On March 1, the 25th annual Empty Bowls fundraising luncheon had its most successful year ever raising funds for area food pantries to help alleviate food insecurities in the Mid-Ohio Valley. All net proceeds go to the pantries. The Empty Bowls Committee would like to thank the many people and ...
The article in The Parkersburg News on Sunday, March 16, 2025, written to celebrate United Bank’s 186th anniversary with the Shamrock tradition prompted me to share our family’s shamrock tradition. Our tradition began in 1955. My older brother and sister attended Saint Francis Xavier ...
It is hard to believe that Easter is only two weeks away and the pressure is on to take care of all my Easter projects and events. As we get closer it is a must that I get my teams and committees together and finalize all that is left to take care of and be done. Believe me I highly depend on ...
This week, we were rousted out of sound sleep at 5:30 a.m. by the sound of a siren at our local fire department. Looking at my phone, I realized it was a tornado warning. Tornadoes are rare in our area. The damage they cause is well known. We hustled downstairs to turn on the TV. Then we got ...
A couple of members of Congress are not giving up on finding ways to fight the substance abuse epidemic that has gripped our region. Last week, U.S. Reps. Troy Balderson, R-Ohio 12th, and Robin Kelly, D-Ill. 2nd, reintroduced the Remote Opioid Monitoring Act, which would direct the federal ...
Hello, Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners. Spring is definitely here! The forsythia is out in full bloom, along with some other early flowering ornamental trees. Unfortunately, this includes the Callery pear. This invasive tree has spread across the Mid-Ohio Valley. I will provide some ...