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,...
Will Charter Schools Land in Ohio County?Nora Edinger July 12, 2019Editor’s note: As this story was in final production, the West Virginia Education Association (teachers union) launched a lawsuit that...
Symbolic Burning Puts $1.9M Capitol Theatre Loan to RestPhyllis Sigal July 11, 2019oes anybody here have a match?” Country music singer Slim Lehart of Jamboree USA obliged. The query had come from...
Travel to India and Beyond With Upcoming EVENTSWeelunk Staff July 11, 2019FESTIVAL OF INDIA Experience India’s vast cultural and spiritual history at the Festival of India, set for 2-8 p.m. Saturday,...
WHEELING@WORK: Rejonis Navigates City Marketing With StyleCassie Bendel July 10, 2019Editor’s note: Our series, “Wheeling@Work,” is an effort to provide readers with insight and information into our city government, highlighting...
Harshman’s Poem Celebrates ‘Wheeling at 250’Marc Harshman July 9, 2019Editor’s note: “Wheeling at 250” was commissioned by the Wheeling 250 committee. The poem, written by Marc Harshman, West Virginia’s...
DiOrio’s Journey to Coffee and ContentmentJeremy Morris July 8, 2019Editor’s note: Wheeling has cultivated a number of men and women who are outstanding in their chosen fields — the...
BILL HOGAN’S MUSINGS: A Binge and a SpreeBill Hogan July 7, 2019have lived in two universes; they overlap or maybe coincide. It’s a paradoxical thing I don’t understand and don’t try....
EARL’S CAPERS WITH KIDS: No Worms NeededEarl Nicodemus July 6, 2019Earl’s note: This is the first of a short series about things to do with kids. The activities described in...
Cracks, Whizzes and Cheers: Eight Decades of American Legion BaseballNick Musgrave July 5, 2019efore 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 EVENTSWeelunk Staff July 4, 2019CELEBRATE 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 ContestPhyllis Sigal July 3, 2019ever 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 AnotherLaura 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 BlahsCassie Bendel July 1, 2019Editor’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 ReadingGerry Griffith June 29, 2019was 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 ComplexKelly Strautmann June 28, 2019ou 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 DirectorPhyllis Sigal June 27, 2019rom 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 ShelterEllen Brafford McCroskey June 26, 2019o 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 BelongingPhil Gable June 25, 2019Editor’s note: Working Our Way Back to You, will profile Ohio Valley natives who have left town but returned to...
Wee Asked Sean DuffyPhyllis Sigal June 24, 2019WEEasked 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 AgoAnne Hazlett Foreman June 22, 2019here 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 ServiceJessica Broverman June 21, 2019or 45 years, Youth Services System Inc. has provided the Ohio Valley with programs to assist anyone in need of...
Historic Weekend of EVENTS PlannedWeelunk Staff June 20, 2019A 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 NeighborEllen Brafford McCroskey June 19, 2019Editor’s note: Our series, “Wheeling@Work,” is an effort to provide readers with insight and information into our city government, highlighting...
