Think about how romantic it was, as a young person in love, to walk holding your sweetheart’s hand. I remember how I thought it was so sweet to see an old couple holding hands. They must have been together for years and years, still in love and holding hands. Yesterday, so I didn’t have to ...
West Virginia is covered in habitat that suits animals who just don’t do well anywhere else. (The same might be true for some of the humans here, too.) But our abundant natural splendor still needs to be protected — and, in some cases, restored — to ensure those creatures have exactly ...
* Ninety-five classes of students have been inducted into the Order of the Golden Horseshoe by the West Virginia Department of Education. The most recent class includes 32 eighth-graders from the Mid-Ohio Valley. The honor goes to students who have demonstrated a master of Mountain State ...
PARKERSBURG LOST TO THE BROOKLYNS Though the Locals Made a Good Showing – Against the Husky Aggregation from the East – Local Boys had Stage Fright in the Early Innings – But They Soon Braced Up and Played Good Ball. Eighteen hundred people witnessed the ball game at historic ...
After the recent primary election period, I think we could all use a break from politics for a bit. This is when I traditionally republish a Memorial Day column with some minor changes from year to year to keep the column relevant. In that piece, I write about the Memorial Day parade in my ...
On Feb. 28, the 26th annual Empty Bowls fundraising event had a highly successful year collecting funds for area food pantries to help alleviate food insecurities in the Mid-Ohio Valley. All net proceeds go to the pantries. The Empty Bowls Committee thanks all who made this year’s event a ...
