The Epic Story of West Virginia’s Most Notorious Murders Jeremy Morris June 22, 2017 Writer and journalist J. Kendall Perkinson, a member of our Zackquill writing team, moved to Morgantown last year to pursue a graduate degree at West Virginia University. He soon found himself intrigued by a...
The Epic Story of West Virginia’s Most Notorious Murders: Episode 3 Jeremy Morris June 21, 2017 Writer and journalist J. Kendall Perkinson, a member of our Zackquill writing team, moved to Morgantown last year to pursue a graduate degree at West Virginia University. He soon found himself intrigued by a...
The Epic Story of West Virginia’s Most Notorious Murders: Episode 2 Jeremy Morris June 21, 2017 Writer and journalist J. Kendall Perkinson, a member of our Zackquill writing team, moved to Morgantown last year to pursue a graduate degree at West Virginia University. He soon found himself intrigued by a...
WV’s Premier Running Camp Expands Katie Nolan May 25, 2017 Camp River Runners Summer Youth Run Camps are back, bigger, and better for 2017. New is our overnight High School Camp July 16-19. We continue our Middle School Day Camp July 10-13 and High School Day Camp...
Bramwell, Home of the Millionaires Michael Abraham May 24, 2017 I soon arrived in Bramwell, a fascinating village and one of my favorites anywhere. It sits on an oxbow bend in the Bluestone River and is only a few hundred yards from one end to the other. In the middle are...
1989 MixTape: Styling With Rax LeeRoy March 28, 2017 Let’s travel back to a time when the music was good and the smell of roast beef was in the air: Wheeling, W.Va., in 1989.Put the tape in the deck and press play.Track One: Guns N’ Roses –...
The Wheeling Mob: Part 7 Steve Novotney March 17, 2017 1 Comment WARNING: This article contains explicit language and subject matter that is not suitable for children. It is the equivalent of Rated R.(Writer’s Note: This is the seventh in a series of stories that will...
A Thousand-Year Flood Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words Crystal Good March 10, 2017 When poet and photographer Thomas Sayers Ellis was passing through West Virginia he didn’t know he would be visiting in the wake of what is being called the “thousand-year flood”. He just knew...
We Watch Forever Gerry Griffith March 2, 2017 They had a party at our prison last night and they thought we couldn’t see. This rotten stone hell where we walk in darkness forever is not as it was when I faced the hangman in 1932 or as it was when...
Believing in the Future: West Virginia Future Farmers of America Kelly Irvine February 28, 2017 “I believe in the future of agriculture, with a faith born not of words but of deeds.” This is one of the most important phrases any Future Farmers of America (FFA) member will learn to recite. These...
Camp Brookside: A Hub of Activity in Summers County Angela Allison February 22, 2017 Last May marked the opening of the newly restored Camp Brookside Environmental Education Center. This 32-acre island within the New River Gorge National River once provided a summer retreat for the children of...
When Masking Is Revealing: The Catharsis of Fasnacht Clara Lehmann February 22, 2017 “When we put on a mask, we think we're hiding, but we're really revealing.” That is a quote from Michael Roh, an award-winning mathematics and physics who teaches at University High School in...
The Wheeling Mob: Part 6 Steve Novotney February 13, 2017 WARNING: This article contains explicit language and subject matter that is not suitable for children. It is the equivalent of Rated R.(Writer’s Note: This is the sixth in a series of stories that will...
That’s Why They Call It Fishing: Part One Ben Berry February 11, 2017 This story is brought to you by Natives Flyfishing We set out on this trip to hit a few circled locations, in the southern part of WV, that we have had our eyes set on for some time now. We had...
Ghosts of America’s Worst Industrial Disaster on West Virginia’s New River Gorge Gerry Griffith January 30, 2017 2 Comments Captain Ron’s long ponytail stood straight out in the wind as he gunned the jet boat and turned the wheel of the craft hard to the right, sending up a spray of New River water and a yelp from his energized...
Skiing Not Your Bag? Take a Hike! Courtney Roark January 27, 2017 A few weeks ago I came across an article highlighting 11 Picturesque Trails in West Virginia That Are Perfect For Winter Hiking. And I caught a quick chill, remembering my first snowy hike last year. It...
Sam Mason: Wheeling’s Deadliest Outlaw Joe Roxby January 24, 2017 When that boy grows enough ass to break his neck, they ought to hang the bastard.” Those words, once spoken about the late Col. Charles Askins in his youth, might have been better saved for Sam Mason,...
New Program To Promote Student Involvement In School And The Community Jessica Kennedy January 22, 2017 Brenda Smith, a counselor at Westside High School in Wyoming County, has been working with students for more than 30 years. Her experience has taught her that when students feel like they are part of something...
Trout and Doughnuts Ben Berry January 6, 2017 2 Comments This video story is brought to you by our friends at Natives Flyfishing. Ben, Beau, and Mike from Natives Flyfishing set out on a unique fishing trip in search of spectacular West Virginia trout and...
2016 Vandaleer: Top Ten Stories Vandaleer December 30, 2016 Feature Photo by Rebecca Kiger Here are the Top Ten stories of the year on Vandaleer.com, a new site that is unapologetically Pro-West Virginia. Visit Vandaleer.com for more information, or connect with...