As most news reporters, I want to report the news. I don’t want to be in the news. It’s always a weird thing to see my work cited in the footnotes of court cases, but it gets weirder when it’s one of your stories that gets a judge in hot water. But that is what happened in the case of ...
A renegade group of Confederate soldiers led by Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan fought the only battle waged on Ohio soil during the Civil War. The Battle of Buffington Island denied the troops safe passage back to friendly territory. A group of Marietta soldiers played an important role in ...
After living in West Virginia for nearly 30 years, a few things stick out to me. West Virginians are the hardest workers you’ll ever come across. We’re resilient, and above all else, we look out for one another. West Virginia doesn’t need politicians to tell us how much they care about ...
In case you haven’t noticed, today’s playgrounds, baseball fields and basketball courts are void of children during the spring, summer and early fall months. When my kids were growing up, they were outside on swings, playing baseball, and shooting hoops from dawn until the streetlights ...
We are so thankful that our town, even if it is small, offers so many events that we can attend all year round. I have two events coming up that I encourage you to mark on your calendar. First, the Symphony of Screams returns to the Center on Market at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23. Families across ...
All I can remember of the infamous cat incident at the Mancinis’ was it was about 6 a.m. on a Friday and I could hear dad getting ready for work. I was maybe 10 years old and upstairs in bed. Dad, who worked at Sterling Faucet, must have been putting on his work boots when I heard him ...
