Editor’s Note: This column originally appeared in the May 2, 2025, edition. Hello Mid-Ohio Valley gardeners and farmers! This week I want to talk about a great perennial vegetable for the garden, asparagus (Asparagus officinalis). Asparagus produces good yields, has many health benefits, ...
Nationwide, 74% of women with children under age 18 were participants in the labor force in 2025. Certainly, in a state with an economy like West Virginia’s, it’s not always easy (or possible) for one parent to stay and do the work of the home while the other is part of the labor ...
Early in-person voting in West Virginia began Wednesday, and voters will be making important decisions all the way through Primary Election Day May 12. It is important to do your homework, rather than risk making a choice based on name recognition alone. (That’s what all those out-of-state ...
The Ohio State Penitentiary fire of 1930 took more than 300 lives after it swept through the locked cells of the Columbus facility. Two of those killed were from Washington County. The large facility had been an imposing presence in downtown Columbus since 1834. If you have had fun ...
Many of us have probably been trained to do something new on the job and said to the trainer “Just let me sit down and start working on it. I learn better by doing it.” That’s not something that happens only to adult employees. Kids often learn better when they are able to get their ...
State officials moved quickly last week after a chemical leak led to the deaths of two people, the hospitalization of dozens more, and a shelter-in-place order for those in Nitro and Institute, in Kanawha County. West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection officials, with the help of ...
