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Editor's Notes: Skynet presents ‘Fahrenheit 451’

If you are the kind of person who cringes when you think about what happened to the Library of Alexandria, or watched Dr. Elsa Schneider cry while Nazis burned books in “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” and thought “OK, she can’t be ALL bad,” you’re one of my people. It will ...

Health Care: Lawmakers are not addressing problems

Reports from data analysis finance websites such as WalletHub don’t often paint a pretty picture of West Virginia, but in its “Best and Worst States for Healthcare” 2026, there is one bright spot for the state — and it may come as a surprise. The Mountain State ranks 19th in the ...

The Backyard Gardener: Divide and conquer the iris


Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! Cooler temperatures prevail this week as we say goodbye to July and hello to August. I want to send a big thank you to all the supporters of our 4-H and FFA livestock program here in Wood County. We had a successful week at the Wood County 4-H ...

Tax Holiday: Take advantage of needed budget break

Need a budget break on back-to-school shopping? West Virginia’s Tax Division has one built in Friday through Aug. 3, with a sales tax holiday that should help. During those days, clothing priced $125 or less, laptops and tablets priced at $500 or less, school instructional materials priced ...

The Way I See It: Comics have entertained readers for a century

Through wars, depressions and social upheavals, the comic pages of the newspaper here and elsewhere have given readers something to smile about every day for the past century. We all need something light in our lives, and through a wide range of different strips the daily antics of Snoopy, ...

Your Money: Find out of you have unclaimed funds

West Virginians don’t want their money hanging around in state coffers, it seems, as state Treasurer Larry Pack announced earlier this month the Unclaimed Property Division returned a near-record $40.2 million in unclaimed property funds in fiscal year 2026. Individuals, organizations and ...