* Christmas-season traditions abound as the Mid-Ohio Valley saw communities celebrate with tree lightings, house tours, parades, concerts, outdoor displays and nativity scenes, and even a model train open house. There is no shortage of ways to get into the spirit of the season, and we are ...
Eighty-four years have passed since the morning the world changed in a matter of minutes. On Dec. 7, 1941, as Americans awoke to an ordinary Sunday, Japanese aircraft descended on Pearl Harbor with a ferocity that stunned a nation. By the time the attack ended, 2,403 Americans were dead and ...
As the investigation unfolds into the attack on two West Virginia National Guard members in Washington, D.C., last month, Americans are getting a glimpse into some cracks in the system that MUST be addressed. Among them is the need to explore better mental health and community support ...
“We are a family, 6,000-plus strong,” said Maj. Gen. James Seward, adjutant general of the West Virginia National Guard. “And so, when we lose one of our family members, I can tell you that every guardsman I’ve talked to is grieving.” In the case of Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, the family ...
We are fortunate, here in the Mid-Ohio Valley, to be surrounded by organizations and individuals that recognize when there is a greater need to support vulnerable residents — and act accordingly. Marietta Community Foundation’s annual Nonprofit Challenge drew an even greater response this ...
You’ve made it through Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Artists Sunday and Cyber Monday. It’s a long series of days on which businesses big and small and even some individuals are hoping you’ll be spending some (or all) of your holiday shopping budget with them. Now we have ...
