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Look Back: Wood County gets its beautiful start

Belleville is The Second Oldest Town, Wood County Colonel George Washington Surveyed, With Chart and Compass, This Beautiful Valley. Our last story dealt with the home of Colonel Tavenner, which called forth much interest, now let us turn our attention to the neighboring town of Belleville ...

Kiki’s Corner: Football season has finally arrived

The time has finally arrived providing anticipation and excitement to see and attend their favorite football team and cheer for a good outcome. Football is one of America’s most popular games and athletes start taking part from Pee Wee football teams to Junior High to High School and many ...

Cracking the Code: It’s always a people business

Last week, Lynnda and I attended the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s annual Business Summit at the Greenbrier. Attendees at the three-day event are a who’s who of the West Virginia business community. Business leaders attended from industries including health care, energy, ...

Backyard Gardener: Tillage radish for reducing soil compaction

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley Farmers and Gardeners! Hard to believe that Monday celebrated Labor Day, the end of summer here in the Valley. Many backyard gardeners are out there preserving the harvest by freezing, canning and drying vegetables and fruits. After the extremely wet spring and early ...

Reporter’s Notebook: Avoiding the Malaise

Herbert Hoover was well-liked in his day, praised for his engineering prowess which he used to tackle major worldwide problems following World War I. He was a natural choice for president in 1928. But then the 1929 stock market crash happened, followed by the Great Depression. None of these ...