My husband, Francis George Angelos, passed away last Saturday at age 87, after a brief sickness, surrounded by his children, grandchildren and me. Francis loved his family and did everything he could to make them happy and always to encourage the grandchildren and advise them to do well in ...
“Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” Mr. Rogers may have been speaking encouragement to children when he taught us that, but its truth rings even clearer when Mid-Ohio Valley residents are forced to look — and respond — so often. This week, communities ...
Here we go again, as not just the Mid-Ohio Valley, but large sections of West Virginia find themselves in recovery mode after nasty storms, destructive winds, two tornadoes and flooding. Once again, state emergencies have been declared. Very late Tuesday, Gov. Patrick Morrisey was trying to ...
Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! This week I want to talk about a new pest that has been found in West Virginia, the spotted lanternfly (ycorma delicatula). It officially has been found in Wood County and will certainly spread to other areas. Native to Asia, this pest was first ...
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 ...
