Eight years ago, then-Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine filed a lawsuit against DuPont, which accused the company of knowingly releasing “forever chemicals” into the Ohio River. Though a settlement was reached back in 2023, DeWine was not able to announce distribution of the $65 million ...
When the great ocean liner Titanic hit an iceberg and sank in the north Atlantic on April 15, 1912, it set off a media frenzy and a public obsession that still rings true today. The lack of reliable communications proved to be not only a factor that hindered recovery efforts, but also led to ...
“I put the 'not' in astronaut!” *** I love teaching English to high schoolers: the pure creativity and potential. It is rewarding to see a child’s imagination unleashed and their mind freed. You can, at times, see the long-forgotten-dust be dislodged and the invisible-bindings ...
If you have to travel far enough up the Ohio River, you know there is a treasure moving between Sistersville and Fly that has served travelers for generations. Last week, the Sistersville Ferry tug suffered the consequences of recent flooding that left it high up on a rocky bank. That perch ...
Too many in our community know what it is like to face a cancer diagnosis and wonder where they will find the support they need. Fortunately, we live in a region where that support is everywhere — concentrated in efforts such as the Memorial Health Foundation’s annual fashion show, which ...
* Eligible patients in northwestern West Virginia will benefit from a Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation grant that will help Memorial Health System provide free breast cancer screening and mammography services. With the $80,000 received, Memorial will also be able raise awareness for early ...