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Look Back: First Wirt County courthouse attacked, burned

First Wirt Courthouse Burned Col. Thomas Tavenner contributed the first square of land where the Wirt County courthouse is now standing, and whose deed for it was the first deed recorded in Wirt County. In the organization of Wirt County there was quite a contest between Beauchamp’s Mills ...

Editor’s Notes: Artificial (lack of) intelligence

Judging by what I saw on one of my social media feeds at the end of January, quite a few Mid-Ohio Valley residents were exposed to a post that made it appear as though former basketball player for Parkersburg South High School and University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers Head Coach Kim Caldwell ...

Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Corner: Data centers – Where’s the beef?

Data centers are growing exponentially all around the country. One is being discussed in Washington County, Ohio. There is no data center being planned in Wood County, W.Va., but the state government is doing everything it can to attract data centers to the Mountain State, and four sites are ...

Kiki’s Corner: Cold weather will soon give way to Valentine, Easter tidings

This winter, it is something that I cannot describe. It is unbelievable and I know it’s not over yet. Who ever thought we would be buried in snow for a couple weeks, and we are lucky in comparison with other states. Kids are happy because they didn’t have to go to school. They don’t ...

Cracking the Code: Impressions of Turkey

The Shale Crescent USA Team is part of a U.S. Commercial Services Roadshow to Turkey. Lynnda and I, along with SCUSA President Nathan Lord, arrived in Istanbul last Sunday. We were in three Turkish cities for Roadshow events, meeting with companies interested in investing in the USA. Most ...

The Way I See It: Bird populations shift in winter months

If you are an amateur bird watcher like me, you have likely noticed that the group of birds you see in the winter is somewhat different than those that you see in the summer. Just as is the case with the human population, some birds stay here for the winter while others leave town and fly ...