Key Issues Are Awaiting 2016 City OfficialsSteve Novotney May 5, 2015One year. There is one year remaining in Andy McKenzie’s tenure as mayor of Wheeling, and all six ward positions...
Calling All Dog Lovers!Derrick McKee May 4, 2015Nearly two years ago, dog lovers all over the Ohio Valley rallied to Petsafe’s online “Bark For Your Park” competition...
Captain Samuel Brady: Part 3, ConclusionEarl Nicodemus May 4, 2015Brady’s Rangers were very effective in their pursuit of the Indian raiding parties. Numerous times, they rescued women and children...
The Hempfield HauntingRich Knoblich May 3, 2015Note: This is a fictional tale. Rich Knoblich, WV storyteller and a regular winner of the Liar Contest at the...
Maskey Q&A: ‘There Have Been Miracles in Nepal’Steve Novotney May 3, 2015When the earth rattled under the tiny country of Nepal, Vishakha Maskey was unaware that her parents and relatives had...
WPHS’s Park Players to Perform FootlooseAimee Schultz May 2, 2015Aimee Shultz is a WPHS senior and assistant director of the musical Anyone who was a young person in...
Local Woman Continues To Search For Missing FatherSteve Novotney May 2, 2015It was three years ago when Julie Wurtzbacher was last in the news because of her quest of finding her...
A Wheeling History Center & Museum?Beth Patsch May 1, 2015 Have you ever thought, “There really should be a Wheeling History Museum!” Well, the Wheeling National Heritage Area is...
The Mabel Files: Wheeling Boys Go to WarGerry Griffith May 1, 2015Wheeling barber George Griffith was about to go to war in the Spring of 1941 and the Army fatigues he...
Weelunk WeekenderLeeRoy April 30, 2015Weelunk Nation, are you ready to DO SOMETHING? How cool is Springtime in Wheeling? Here are some recommendations to enjoy...
Second Annual ‘Amazing Raise Ohio Valley’ Set For TuesdaySteve Novotney April 30, 2015Susie Nelson had a number in mind, but she refused to share it with a single soul. She admits today...
In Pictures: St. Mike’s Career WeekLeeRoy April 29, 2015The St. Michael Parish School held a “Career and Hobby Fair” on Tuesday and several community professionals met with students to...
Wheeling’s Own Cameroon ConnectionSteve Novotney April 29, 2015He is known as “Sangil Malef” to the citizens of the village of Barombi in Cameroon. It means “Father of...
Looking for Home: Rebecca Harding Davis and MeChristina Fisanick April 28, 2015It seems fitting that my debut article for Weelunk.com is about my search for celebrated writer Rebecca Harding Davis’ (1831-1910)...
A Hopeful Community Collects for HinesSteve Novotney April 28, 2015He smiled; he hugged; he fist bumped; and Hines Rotriga offered everyone his signature thumbs-up as hundreds of people donated...
Captain Samuel Brady: Part 2Earl Nicodemus April 27, 2015After living in a cabin in Wellsburg for a period of time, Sam and Drucilla obtained property in West Liberty,...
The Great Gala: In PicturesLeeRoy April 26, 2015Glamour and fun highlighted Saturday night’s West Liberty University Great Gala as a new feature was introduced: a Red Carpet...
Fahey Q&A: “I guess it’s in our DNA”Steve Novotney April 26, 2015He’s a Fahey, and you know his name. You’re familiar with it because he and several of his family members...
The Wheeling Mob: Part 4Steve Novotney April 25, 2015This article contains explicit language and subject matter that is not suitable for children. It is the equivalent of Rated R....
Local Birds Of Spring, A Photo EssayWallis April 25, 2015Spring has returned, and so have the birds (and the birds that didn’t leave are happier). Local photographer Anna Fonner of...
Snip After Snip, Scenna Still Cuts ItSteve Novotney April 24, 2015One after another. Snip by snip and cut after cut. Long hair. Short hair. Flattops. Hipster flips. He’s seen it,...
Yesterday: A Haibun PoemAlice Hembra April 24, 2015Yesterday memories gather in the rear view mirror framing a rich past Wheeling, late 50’s: A living breathing...
Weelunk WeekenderRochambeau April 23, 2015A busy late-April weekend in Wheeling kicks off Thursday evening with the Charlie Daniels Band at the Capitol Theatre. Charlie always...
Hockey Broadcaster Has Talked His Way To WheelingSteve Novotney April 23, 2015He’s a man from Maine who has adopted the city of Wheeling while on his quest of making “The Show.”...
Sam Mason: Wheeling’s Deadliest OutlawJoe Roxby April 22, 2015When that boy grows enough ass to break his neck, they ought to hang the bastard.” Those words, once spoken...
