Most of us can identify with being so focused on trying to keep up with a rapid onslaught of changes and challenges that we fail to react in time to what seems like a less pressing challenge looming in the background. But that鈥檚 exactly what West Virginia鈥檚 public school officials are now ...
Though there is a misconception that those who go into education do so because they want to continue having summers off for the rest of their careers, a quick look at how many moving parts ground to a halt earlier this week for Wood County Schools gives a reminder that these folks work for our ...
鈥淲e are very fortunate we live in a community that works together and helps each other out,鈥� Wood County Commissioner Jimmy Colombo said Monday morning, as firefighters continued to battle the blaze at the Peoples Cartage facility. First responders from agencies across the Mid-Ohio Valley ...
* Richard and Phyllis Holley could tell a pretty long story, if they had the time. But lately they鈥檝e been busy visiting with the friends and family who traveled to help them celebrate their 100th birthdays and 75th wedding anniversary. They spent much of that time in the same spot in ...
As our country celebrates not just any Independence Day, but the 250th anniversary of one of the boldest declarations in human history, the festivities give us an excellent opportunity to look back on two-and-a-half centuries of this American experiment and check ourselves against what the ...
We are deep into the season of ice cream social fundraisers, many of which benefit our volunteer fire departments. It can be easy to overlook how important these annual efforts are in supporting those who keep so many of us safe. More than 90% of fire departments in West Virginia are ...
