Editor’s Note: A version of this column originally ran on Sept. 20, 2024. Hello, Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners. Let's talk about the arrival of fall and decorative mums. I love the autumn season, and no decorative plant sets the tone for fall like chrysanthemums (Chrysanthemum x ...
Getting around today is as easy as getting in your car and hitting a button that says start. With a nationwide network of roads and a robust series of airports you can get to every corner of our nation in under a day. Remarkable when you consider we have around 3.8 million square miles in ...
Worried about local school closures and consolidations? How about the Hope Scholarship, or development of a fair school funding formula? It’s all tied to an alarming trend in West Virginia that has resulted in an 18.3% drop in student enrollment in our public schools since 2015. There has ...
Early voting begins today in West Virginia, as we race toward the Nov. 3 general election. If data from the Secretary of State’s Office is any indicator, it looks as though an increasing number of Mountain State residents are eager to participate in the decision-making that will shape the ...
School book ban trends come and go, but there are always groups of people who want to keep their children from having access to reading material that might expose them to new ideas or, worse, ask questions. The problem is particularly bad in Ohio, which ranks third among the states in PEN ...
* If becoming a special effects make-up artist is in the cards someday, one Parkersburg teen is off to a fantastic start. Tobi Cox, 14, won first place in the runway division, in the cosplay contest at Tsubasacon in Charleston earlier this month. This time, Cox was cosplaying as Carl from ...
