Adjacent to my side yard is an undeveloped, neglected acre or so of land that belongs to the City of Marietta. My dogs and I would love it if I expanded my fenced yard to give them more room to roam. Who would care? This is a 鈥渧acant鈥� lot (except for trees, understory, deer, and squirrels) ...
July 21, 2026, will live in the memories of several communities across West Virginia for years. It is rare enough for ONE tornado to touch down in our region 鈥� often many years will go by without even an event that makes some suspect there was a tornado. But TWO? That鈥檚 the kind of thing ...
My husband, Francis George Angelos, passed away last Saturday at age 87, after a brief sickness, surrounded by his children, grandchildren and me. Francis loved his family and did everything he could to make them happy and always to encourage the grandchildren and advise them to do well in ...
鈥淟ook for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.鈥� Mr. Rogers may have been speaking encouragement to children when he taught us that, but its truth rings even clearer when Mid-Ohio Valley residents are forced to look 鈥� and respond 鈥� so often. This week, communities ...
Here we go again, as not just the Mid-Ohio Valley, but large sections of West Virginia find themselves in recovery mode after nasty storms, destructive winds, two tornadoes and flooding. Once again, state emergencies have been declared. Very late Tuesday, Gov. Patrick Morrisey was trying to ...
Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! This week I want to talk about a new pest that has been found in West Virginia, the spotted lanternfly (ycorma delicatula). It officially has been found in Wood County and will certainly spread to other areas. Native to Asia, this pest was first ...
