“'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse…” Originally a simple poem written by biblical scholar and professor, Clement Clarke Moore for his children in 1822, “The Night Before Christmas” is the most well-recognized, ...
A brief look back in time at Paden City would show a thriving little community with plenty to do, a community school nearly filled to the brim, that produced scholars and athletes. Times have changed, class sizes have dropped with the passing years from 60-65 kids per class down to 18-25. ...
Not quite sure what this winter will bring, but it sure is nice for this time of year. To our North along Lake Erie, lake effect snow came down fast over Thanksgiving week catching many Holiday travelers by surprise and leaving them stranded for hours while snow plows and salt trucks tried to ...
A few weeks ago the country celebrated American Education Week. How ironic when many here in our home state and local communities are fighting to keep our public education system the best it can be while suffering through population loss and smaller school enrollment. American Education Week ...
Tomorrow officially kicks off the 2024 end of the year Holiday Season. Since President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed it so in 1863, Thanksgiving Day has been a National Holiday. In 1621, the Plymouth colonists from England and the Native American Wampanoag people shared an autumn harvest feast ...
Veterans Day is a legal holiday dedicated to all American veterans. Veterans Day 2024 occurred this past Monday, November 11. Veterans Day to me has always been about the travesties of war. The loss of young men and women fighting for the freedoms we as a nation enjoy. I can think back on the ...
From the beginning of our country's history, millions of men and women of all ages have answered the call of duty to defend the liberty and democracy we hold so sacred. The ideal of laying one’s life down for the freedom of their nation is one of the highest honors any person can have ...
Another Halloween is here. For the past three or four weeks we have noticed the homes and businesses decorated with spooky, frightening characters. Spider webs adorn many homes and in yards creepy monsters shout out as if they were real. Most of our communities hold traditional trick or treat ...
The Wetzel County Board of Education made the initial move for consolidation within the county at a special meeting on October 14. The board by a 4-1 vote passed motions to allow open meetings to be held in the four communities affected, giving citizens and interested persons the opportunity to ...
Two terms thrown around regarding the process of fair and free elections and raising the integrity of the election process in the United States have been “Voter Fraud” and “Election Fraud”. For the past 52 years I have voted in every election and not once have I encountered a problem ...