On Aug. 25, the world lost a giant in so many respects. Especially in this day and age, you are hard pressed to find a person who bridges nearly every divide and who so few people, if any, have an unkind word to say about them. Dolly Parton, a self-proclaimed country girl from the mountains of ...
Before I start my article, I want to thank all of you for the nice messages, emails, text messages and telephone calls. Every time you read my article and every time you bake or cook a recipe that I put in the newspaper, can you tell me how it turned out? That’s so thoughtful of you to take ...
Last week, Lynnda and I hosted a foreign company we met at SelectUSA who visited our region looking for potential sites for their high-energy manufacturing business. They will create over 100 high-wage jobs. We were their tour guide and chauffeur. We had a full schedule of meetings and site ...
Editor's note: This column originally appeared in the Sept. 12, 2025, edition. Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! When you clean up the garden, it is a good idea to plant a cover crop. Winter wheat is ideal for our area. Broadcast three to four pounds per 1,000 square feet in the ...
As the new century began in 1900, the area went through phenomenal growth with several large building projects being completed within a few years that continue to shape life in the area 125 years later. A new courthouse, Catholic church, high school and Ohio River bridge all took shape ...
I guess I should have waited a week to write my column about the possibility of U.S. Sen. Jim Justice getting into the 2028 Republican primary to challenge Gov. Patrick Morrisey, because now the cold war between the two I wrote about last week has become a hot one. Last week, the West ...
