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Kiki’s Corner: PHS Cross Country Locker Room grand opening

On Sunday, Aug. 10, we went to see the unveiling of the newly constructed Parkersburg High School Cross Country Locker Room located on the second floor of the Mary Lou Hague Annex at PHS. Our son George Angelos had a very successful tenure as the coach in the 1990s leading the team to ...

Cracking the Code: The fear factor

In high school, I rarely got turned down for a date. I wasn’t good looking; didn’t have a flashy, fast car (had to borrow my dad’s station wagon); and didn’t have a lot of money. My secret was simple. I didn’t ask. I was afraid of rejection. Worse I was afraid of being laughed at and ...

Backyard Gardener: Rutabaga – forgotten cool season root crop

Editor’s note: This column originally appeared Aug. 9, 2024 Hello Mid-Ohio Valley gardeners and farmers! Autumn is just around the corner. Fall is a good time to plant turnips, kale and rutabagas. Many of you may be unfamiliar with the rutabaga (Brassica napus). Rutabagas are a cool season ...

The Way I See It: Marietta was once an industrial center

A hundred years ago, a walk around Marietta would have brought you the sounds of a city building things from a wide variety of businesses that were producing a wide variety of goods within walking distance of where people live. The city was buzzing with the sound of giant saws and hammer ...

Op-ed: West Virginia is moving to offense in the Backyard Brawl

For too long, West Virginia has sat at the bottom of health, education, and economic rankings. Policymakers have spent decades trying to solve these problems, but frustratingly little progress has occurred. Action, not platitudes, is needed for true growth. If we want to truly move the ...

Reporter’s Notebook: Road Tripping

One of the great things about being a news reporter is getting to sometimes hit the road and explore parts of the state I’ve never been to, as well as meeting the people who make this state go. Last Wednesday, I hopped in my car and drove from Charleston to Mason County. I’ve been ...