The Mid-Ohio Valley is defined by the waters that flow through it. The area waterways were used by native Americans to move around the area. When those with European roots began arriving, they generally kept the names of the rivers that had been given to them before their arrival. Most of ...
Anyone who remembers fondly their eighth grade West Virginia history education (particularly those adults who just thought to themselves “Yes! I’m a [knight or lady] of the Golden Horseshoe) will be thrilled to know there is a new educational option developed by the state. “Mountain ...
Those struggling to find employment in our region already know what a recent report by the National Federation of Independent Business spells out. Hiring has slowed down — everywhere; and jobs that are available require education or skillsets that not everyone has. According to the ...
West Virginia’s state parks and forests are among the greatest treasures we have. Visitors come from all over the world to explore them, and those of us who sometimes take them for granted manage to get out and enjoy them once in a while, too. But they need a little love — in the form of ...
When the first Europeans from New England arrived in what was to become Marietta, they found a rich assortment of wildlife in the area. Wolves, mountain lions, black bears and elk were common in the late 1700s across the area that would become Ohio. Hunting of all the species was widespread ...
* Congratulations, to two Boys and Girls Club of Parkersburg staffers and a former board member who received statewide honors recently. Darlene Murphy was named CEO of the Year by her colleagues, Vienna site unit director Crystal Barker received the Staff Member of the Year award, and former ...
