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Op-ed: Early voting is the way to go!

Early voting, also called absentee voting, began Tuesday and runs through Sunday, Nov. 1. Below are the early voting hours at the Washington County Board of Election. Nov. 3 General Election: Oct. 5 voter registration deadline. Early voting hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday ...

Backyard Gardener: Garlic for the fall garden

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! October has arrived with some gorgeous fall weather. Summer is in the rearview mirror as we prepare for winter. This week, I want to talk about growing garlic (Allium sativum L.). Fall is the time to plant garlic, and the first couple weeks of ...

Read On: Trinity Used Book Sale is an important tradition

For more than three-quarters of a century, the Trinity Episcopal Church Used Book Sale has served our communities in two ways. It provides a way for people to find affordable books they might not run across in a book store or even our local libraries; and the money raised supports local ...

The Way I See It: Going with the flow is easy in the MOV

The Mid-Ohio Valley is defined by the waters that flow through it. The area waterways were used by native Americans to move around the area. When those with European roots began arriving, they generally kept the names of the rivers that had been given to them before their arrival. Most of ...

Lessons: Mountain Moves game offers learning opportunities

Anyone who remembers fondly their eighth grade West Virginia history education (particularly those adults who just thought to themselves “Yes! I’m a [knight or lady] of the Golden Horseshoe) will be thrilled to know there is a new educational option developed by the state. “Mountain ...