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Editor’s Notes: Expanding historical resources

Have you ever been over to the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District? It stretches from Winchester, Va., in the north down to McDowell, Va., in the south — generally following I-81, except for Cool Springs and McDowell. I have been to parts of it approximately eleventy ...

The Way I See It: Half marathon to put new course through paces

If you are driving around the streets of Parkersburg next Saturday, you might notice that you see less of the News and Sentinel Half Marathon weaving its way through the city. The race, a Parkersburg tradition during the third weekend in August, is taking a different route this year. ...

Op-ed: Changes to recycling program not city’s choice

The recent decision from the Wood County Circuit Court related to recycling presents some interesting challenges for the City of Parkersburg, for me as mayor and for the City Councilors alike. This effort was initiated by a single resident, Walt Auvil; the ruling invalidates the local ...

Op-ed: Lawmakers should listen to the next generation

In just a few weeks, I will be packing up and leaving West Virginia to go back to college out of state. Like thousands of other students during this time of year, I am excited for what’s next, but I am also leaving the place I have called home my entire life. This problem is not unique to ...

Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Corner: Why is there a war on renewable energy?

One would think that with the profusion of data centers, the growing need for more electricity for manufacturing, and the need to keep electric rates for residential consumers affordable, we should want energy from all sources: oil, gas, hydro, geothermal, nuclear, wind, and solar. But our ...

The Crochet Lady: You won’t lose your way with this easy bookmark project

Hello, my crochet friends. Maurita the Crochet Lady here. The library summer reading programs have inspired my latest project for you to enjoy … a mouse bookmarker. I made my example with worsted weight yarn and H size hook, but it can be made with crochet cotton size 10 and steel hook ...