The Way I See It Art Smith One of the worst floods in Parkersburg history came not from the rivers, but from a hilltop overlooking the city. Today there is a quiet park at the top of Quincy Street. It can be reached by car, or you can take the stairs. Nearly 200 of them will ...
By Gina Mannarino Antarctica, known as the South Pole, is the coldest, windiest and most remote of the seven continents. Its name comes from the Greek meaning “opposite to the bear.” It has no native peoples and no polar bears but is home to about five million penguins. Whales, seals and sea birds are important parts of the ecosystem. In the 1770s, Captain James Cook was the first person to circumnavigate the continent. Later expeditions were searching for commercial opportunities, hunting for seals or whales. In the early 20th Century, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and ...
BELPRE — Jim and Shirley Hartline of Belpre will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary on March 29, 2026. They were married in Marietta, Ohio, in 1956. Jim is 92, and Shirley is 90. He was a pharmacist, and she worked in retail and was a homemaker. Jim said he married her because ...
Daniel and Catherine Lang of Lowell announce the engagement of their eldest daughter, Hannah A. Lang, to Kevin J. Argenziano, son of Todd and Lisa Argenziano of Mountain Top, Pa. Lang is a 2018 graduate of George Mason University at Fairfax, Va. Argenziano is a 2017 graduate of Bloomsburg ...
Living Democracy Betsy Cook “We the People,” the three most important words in the Constitution, gave the power to govern to the people. That had never been done before. The right to vote is the most powerful tool citizens of the United States have to protect our democracy and the rule of law. The Constitution gives states the authority to run elections (Article I, Section 4). There are 50 different plans and procedures happening on and before the National Election Day on Nov. 3, 2026. Ohio will have its Primary Election on Tuesday, May 5 to vote for candidates to be on the ...
Early Marietta David B.Baker The Catholic Church identifies as the first Christian Church, but it was not the first in the Ohio Country. Most early settlers in Marietta and southeast Ohio were Protestants from New England. The James Archer family in Noble County, Ohio, is said to be the ...
