I do not understand. This should not be a hard decision. I have attended city council numerous times asking for porta johns at the city park. I walked from the playground to the 1st restroom by the ball field. It took 5½ to 6 ½ minutes depending on whether I walked a straight line or ...
A unique opportunity exists for creating an iconic destination for the MOV by installing a miniature single lane classic covered bridge over a small stream called Pond Run. Help is needed from the Army, CSX and Congressional leaders in order to complete the bicycle river trail from ...
This letter is to comment on the item in the Sunday, May 3, newspaper titled “Time to rein in the U.S. Supreme Court.” Had Anita Hill and Christine Blasey Ford with their unsubstantiated charges been heeded, the U.S. would not have two of our finest justices on the court today. Had ...
I am writing to share something that moved me deeply. As someone living with Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, or CMT, I know firsthand how few people have ever heard of it. Even in our own community, most people have no idea what CMT is or the daily struggles that come with it. That is why ...
What a shame that the City (and the County) didn’t devise a plan for residents in the outskirts of Parkersburg to continue to recycle. Instead, we hear of the abrupt closing of that very nice recycling center (near the Memorial Bridge) on May 1, 2026. As I think about how my husband and ...
The United States is currently drifting into a fiscal minefield with no clear map and a dwindling supply of luck. As the national debt accelerates past the $34 trillion mark, the conversation in Washington has devolved into a predictable cycle of partisan finger-pointing and temporary patches. ...