‘Do Something’ More Than Just a SloganSteve Novotney April 21, 2015Sometimes, doing something is all it takes to make a difference, and East Wheeling resident Stephanie Wright is a prime...
Only in Wheeling: “The Dog Ate My Homework”Steve Criniti April 20, 2015Ed. Note: This is the third installment of an occasional column titled “Only in Wheeling.” The stories featured here are stories...
The Fields Of OglebayChris Freeman April 19, 2015“If you build it, he will come” They are not described on any park map, but they may be the...
Greer Q&A: “Writing Is The Key To My Recovery”Steve Novotney April 19, 2015Many would have surrendered. Given up. Quit. But not Chistina Fisanick Greer. For some reason, she fought back. Time after...
Szalay Finally Fills The Hole In Her LifeSteve Novotney April 18, 2015She’s always had a plan. It hasn’t always been the same plan, but her steps consistently have been in the...
When Two Non-Profits ConnectTammy Kruse April 17, 2015 So the story goes … I walked in to the Alpha for lunch one day in 2014, and Jason...
The Weelunk WeekenderLeeRoy April 16, 2015A new series from Weelunk. Every Thursday catch the “Weelunk Weekender” for recommendations of things to do in Wheeling. (For...
Fifth “Show Of Hands” Application Deadline SetSteve Novotney April 16, 2015Do you possess an idea for a new business or community-related event? Could $1,000 assist you with making that idea...
Brand New Firm To Chisel Outside The BoxSteve Novotney April 15, 2015It simply made sense. That is why the owners of two downtown Wheeling businesses have decided to merge Redbeard Communication...
Captain Samuel Brady: Part 1Earl Nicodemus April 14, 2015Captain Samuel Brady – Hero of the Revolution Part 1 During the Revolutionary War, the most well-known and respected...
The Mabel Files: Centre MarketGerry Griffith April 13, 2015The Mabel Files: Part 11 Learning the Colorful History of a Keystone Wheeling Neighborhood It was a sweltering July Saturday...
The Great Gala is GreatLeeRoy April 12, 2015The Great Gala is Great. Really, it is. Over the past five years, led by WLU Director of Marketing Tammi...
Hill Q&A: “It’s Part of What Wheeling Can Be.”Steve Novotney April 12, 2015He was waiting for friends to show up at Heritage Port, and he was dressed in skin-tight, bright-white spandex pretty...
The Wheeling Mob: Part 3Steve Novotney April 11, 2015WARNING: This article contains explicit language and subject matter that is not suitable for children. This is R-rated. (Writer’s...
Shalvey Carves A Second Life in Friendly CitySteve Novotney April 10, 2015Wheeling was the last place D.J. Shalvey expected to find himself. He graduated from Wheeling Park High School in 2003...
Weelunk’s Weekend Top 5LeeRoy April 9, 2015We all have heard it over, and over, and over again: “There’s nothing to do in Wheeling.” Well that clashes...
Herren Set to Deliver Message to Local StudentsSteve Novotney April 8, 2015Chris Herren screwed up. He could have made millions and lived a life in the lap of luxury, but instead...
Mob Series Generates Interest, Questions, And AnswersSteve Novotney April 7, 2015You are curious, it seems, about all of those rumors and tales you have heard through the years about the...
Student Reflections from a Trip to a Solar FarmVishakha Maskey April 6, 2015I teach a special topics course titled “Introduction to Sustainability” at West Liberty University. Sustainability is defined as “the capacity...
The Secret Sisterhood of the Ohio Valley Roller GirlsAngela Rehbein April 5, 2015I’m lying on the concrete floor of the James E. Carnes Center in Belmont County, Ohio. My feet are laced...
Connors Q&A: “The Downtown Of Any City Is The Heart”Steve Novotney April 5, 2015She’s a believer. She’s a fighter. She’s a professional. And she’s determined. She is Joelle Connors, a business development specialist...
Pink in Wonderland: In PicturesLeeRoy April 4, 2015Chef Rocco Basil provided a delicious gourmet menu for the Critteton fundraiser: Pink in Wonderland, held on Saturday, March 28,...
Ullom’s First Guitar Put Him In Tune For LifeSteve Novotney April 4, 2015He was a good boy in 1997, so his parents purchased him a Christmas present. Little did Tim Ullom’s mother...
Wheeling Has Become LooneyMisty Klug April 4, 2015When I was a young girl, my Saturday mornings weren’t spent in front of the television watching cartoons. In fact,...
The Mabel Files: WWVA Jamboree and “It’s Wheeling Steel”Gerry Griffith April 3, 2015Mabel Files 11—Tom’s Radio Part 2 Lizzie Minns had a restless night that Saturday in January 1933. She tossed and...
