It’s a Workers’ Market in Wheeling
A growing economy plus a 5 percent unemployment rate equals something Wheeling hasn’t seen for some time — a workers’ market.
Here’s a quick look at what is going on in this new decade, according to business...
2020 Vision: Wheeling Leaders Looking Ahead
Weelunk doesn’t have a crystal ball to foresee how Wheeling’s future will unfold in 2020, but today’s post is the next best thing. Leaders from all over the city and county share their top goals for the coming ...
Long Haul: Police, Mental Health Pros Grapple With OVMC Closure
Editor’s note: As part of ongoing coverage of the fallout from regional hospital closures, Weelunk looks today at what is happening to some of the most vulnerable patients who used to come through the doors at ...
Bishop Mark E. Brennan: ‘The Only Way to Overcome Evil Is With Good’
Editor’s note: Today’s post — part of an ongoing Weelunk series on Spirituality in the Ohio Valley — features a candid interview with Bishop Mark E. Brennan, newly installed leader of the Wheeling-Charleston Di...
Archbishop William Lori Announces Resignations, Changes in Chancery Officials
Acting in his capacity as Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, Archbishop William E. Lori today announced the following personnel changes involving officials of the Chancery.
• Monsig...
Medicine, Money and Making it all Work: Three Stories of Working Women
42 years. That’s how long it took the right for women to vote to move from constitutional amendment to law in the United States. In a nation with a relatively short history, that’s a long time.
These days, w...
Industry Check-Up: Hospitals Battling for Turf
A spanking-new Buck Rogers façade or a hospital acquisition here. A federal lawsuit alleging doctor kickbacks there. Full-blown for-profit status or intense marketing pretty much everywhere.
Sorting out what...
Dona’e Albert Is Spreading the Love
It’s a wonderful feeling when life is on track, and everything seems to be going your way. However, we sometimes forget that our lives can change in a matter of minutes.
Life did tragically change for Dona’e...
WLU PA Students Receive Wheeling Hospital Scholarships
Wheeling Hospital has once again presented two scholarships to West Liberty University students enrolled in the Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies program. The recipients are Ashley Haught and Sie...