Early last Saturday morning I stood proudly near Third and Juliana streets and watched hundreds of residents set off on an annual migration around Parkersburg. The News and Sentinel Half Marathon and News and Sentinel Two-Mile Race is a tradition for scores of people who live in the area. ...
At a recent meeting I attended with a representative from Congressman Riley Moore’s office at the Resiliency Center in Parkersburg, another meeting attendee referred to the anthropogenic (human-caused) global climate crisis as, to paraphrase, a hoax or a farce. I was floored that someone who ...
I’m sure you have memorized this by now, LOL, but it’s been 59 years since I left Greece to come to this magnificent, beautiful, extravagant country that we all love. It takes three letters to describe it, USA, and that explains the characteristics, qualities that our country offers. But I ...
In college at WVU, when I asked a young lady for a date, “no,” or “I have other plans” were not what I wanted to hear, but they were truthful answers. If I wanted a date for Saturday night I knew I needed to ask someone else. “Yes”, was a better answer, if it was truthful. Several ...
Hello Mid-Ohio Valley Farmers and Gardeners! Peach season is in full swing as many different types and varieties are available at the grocery store, farmers market and directly from the farm. Many of you will take these treasures home to eat fresh, as well as canning, freezing and processing ...
It’s clear to nearly everyone how important area rivers are to not only the people who live in the Mid-Ohio Valley but also the plants and animals that call the area home. The Ohio, Muskingum, Little Kanawha, Hocking, Little Hocking and Little Muskingum provided early inhabitants ...
