The item about a trip down the Ohio River from Marietta, Ohio, to New Orleans in 1805, written by Cordelia Moellendick that appeared in The Parkersburg News, Jan. 17, 1937, concludes: “After passing this point [Belpre, Ohio], only scattering clearings and here and there a solitary cabin ...

During the wintery blast that has gripped the Mid-Ohio Valley for a week, a few sites that aren’t normally considered “shelters” opened their doors to become warming stations for those in need of escaping the bitter cold. Belpre Volunteer Fire Department Bingo Hall opened up, as did ...

STUDENT INTRO: Parkersburg South High School senior Olivia Raber brings us this week’s piece that allows a glimpse into her active life and how she balances it. When not focused on schoolwork, Olivia works three jobs and spends the rest of her free time volunteering at various school and ...

The International Energy Agency recently reported that an estimated 507 gigawatts of renewable electricity were added globally in 2023, three-quarters of which was solar. Most of this solar was built in China, which, according to reporting in The Guardian newspaper, installed more solar last ...

After reading Rachel Hawkins’s novel “The Villa” for my book club, her name jumped out and “The Heiress” intrigued me. Pretty much all it takes is a massive, old manor and I’m sold. Hawkins is now on a roll with two good novels back-to-back. The main characters Jules and Camden ...

Every home is different — some are one level, some two levels, some three levels and some with basements and some without. Some homes are modern, some traditional, some classical or country depending on the people’s likes and tastes. Our personal home is decorated with a Mediterranean ...