* U.S. Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., made an important statement last week regarding our state elected officials’ focus on religious vaccine exemptions for school-age children. “I think it’s plain out-and-out nuts. That’s all there is to it,” Justice said. “These vaccines are proven in ...
Last week marked the first legislative interim meetings since the end of June, with lawmakers getting a two-month summer break. Well, some lawmakers. Much of Republican legislative leadership spent their summer in planning meetings for a possible special session that did not happen. At one ...
The early history of Belleville, by Minnie Kendal Lowther concludes… New Arrival at Belleville Near the year 1797, Belleville received an important addition of emigrants from Connecticut, who had a telling effect upon the advancement of the colony. The leading spirit of this party was ...
Midway through the third quarter Saturday West Virginia had a 14-3 lead and WVU fans had hope that an upset was in the making. But then in a span of less than 12 minutes of game clock time it appeared to unravel, as Pittsburgh scored two field goals and two touchdowns to take a 24-14 advantage ...
Southeast Ohio is facing the largest outbreak in the region’s confirmed cases of epizootic hemorrhagic disease in deer. An Ohio Division of Wildlife deer biologist told The Columbus Dispatch this year’s outbreak is the largest he has seen in his career, and that hundreds of dead or sick ...
It’s hard to know how to talk about the tragedies that occurred in Utah and Colorado this week, after observing the way the discourse has devolved in many circles. Perhaps adding to the chatter will make no difference, but it feels important to say a few things: No one — NO ONE — ...