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 ...
As Marietta grew, so did the risk of fire. By 1900, downtown Marietta was a dense collection of buildings that shared walls with their neighbors. The arrangement was perfect for the shoppers that mainly used the sidewalks, not the roads, to go from merchant to merchant. The problem with a ...
Being prepared for potential public health crises is not a partisan issue, it鈥檚 common sense. In fact, it鈥檚 something about which it is easy to reach across the aisle and share ideas. (Or it should be, anyway). Former Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a Republican, and former Cincinnati Mayor John ...
鈥淲est Virginia鈥檚 most vulnerable citizens deserve a Department of Human Services that is effective, accountable, and focused on results.鈥� Gov. Patrick Morrisey could not have been more correct, as he introduced the person he appears to believe will implement that change at the ...
Public school districts across West Virginia know they are facing significant challenges 鈥� so much so that they launched the 鈥淚 Love WV Public Schools鈥� campaign to boost support. Funding woes are a big part of the problem. And certainly, some public school administrators have not been ...
* Wood County Board of Education members last week heard from Director of Curriculum and Instruction Ashlee Beatty about the results of a recent family and employee survey regarding district communications and nontraditional instructional days. It鈥檚 a testament to how involved parents feel ...
