I love a good Fourth of July show as much as the next guy. The whistle, the color, the way kids’ faces light up at the park in Sistersville. There’s something about fireworks at a festival that feels like summer itself. But there’s a difference between a controlled show over the Ohio ...
As America turns 250, we’re reminded that preparedness isn’t just for “some other place” On June 24, 2026, Venezuela was hit by a rare “doublet,” two massive quakes, magnitude 7.2 and 7.5, just 39 seconds apart near San Felipe, Yaracuy. The second was Venezuela’s strongest in ...
June 19th, also known as Juneteenth, commemorates the day in 1865 when Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, to announce the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. More than a century and a half later, Juneteenth has evolved into a widely recognized celebration of ...
A recent number one hit on some music charts was the song “Life is a Highway”. My great grandson, though he’s only five, loved the song. He would get in the car and want it on the radio. He’d sing along with it, knowing every word. In today’s world, life often is the highway, and ...
Dear Editor, I know it is early in the Paden City Music in the Park Series, however there are some people that I want to thank for helping me. Kellie and Jeff Rexroad from the Lions Club for taking care of selling the food. Also Carla and Dave. Thank you to Clyde Hochstrasser for helping. I ...
Dear Editor, The cell phone, of all devices man has invented, has the potential of not only doing good things, but it also has the potential like many inventions to go for the betterment of mankind or just the opposite. So, as always I feel it’s best to lay the facts out and let you pick ...
Dear Editor, It’s just a thought, but what if.. When a government allocates billions to warfare, it makes a quiet but powerful statement about priorities. Every dollar spent on missiles, drones, and combat deployment is a dollar not spent on housing the homeless, feeding the hungry, or ...
Dear Friends and Neighbors , West Virginia has long prided itself on its deep agricultural roots, yet our current approach to funding agriculture tells a different story—one of missed opportunities and underinvestment. Today, many of our agricultural programs are operating without the ...
Can you hear the cannon fire and the bombs dropping all around you? Do you see the sniper hiding in the shadows of the park? Or maybe you step into your yard onto a land mine. You have to believe I am telling you of a war where guns and shells drop all around you, and death and devastation can ...
To them that be uh readin’ these words, to the best of my recollection, they be the truth. Well, I guess the truth as much as any man can be a sayin’ when tellin’ about his life, especially when young. My mom took great pride in teachin’ me to read the words put down by others. She ...
Much of what we know about early civilization is from bits and pieces found in caves around the world. Location often tells us how different cultures developed, and grew with each passing millennia of population. In ancient Mesopotamia around 3400 BCE, man began by developing writing for ...
At last week’s Wetzel County Commission meeting, two organizations requested funding for their individual food pantries. The first was the Helping Hand Organization. For many years they have worked to assist those in need of help towards the end of the month. The second group making a request ...
People have come from all over the world to see the World Cup hosted by the USA. Many are first time visitors. We hear from them how special our county is. They love things we take for granted like ranch salad dressing, barbeque, the American people, and our freedoms. We can learn from them to ...
In 2000 we had a new millennium. An event that only happens every 1,000 years. A time for celebration, almost. Do you remember Y2K? Because of a possible computer glitch, we were told our power could go off. Airplanes could fall from the sky, and other terrible things would happen to worry ...
This week we had a video call with a company from Europe we met at SelectUSA. They are looking for a site in the USA for a major project that will create several hundred jobs. The CEO said they wrote off Texas but were impressed with Alabama. The discussion turned to state economic incentives. ...
December 1967, our family was watching TV when the phone rang. It was Uncle Joe, Dad’s older brother. Mom handed Dad the phone. Dad’s eyes got wet. Looking down, in a whisper he announced, “Austin (our cousin, Dad’s nephew) was killed in Vietnam.” I was in high school; death was no ...