People have come from all over the world to see the World Cup hosted by the USA. Many are first-time visitors. We hear from them how special our county is. They love things we take for granted like ranch salad dressing, barbecue, the American people, and our freedoms. We can learn from them to ...
Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! What a beginning to the 2026 growing season! Mild temperatures and plenty of moisture have created some great growing conditions for crops. Well, you do have to mow the yard more often, but our pastures look good. This week I want to talk container ...
Some days are just sad. And some days the newspaper’s front page reflects that sadness. On June 17,1940, The Marietta Times had one of those headlines that just knocks you down a notch when you read it. FRANCE GIVES UP! Britain fighting alone as French ask Hitler for “Honorable” ...
Last week’s legislative interim meetings were a bit of a let down for the press and the general public, and perhaps lawmakers themselves, though that is unclear. It was a traveling interim set among the mountains of Tucker County at Canaan Valley Resort State Park. Sunday and Tuesday ...
Drive-ins usually showed two features plus a cartoon. With few exceptions, once darkness arrived the movie would begin, as the ads say, “come rain or shine.” A memorable experience of going to a drive-in was that car windows were usually left down, except for the one on which the speaker ...
Happy West Virginia Day, happy Juneteenth, happy Father’s Day, welcome to the start of summer … it’s a lot to cram into one weekend. You’d think a column writer would be able to land on one topic, wouldn’t you? You would be wrong, about this writer, anyway. In fact, it’s tempting ...
