:30-8:30...
Javersak: Job Sea Change the Historic Rule for WheelingNora Edinger August 14, 2019Editor’s note: In continuing coverage of Wheeling employment and business, Weelunk asked local historian David Javersak to put recent job...
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...
Experience Wheeling’s Rowdy Past at the Francis Pier-Pint Brew-Off: Prohibition EditionLaura Jackson Roberts August 12, 2019ccording to local historian Sean Duffy, history and beer go together naturally. Luckily for lovers of Wheeling and ale, it’s...
EARL’S CAPERS WITH KIDS: Cherished Camping AdventuresEarl Nicodemus August 10, 2019Earl’s note: This is the third of a short series about things to do with kids. The activities described in...
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...
From Boy Bands to Blues Bands, EVENTS Have Got You CoveredWeelunk Staff August 8, 2019BLUE SKIES FOR BLUESFEST From Grammy nominees to International Blues Challenge winners, from fan-favorites to up-and-coming artists, from the B.B....
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...
PETROCHEMICALS AND THE OHIO VALLEY: Part 2 — Health Effects of Cracker PlantsLaura Jackson Roberts August 2, 2019Editor’s note: On July 16, the Ohio County Public Library hosted two experts at its Lunch with Books series. Dr. Matthew...
Jewish Community Celebrates 170 Years of WorshipChristina Fisanick July 31, 2019ollowing the second wave of Jewish migration to the United States during the 1840s-80s, the early Jewish community in West...
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...
THE GRIFFITH FILES: Growing Up on Big Wheeling Creek in Elm GroveGerry Griffith July 27, 2019tay away from the creek.” … In the Elm Grove neighborhoods along Big Wheeling Creek in the early 1960s, no...
PETROCHEMICALS AND THE OHIO VALLEY: Part 1 — Environmental Effects of Cracker PlantsLaura Jackson Roberts July 26, 2019Editor’s note: On July 16, the Ohio County Public Library hosted two experts at its Lunch with Books series. Dr....
For the Love of Bicycling: Then and NowJeanne Finstein July 24, 2019icyclists in the Ohio Valley enjoy myriad recreational opportunities, from scenic bike trails to winding country roads beyond the city....
The Invisible Epidemic: Polycystic Ovarian SyndromeChristina Fisanick July 23, 2019Editor’s note: The goal of our Our Hope in Recovery series is to shed light on various diseases, conditions and...
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...
A VIEW FROM THE MOON: First Footprints on the Moon — 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11Robert E. Strong July 20, 2019or untold generations, human beings had looked at the moon and wondered … What was it? Was it a God?...
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...
New Down-to-Earth YWCA Fundraiser to Take Guests ‘Around the World’Phyllis Sigal July 17, 2019nstead of going “Over the Edge,” how about a trip “Around the World”? The YWCA has traded in its previous...
Rice, Beef, Tomatoes, Love and Prayers Go Into Greek Grape LeavesNora Edinger July 16, 2019here’s a practical reason Lesa Tustin wears her apron inside out. It’s one of perhaps a million tweaks in the...
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...
EARL’S CAPERS WITH KIDS: Adventures in GeocachingEarl Nicodemus July 13, 2019Earl’s note: This is the second of a short series about things to do with kids. The activities described in...
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,...
