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Do good for the Mid-Ohio Valley by giving local

If you have not done so already, today is the day to make a difference for our communities by participating in Give Local MOV 2025. As nonprofits race to fill gaps left by changes in funding and the removal of support from some national organizations, they will, in turn, need our help. Today is a wonderful opportunity to get started, as there are chances for donations to be matched, prizes to be won for our favorite organizations and opportunities to learn about more of the organizations than perhaps we come across on a regular basis. When you go to givelocalmov.org, you can find an ...

Get out and vote in Tuesday election

Tuesday is a primary/special election day in Ohio — an easy one to miss amid the political excitement in the months following last fall’s general election. But it is important all the same. Polls open at 6:30 a.m. and close at 7:30 p.m. (Thank you, poll workers). If you filled out an absentee ballot, today is the deadline for having it postmarked. But if you deliver it to your board of elections, you have until 7:30 p.m. Tuesday for that, too. There’s still time to do your homework — both by reviewing the ballot and reading newspaper stories on your local races and issues. ...

Ending the drain on struggling ratepayers

Ohio lawmakers finally acted in concert to rid Ohioans of a nearly $400,000 a day burden when they voted to end the subsidies for two outdated and unprofitable coal-fired power plants — one of which is in Indiana. The Ohio Valley Electric Corp. plants had been getting bailed out by a “legacy generation rider” in the infamous House Bill 6, back in 2019. For some, subsidies in HB 6 for coal-fired plants were deemed worse than those for nuclear plants, as the 1950s-era coal-fired plants were producing electricity that wasn’t needed, and are significant polluters. “It was an ...

A ‘beacon of support’

Our schools — our educators — are being asked to do so much for our children today. While lawmakers meddle and standards are set, technology changes and educational theories evolve, those working in our schools do their best to provide a quality education for our students and prepare them for the world once they have graduated. They also feed, clothe, counsel, find resources for and even help find homes for students. In extreme examples, there are teachers in our region who have personally purchased furniture for a student who needed to be placed in a new home. Most of the rest of ...

Consider being a ERV driver

Our region is no stranger to natural disasters and other emergencies. And, as federal officials tell states more frequently that they are on their own after flooding and catastrophic storms, the assistance we can expect is changing. But while states such as West Virginia, Arkansas and Washington are figuring out how they will fend for themselves, residents know one thing is not changing. The Red Cross will be there to help. The American Red Cross depends on people helping people — mostly volunteers willing to do the work, lend a hand, and be there when someone else is in need. And ...

We must move past hate

If it seems as though in recent years the atmosphere has become more charged with hate and division — perhaps even to the point of being dangerous — you’re not imagining things. Hate crimes are on the rise. To examine one category, the Federal Bureau of Investigation reports anti-Jewish hate crimes increased by 63% between 2023 and 2024. It seems as though the trend is not letting up. Earlier this month, an Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill and Bar in Miamisburg, Ohio, had to shut down for part of a weekend after it was tagged with anti-semitic graffiti, according to a report by ...