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High Points of the Valley

* Mid-Ohio Valley residents responded once again to the call for food and financial support for local food pantries — this time Old Man Rivers and the DAV Chapter 32 food pantries in Wood County. During Saturday’s Chick Crites Annual food drive hosted by the News and Sentinel in ...

Opportunity: US Space Academy would be a good fit for W.Va.

Mountaineers are always … asking to be considered for major federal projects? This time, Gov. Patrick Morrisey has announced he hopes the Mountain State will be considered for the president’s planned U.S. Space Academy, where officer candidates for the Space Force would be trained ...

Read On: Trinity Used Book Sale is an important tradition

For more than three-quarters of a century, the Trinity Episcopal Church Used Book Sale has served our communities in two ways. It provides a way for people to find affordable books they might not run across in a book store or even our local libraries; and the money raised supports local ...

Lessons: Mountain Moves game offers learning opportunities

Anyone who remembers fondly their eighth grade West Virginia history education (particularly those adults who just thought to themselves “Yes! I’m a [knight or lady] of the Golden Horseshoe) will be thrilled to know there is a new educational option developed by the state. “Mountain ...

Economy: Job training support essential for businesses of all sizes

Those struggling to find employment in our region already know what a recent report by the National Federation of Independent Business spells out. Hiring has slowed down — everywhere; and jobs that are available require education or skillsets that not everyone has. According to the ...

Investment: Funding to improve state parks is worth it

West Virginia’s state parks and forests are among the greatest treasures we have. Visitors come from all over the world to explore them, and those of us who sometimes take them for granted manage to get out and enjoy them once in a while, too. But they need a little love — in the form of ...