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The King and Oglebay

Steve Novotney September 26, 2016

Arnold Palmer Recalled by Oglebay’s Randy Worls He knew it would spoil, but the child didn’t seem to care, so...

Culture and Community Growing in South Wheeling

Josh Smith September 26, 2016

The city of Wheeling, W.Va. has a rich and colorful history. Wheeling was home to many prosperous businesses including iron,...

Newspaper Hawker

David J. Thomas September 26, 2016

  Herb limps down and up the cinders on the berm of Exit Ramp 2-A behind Perkins’ restaurant. He holds...

CCHS Homecoming: Tradition Builds Character

Emil Capito September 26, 2016

CCHS Homecoming: Past and Present Rosary Rally Builds Character, Sense of Place (Editor’s note: This is a week-long series by Wheeling...

Local Film To Debut At Marquee Cinemas

Steve Novotney September 25, 2016

Brains or muscle? Accountants or killers? Need? Or greed? All the above are involved in this 35-minute street drama, and...

Active-Shooter Training Saturday At The Highlands

Steve Novotney September 23, 2016

Patrons of The Highlands in Ohio County will see some unusual sights this Saturday morning, and that is because the...

Inconvenience Small Part of Wheeling’s Growth

Steve Novotney September 23, 2016

To some, the differences have been obvious. “I can tell you that when I returned to Wheeling after earning my...

A Look Back at the Dragon Boats

Jeremy Morris September 22, 2016

On Saturday August 27th, 2016 King’s Daughters Child Care Center in Wheeling hosted the Second Annual Dragon Boat Races. Here...

Young Artists of Wheeling No Longer Have To Be Solitary

Monica Mull September 22, 2016

A few weeks ago I was sitting alone in my room editing photos from a recent session of mine. It...

From Russia with Love: The Symphony Season Begins

Michael Hires September 21, 2016

The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra celebrates its 87th Anniversary Season with a thrilling opening night concert, “From Russia with Love,” this Thursday,...

WPHS Students to Become Weelunk Contributors

Steve Novotney September 21, 2016

Before he accepted the assistant superintendent position with Ohio County Schools this past summer, Rick Jones served as principal of...

Year of the Bloody Sevens

Chad Burrall September 20, 2016

there are new silhouettes in this farm field at night now and I hope that the shapes of digits on...

Lessons From Greenville, South Carolina

Mayor Glenn Elliott September 19, 2016

In mid-September, Mayor Elliott and Jake Dougherty, Executive Director of Wheeling National Heritage Area Corporation (WNHAC), traveled to Greenville for a full...

Do You Live in a Sears House? Are You Sure?

Earl Nicodemus September 19, 2016

Do you live in a Sears or Montgomery Ward house? Was your house built from a kit that was purchased...

WVDOH Paving Way Toward Progress

Steve Novotney September 18, 2016

He was being honest when he said it. “This job sometimes keeps me up at night,” admitted Gus Suwaid, the...

Local Theatre Company’s Success No Mystery

Steve Novotney September 17, 2016

The butler has never done it although there have been more than 60 plays composed by a couple of Wheeling...

just another Warwood brat

David J. Thomas September 16, 2016

just another Warwood brat, son of Clyde and Vera, running the streets with Moe, Rudy, Mario, Bill, and Ray near...

‘Third Fridays’ Concert Series Resurrects Tonight

Steve Novotney September 16, 2016

After a month of silence a new, local arts collective will bring back the “Third Friday” concert series in big...

Weelunk Weekender: Rollin’ on the River

Jeremy Morris September 15, 2016

Put a hold on the Pumpkin Spice Lattes for just a bit longer. We have plenty of time for sugary...

WJU Announces Performing Arts Schedule

Kelly Klubert September 15, 2016

Wheeling Jesuit University will have something for everyone with five shows planned for the 2016-17 Performing Arts Season. “Whether you...

Koslik Peddles Her Way to Nation’s Capital

Steve Novotney September 14, 2016

It rained. Ok, so it actually poured. A lot. On her. At times, in fact, the rainfall seemed to be...

My Town: Benjamin Andrews

Bill Hogan September 13, 2016

I started dating Mary Ann in the late 1940s. Incidentally, dating in my day was asking a girl out for...

Do Something: Help Grow Warwood Pride

JulieAnn Davis September 12, 2016

Grow Warwood Pride will be painting the fence surrounding Garden Park in Warwood starting at 9:00am. The group has rallied...

The Curse, The Crown, And The Clowns

Jon-Erik Gilot September 11, 2016

How The Cleveland Cavaliers Restored My Hope In Humanity…And The Cleveland Browns When a friend asked me this past spring...

Storch Reveals Experience with Recent Stroke

Steve Novotney September 10, 2016

She’s got this work ethic, you see, one that wakes her early but leaves her up late, and that’s because...

