As Marietta grew, so did the risk of fire. By 1900, downtown Marietta was a dense collection of buildings that shared walls with their neighbors. The arrangement was perfect for the shoppers that mainly used the sidewalks, not the roads, to go from merchant to merchant. The problem with a ...
Being prepared for potential public health crises is not a partisan issue, it’s common sense. In fact, it’s something about which it is easy to reach across the aisle and share ideas. (Or it should be, anyway). Former Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a Republican, and former Cincinnati Mayor John ...
“West Virginia’s most vulnerable citizens deserve a Department of Human Services that is effective, accountable, and focused on results.” Gov. Patrick Morrisey could not have been more correct, as he introduced the person he appears to believe will implement that change at the ...
Public school districts across West Virginia know they are facing significant challenges — so much so that they launched the “I Love WV Public Schools” campaign to boost support. Funding woes are a big part of the problem. And certainly, some public school administrators have not been ...
* Wood County Board of Education members last week heard from Director of Curriculum and Instruction Ashlee Beatty about the results of a recent family and employee survey regarding district communications and nontraditional instructional days. It’s a testament to how involved parents feel ...
WINDSTORM The windstorm which passed over this region of country on last Sunday afternoon, was accompanied with considerable damage. Fences and trees were swept down before it, and the shingles from the roofs of houses flew in all directions. If the fire which broke out at Odbert’s ...
