House Bill 2014, the Power Generation and Consumption Act of 2025, introduced on 3/18/25 into the WV House of Delegates by Speaker Roger Hanshaw at the behest of Gov. Patrick Morrisey, is a recipe for keeping West Virginia an extraction colony and sacrifice zone, with a 21st Century ...

In the span of two years the old dam at Little Hocking claimed two major sternwheelers and 18 lives. As the Kanawha pulled away from Marietta on Jan. 5, 1916, Jennie Hoyt stood on her Virginia Street porch and watched it leaving the wharf carrying her son Fred, who was a clerk on the boat, ...

As a councilwoman and a parent, I’ve learned how decisions made in Columbus—and even in Washington—don’t stay there. They reach into our neighborhoods and communities in ways that are often overlooked. I see how state and federal policy directly impacts public services at the local ...

Back in August of 1875, Edward Bickersteth heard a sermon about peace. Later that Sunday afternoon he visited a terminally ill friend and the friend asked about the sermon, since he hadn’t been able to be there. Bickersteth told him about the preacher talking about an inner peace that is ...

With love and joy, Stephanie Elizabeth Rector and Joey Dean Thomas announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. The bride to be is the daughter of the late Christopher Lowe. She was born and raised in Marietta and is a 2003 graduate of Marietta Senior High School. The prospective ...

Thomas Bean and Amy Bean, and Nina Butcher, are proud to announce the engagement of their daughter, Miranda Bean to Hunter Lyons. Miranda is a 2016 graduate of Marietta High School and a graduate of Ohio State where she is currently working as a clinical research coordinator at the Ohio State ...

Zachary and Cassandra Morrow of Lowell are pleased to announce the engagement of their son, Gage Alexander Morrow, to Josie Nicole Forester of Stockport. Gage is a graduate of Fort Frye High School and Washington County Career Center and is enrolled in automotive technology at the University ...

John and Tammy Moore of Parkersburg announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Toria Ann Moore of Parkersburg to Eric Hackathorn of Cutler. The groom is the son of Thomas Gale Hackathorn II and Lori Ann Hackathorn of Little Hocking. Moore will receive a BSN on Dec. ...

The following applications for marriage licenses have been filed at the Washington County Courthouse: ¯ Kylie Torreance Myers, 22, Marietta, and Heath Michael Hill, 25, Marietta, April 21. ¯ Joshua David McAtee, 39, Poca, West Virginia, and Treska Dawn Dunbar, 38, Ripley, April 21. ¯ ...

On March 31, 2023, Dr. Isabel Sloan Griffin and Kevin Raymond Porter were married in an outdoor ceremony at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. Presiding as officiant was Isabel’s friend and colleague Danielle Fernandez. The bride and groom met at Alliance Francaise d’Atlanta in 2019. The ...

John and Tammy Moore of Parkersburg announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Toria Ann Moore of Parkersburg to Eric Hackathorn of Cutler. The groom is the son of Thomas Gale Hackathorn II and Lori Ann Hackathorn of Little Hocking. Moore will receive a BSN on Dec. ...

Pottmeyer-Miller Miss Kaitlin Lynnae Pottmeyer, daughter of Erin and Sherri Pottmeyer of Churchtown, Ohio, became the bride of Mr. Dean Allan Miller, son of Mike Miller and the late Tina Miller, at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020, at the Basilica of St. Mary of the Assumption in Marietta. ...

Bill and Sally Hess of Marietta will celebrate their 60th anniversary on July 18. Their family congratulates them on their diamond anniversary and the love and friendship they’ve shared for six decades.

Neil and Connie Huck will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Thursday, January 16. They were married on January 16, 1965 at St. Bernard Catholic Church, Beverly, OH by the Right Reverend Ambrose Schilling. They are the proud parents of six children. Tamara Haring (friend Darrell ...

Larry E. Brown and B. Diane (Copen) Brown of Marietta, Ohio were married in a candle light ceremony at St. Luke’s Evangelical Luthern Church, Fourth and Scammel St., Marietta, Ohio, on Dec. 26, 1964 by Rev. John Torrance. Larry is the son of the late Harry A. and Elsie (Davis) Brown and ...

David and Doris Brooker are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. They were married on Sept. 7, 1974, at St John’s Church by Father Charles Highland. David is the son of Clem and Lucy Brooker. Doris is the daughter of Kenneth and Narelle Weinstock. They are the parents of three ...

SelectUSA is a large conference and exhibition in Washington, D.C., hosted by the U.S. Commerce Department to encourage foreign investment in the USA. All 50 states and U.S. territories are represented. Shale Crescent USA has an exhibit booth every year. Last year we had a stand-up sign ...

By Mark Wilmoth Barry Bonds sits atop the list of All-Time MLB Home Run Leaders, with 7 more homers than Henry Aaron. Most baseball fans, however, won’t honor Bond’s achievement as much as they do Aaron’s, because Bonds was caught using performance-enhancing drugs while Aaron’s record ...

Humans like to imagine ourselves at the top of the pyramid when thinking about our place in the universe. But we often forget that we are just one part of the complex biological processes that govern all life on Earth. Politics, social media, misinformation, and willful ignorance don’t ...

Lynnda and I were at the reception prior to the Speaker Hall of Fame Banquet at this year’s Influence, the National Speakers Association’s annual conference in Phoenix. We met Neerja from India. She is a generational diversity speaker helping companies to better understand employees from ...

By J.J. Barrett WV Extension Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! After a hot and dry week, we received some needed rain. Many backyard gardeners are harvesting vine ripened tomatoes, bell peppers and green beans. One of my favorite summertime treats is a tomato sandwich. The ...

(AP) — It’s time — or getting to be time — for us gardeners to reap what we’ve sown. Although it’s fairly evident when some edibles, like tomatoes, are ripe for the picking (uniform red, yellow or orange color), that isn’t the case with every crop. Popular crops’ telltale ...

(AP) — Every Aug. 8, an unusual holiday pops up on the calendar: National Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor’s Porch Day. It might sound like a prank, but for home gardeners drowning in squash, it’s a lighthearted and oddly practical way to share the bounty. This unofficial ...

Birds are beautiful creatures that can make a lawn and garden feel even more serene. Providing snacks to supplement what birds naturally find in the wild guarantees up close and personal interactions with the scores of species that call neighborhoods home. Bird feeders are particularly ...