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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...

Political Peculiarities and the Blues at People’s University

Dr. Joseph Laker May 10, 2019

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

Roughriders Bring Gripping Gridiron Glory to Wheeling

Nick Musgrave May 8, 2019

espite what your parents might have told you as a rambunctious child, you can play football inside. The West Virginia...

WHEELING@WORK: Wendy Scatterday Born Into Leadership

Ellen Brafford McCroskey May 7, 2019

Editor’s note: Our series, “Wheeling@Work,” is an effort to provide readers with insight and information into our city government, highlighting...

Wee Asked Sister Joanne Gonter

Anne Hazlett Foreman May 6, 2019

WEEasked some simple questions — and your neighbors, friends, co-workers, acquaintances, even some strangers, answered. Get to know them a...

Suicide, a Suspicious Drowning and Good Times Are Brewing at People’s University

Ryan Stanton May 5, 2019

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

AS I SEE IT:  Animal Instincts

Ellen Brafford McCroskey May 4, 2019

ork responsibilities, aging parents, motherhood, menopause — I don’t know about you, but for me, midlife can be stressful at...

Tick-Borne Disease: Fact, Fiction and Prevention

Laura Jackson Roberts May 3, 2019

he other day I went into the woods to dig up some ramps. I wore socks and long pants as...

Eat Your Way Through Upcoming EVENTS

Weelunk Staff May 2, 2019

BOOGIE ON DOWN Boogie on down to Friday Night Fever — Wheeling Health Right’s 26th annual Chef’s Auction — at...

Local Secret Worth Sharing: Home for Men Celebrates 90 Years of Service

Ellen Brafford McCroskey May 1, 2019

“One of the secrets of life is that all that is really worth doing is what we do for others.” ...

A VIEW FROM THE MOON: SMART-Center Turns 25 — 50 Years Ago (Part 1)

Robert E. Strong April 30, 2019

n elementary school, I labored under the common misconception that persists with most youngsters unabated to this day. I thought...

Harshman, Villamagna Bring Attention to Wheeling Landmarks in New Children’s Book

Phyllis Sigal April 29, 2019

nce there was a mouse … it was paddling for dear life outside of Robert Villamagna’s art studio, trying to...

Weird Stories of Wheeling in the Civil War

Jon-Erik Gilot April 28, 2019

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

Fresh Coat of Paint and Other Upgrades for Artworks Around Town

Anne Hazlett Foreman April 27, 2019

Editor’s note: Anne Hazlett Foreman — as humble as she is talented — mentions in her story below an Artworks...

Get Fired Up for Route 88 BBQ & Brew

Phyllis Sigal April 26, 2019

itting around the fire pit, making s’mores, sipping a glass of wine or having an ice-cold craft brew. Playing a...

WHEELING@WORK: Koslik Is the City’s Newest Council Representative

Ellen Brafford McCroskey April 24, 2019

Editor’s note: Our series, “Wheeling@Work,” is an effort to provide readers with insight and information into our city government, highlighting...

It’s Time to Enter Weelunk’s Haiku Contest

Phyllis Sigal April 23, 2019

Editor’s note: April is National Poetry Month, inaugurated in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets. What better way to...

Wee Asked Michael McKowen

Phyllis Sigal April 22, 2019

WEEasked some simple questions — and your neighbors, friends, co-workers, acquaintances, even some strangers, answered. Get to know them a...

The Adventures of a First-Time 5K Runner (She Did It for the Kids)

Jennifer Kellner-Muscar April 21, 2019

“Sometimes it isn’t about doing it well, it is simply about doing it.” — Jennifer Kellner-Muscar wo years ago, at...

PHYLOSOPHY: Empty Lots & Would’ve Beens in James Wright’s Martins Ferry With W.Va.’s Poet Laureate

Phyllis Sigal April 20, 2019

pring began in Martins Ferry, Ohio. Driving through a bottomless pothole (it wasn’t), inching to the left of a crag...

A Mad Dash for Suffrage, Odd Immigrant Stories, Obscure Strikes and Communists

Hal Gorby April 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,...

New Martinsville Native Shines Light on Coal Miners in ‘Mine 9’

Kelly Strautmann April 19, 2019

Editor’s note: “Mine 9” is now available on Netflix. You will find yourself gripping the armrest in the theater as...

Wheeling Kids Take Over: Our Guided Tour of the RNR Discovery and Learning Center

Justus, Anelise and Iris Sacco April 17, 2019

Editor’s note: Weelunk writer Stacey Sacco and her children enjoyed an afternoon at RNR Discovery and Learning Center, located at...

Artists Studio Tour to Showcase Local Artists at Work

Laura Jackson Roberts April 16, 2019

f you’re not an artist, the world of art seems like another dimension. When we walk the halls of a...