It’s the end of a school year; perhaps it is the opening weekend for swimming pools; it’s a three-day break — an excuse to travel, grill out, invite a few friends over and relax. It is Memorial Day weekend. And on Monday, in the midst of all that summer celebration, we must remember ...
When there is a need in our communities, sometimes it takes collaboration among multiple local organizations to work toward a solution. In the case of our region’s need for more quality, affordable child care options, it took West Virginia University at Parkersburg, WVU Medicine Camden Clark ...
Memorials to honor those who served our country in the military are all over our region — and rightly so. Many can be found in city and county parks, as is the case for the memorial honoring submariners lost during World War II, at Mountwood Park. It honors the service of all the ...
West Virginia’s deadly substance abuse epidemic has become significantly less so lately. According to the National Center for Health Statistics through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there has been a 43.5% decrease in overdose deaths in the state over the past ...
Abandoned oil and gas wells have been a problem in West Virginia for more than a century. Lawmakers did the right thing during the most recent regular session by passing House Bill 3336, which allows operators to fill wells with cement without having to remove the central casing. That might ...
* Four Wood County Technical Center Agricultural Sciences students returned from the West Virginia State FFA Career Development Event having earned first place in their competitions. Sophomore Kloey Miller and freshmen Neil Arnold and Morgan Wicker, who are all in the Intro to Agriculture ...
