I have always had a fascination with our nation’s history. Especially when it involves the stories of individuals that helped to build our great country. The American history books are filled with stories of our early leader’s struggles to build a new country with rights for its ...
Last weekend, a late killing frost set upon the land around our home. We have had a couple of frosty mornings, and the light frost seems to do very little damage to the plants around the yard. That all came to an end as the outside temperatures dipped below 30 degrees at night. I wondered how ...
On the outskirts of Williamsburg, Virginia near the town of Croaker, are the remains of forty-two large sculptures of past presidents. The story of the presidents’ busts begins in March of 2004. A man named Everette H. “Haley” Newman III, an attraction entrepreneur, came up with the idea ...
As many of you know I am a supporter of the future for the children of Wetzel County. Some 57 years ago I was a graduating product of the system, and to be honest, I was an average student. Not many “A’s”, no “F’s” but some “D’s”. An average student. My wife attended the same ...
FREEDOM: The quality or state of being free: such as the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action. Alexander Hamilton, “When a government betrays the people by amassing too much power and becoming tyrannical, the people have no choice but to exercise their ...
Robert Frost portrayed spring as a fleeting, beautiful and deeply spiritual season. He wanted people to appreciate the moment and not worry about the future. Frost was known for his poems and writing about spring. He found the awakening world to be his inspiration to enjoy life. For myself, ...
In downtown New Martinsville is a structure made of hand cut sandstone, the Wetzel County Court house. For over 125 years it has stood as the tallest structure in the county. The cornerstone was set in 1901, and has supported its corner of the building through cold winters, extreme heat waves, ...
The auditorium was dark and quiet with only the small bare bulb hanging over the stage to break the darkness. Creek, creek, came the soft sounds of oiled boards as someone came down the long hallway toward the dark quiet room. The thin silhouette of a tall man could be seen against the yellow ...
By now you may have heard that the new director of the Wetzel County Animals Shelter Charles Brown, hired on October 26, has resigned from his position. Why? His actions have been reviewed on social media concerning his handling of his job and employees. Mr. Brown's actions may have been his ...
In the year 1980, President Jimmy Carter put in place a grain embargo against Russia. That was the year our first Global Positioning system became active in commercial use. That same year, Coach Mark Romick returned to River High School. Little did he know that 45 years later, he would still be ...
