Breaking News

Backyard Gardener: Watch out for poison hemlock

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! The summer growing season continues. The next 2 weeks would be a great time to plant squash such as zucchini and yellow crookneck in addition to another crop of sweet corn and cucumbers. This week I want to talk about an invasive plant ...

Reporter’s Notebook: Payable on delivery

Another week has passed and more drama has occurred regarding the contract the State Auditor's Office entered into late last year with Senate President Pro Tempore Jay Taylor, R-Taylor. In summary, Taylor was brought on as a contract worker in the State Auditor's Local Government Services ...

Look Back: Custer’s great loss

Disaster on the Little Big Horn River – General Custer and Seventeen Commissioned Officers Among the Killed. SALT LAKE, July 5. - A special correspondent of the Helena (Montana) Herald writes from Stillwater, Montana July 2: Muggins Taylor, a scout for General Gibbon, got here last night, ...

Editor’s Notes: Research funding is paying off

There is a certain brand of engineering in Appalachia that gets a derogatory label across the rest of the country. And yet, those of us who live here know darned well that if we see a 1980 Chevette that has been converted into a hauler, complete with a water tank improvised out of a discarded ...

Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Corner: Life’s a beach

Life takes you down many paths, but the best ones lead to the beach. Planning a family get away at the beach this summer? Better hurry up and go while you can. Rising seas and other climate issues are rapidly shrinking the world’s beaches and destabilizing the ecosystems that depend on ...