Duffy Home For Dream Job at Wheeling Jesuit

Steve Novotney September 9, 2016

So there he was in the middle of Manhattan, and he was alone because he elected not to attend a...

Betty’s Garden Diary for September – The Underground Edition

Earl Nicodemus September 8, 2016

This is the underground issue of Betty’s Garden Diary. Most of the crops in Betty’s garden have been harvested, but...

Regatta-That-Almost-Wasn’t Makes Splash For Easter Seals

Steve Novotney September 7, 2016

There’s a lot more to it than just the “VROOOOM!!” The 11th Annual Wheeling Vintage Raceboat Regatta concluded this past...

A Guardian Angel

Bill Hogan September 6, 2016

The Wheeling Country Club was still where Stratford Springs restaurant is located today. I was home for just a couple...

Towngate Stages A Full Season of Entertainment

Misty Klug September 5, 2016

Lineup includes Theater, Music, Film, Poetry, Impov and More!   Oglebay Institute’s Towngate Theater has announced its 2016-17 season and...

The Mabel Files: Sightless Workers Guild Rescues Mabel and Lizzie

Gerry Griffith September 4, 2016

He didn’t have a gavel so Christopher Cerone rapped his knuckles loudly on the wooden table to bring the meeting...

Two-Month Perspective – Mayor Glenn Elliott

Steve Novotney September 3, 2016

People left here. By the droves, really. For years departure was the only real option for many so they could...

Vaulting Into Wheeling’s Underground History

Steve Novotney September 2, 2016

People want it to be a tunnel, and they hope it’s part of the system that they’ve heard rumors connected...

Blue Point Brewing Company Available in The Friendly City

Morgan McCormick September 1, 2016

We are always excited to announce that there’s a new brewery to enter the state of West Virginia. This brewery...

OV Jaycees Celebrating 35th Anniversary

Steve Novotney August 31, 2016

One community-minded organization in the Upper Ohio Valley is currently celebrating its 35th anniversary and will stage a number of...

Photography Exhibition Opens Nutting Gallery Season at WLU

Maureen Zambito August 30, 2016

An exhibition of striking black and white nature photography by Busan National University arts professor Won-il Chung opens at West...

WLU Design Students Share Skills with Community

Maureen Zambito August 29, 2016

Feature graphic by WLU graduate Jesse Lenz for the OCWeekly. West Liberty University senior graphic design students are now offering...

Bridge Song

Chad Burrall August 28, 2016

that railroad bridge sentence spelled out in dark Cyrillic letter struts overtop the Ohio finally sang me a train song...

‘Sister Robin’ – A Cold Case – Part 2

Steve 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...

Young Leaders Make Impact on Valley

Jess Puglisi-Sanders August 26, 2016

Twenty college students spent seven weeks of their summer learning, working, earning a paycheck and developing a new view of...

The Weelunk Weekender – The Dragons are Coming

Jeremy Morris August 25, 2016

Summer is winding down, but the fun certainly isn’t slowing down for a second.  Get out there and Do Something this...

My Log House Adventure

Don Feenerty August 25, 2016

  My wife and I are at a place in our lives where travel is not as important to us...

You Once Saw a Bird

Lacey Clymer August 25, 2016

you once saw a bird flying overhead you remarked on her beauty but she flew away instead you once heard...

For Sale: Table Rock Farm

Missy Ashmore August 24, 2016

Editor’s Note: Weelunk is pleased to announce a partnership with Kennen and Kennen Realtors. As you already know from this...

W.Va. NAACP Conf. Features Black & White Justice Panel Discussion

Glynis Board August 23, 2016

Story courtesy of Weelunk partner West Virginia Public Broadcasting Accompanying story and audio here: Listen The NAACP’s annual state convention...

Betty’s Garden Diary for August 2016

Earl Nicodemus August 23, 2016

Betty’s Garden mid-August. The first two plantings of corn have been harvested Welcome to the August issue of Betty’s Garden...

Life in the Valley is Inspiration for Hip-Hop Artist

Josh Smith August 22, 2016

Whether you live in the suburbs of the Ohio Valley or in the metropolises around the country, everyone listens to...

On the Road to Mayhem! Oglebay Institute Plans Mountain Adventure

Ken Dague August 21, 2016

Nine years ago, late summer 2007, naturalists, college students, hippies and adventurers joined me for a four-day excursion into east-central...

‘Sister Robin’ – A Cold Case – Part 1

Steve Novotney August 20, 2016

(Editor’s Note: This is the first of a two-part series examining the murder of Roberta Elam in Ohio County on...

Weelunk Weekender

LeeRoy August 19, 2016

Kids are going back to school, but you shouldn’t — time to DO SOMETHING this weekend Wheeling. Happy Hour Wine...