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Safety: Resolve to be a better driver

Winter can make driving more challenging anyway in our region, but West Virginia Department of Transportation officials suggest drivers are also having a hard time navigating worksites and the presence of non-civilian vehicles. Between Dec. 12 and 19, the department reported five separate ...

Give Blood: Donors, volunteers are always needed

If your New Year’s resolutions included finding small ways to do good more frequently, the American Red Cross has some ideas for you. You — yes, you — are needed, right now. A glance at the organization’s website reveals an alert that there is an “EMERGENCY NEED for type O blood” ...

A New Year: Celebrate a fresh start and make changes

As we wrap up one year and look hopefully ahead to the next, most in our region are looking forward to the possibility of peace, prosperity, success … all the good things that are possible when the blank slate of an entire year stretches out before us. Sure, we take some accountability by ...

Economy: Funding is necessary, but so is hope

If money is what it will take to resolve the damage done by the substance abuse epidemic in the Mountain State, we are sitting on an enormous opportunity through funds distributed by the West Virginia First Foundation. Just this month nearly $18 million in Momentum Initiative Grants was ...

High Points of the Valley

* It’s never too late to set a goal — and then crush it, as proved by 100-year-old Betty Hutchinson of Belpre, who celebrated her birthday earlier this month by walking across the Belpre Bridge. She was joined by her orthopedic physician Dr. Jeffrey McElroy, given that part of her ...

Repairs: Market needs people who can fix things

Those who have the opportunity to spend time with younger family members over this holiday break may be tempted to ask questions such as “What do you want to be when you grow up?” or “What are you studying in college?” A growing number of employers are hoping the answer to that ...