When it comes to elections, there are winners and there are losers. But I can’t help feeling like no one really won after last Tuesday’s Republican primary elections. Sure, individual candidates won and lost. But otherwise, the two factions within the West Virginia Republican Party — ...
In the previous Look Back, the existence of local, “so called” tunnels were shared. The last “tunnel” mentioned was at the Meldahl house in Washington Bottoms. Just across the Ohio River and a half mile or so upstream is the “Curtis” house. Built circa 1798 near the mouth of the ...
* The Museums of the Mid-Ohio Valley and Gary Traugh helped make last week’s Professional Fire Fighters of West Virginia convention in Parkersburg even more special with the loan of an 1854 hand-operated fire wagon that had been used by the Parkersburg Fire Department. It was the first time ...
A unique opportunity exists for creating an iconic destination for the MOV by installing a miniature single lane classic covered bridge over a small stream called Pond Run. Help is needed from the Army, CSX and Congressional leaders in order to complete the bicycle river trail from ...
This letter is to comment on the item in the Sunday, May 3, newspaper titled “Time to rein in the U.S. Supreme Court.” Had Anita Hill and Christine Blasey Ford with their unsubstantiated charges been heeded, the U.S. would not have two of our finest justices on the court today. Had ...
I hope all of you had a nice Mother’s Day weekend last week, visiting with your mother and sharing some good stories. Most importantly, listen to what she had to say, share with her some family stories and traditions before it is too late. As we all grow older, it is very important and our ...
