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Backyard Gardener: Garlic for the fall garden

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! October has arrived with some gorgeous fall weather. Summer is in the rearview mirror as we prepare for winter. This week, I want to talk about growing garlic (Allium sativum L.). Fall is the time to plant garlic, and the first couple weeks of October are perfect.! Your hard work now will reap benefits next July, when the garlic is ready to dig. Fresh garlic for cooking (think spaghetti sauce and stir fry) is a great treat for the family, and you can share with friends and neighbors. Have you heard of the garlic diet? You do not lose much ...

Living Democracy: Early voting is the way to go!

Early voting, also called absentee voting, begins Tuesday and runs through Sunday, Nov. 1. Below are the early voting hours at the Washington County Board of Election. Nov. 3 General Election: Oct. 5 voter registration deadline. Early voting hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday (this week, in addition to the weeks beginning Oct. 12 and 19); 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 24; 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 26; 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 27; 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 28-30; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 31; 1-5 p.m. Nov. 1. The Washington County Board of Election is around the back of 204 ...

The Way I See It: Going with the flow is easy in the MOV

The Mid-Ohio Valley is defined by the waters that flow through it. The area waterways were used by native Americans to move around the area. When those with European roots began arriving, they generally kept the names of the rivers that had been given to them before their arrival. Most of ...

Guest opinion: Investigation, prevention necessary to avoid injection well catastrophe

Re: Acton’s Injection Well Proposal Draws Industry Opposition; Marietta Times, Sept. 19, 2026: The opposition expressed in this article is just the kind of statement that angers and frustrates a lot of people in Washington County — namely, people living outside the county with a profit motive, imposing their will on the county residents. Many people in Washington County are sick and tired of our county being the dumping ground for the high-pressure hydraulic fracturing, i.e., fracking, industry. Our county has the highest volume of waste water injection in the state with 40% of this ...

MOV Climate Corner: When one person’s property rights become another person’s nightmare

Property rights have never been absolute. Owning land gives a person important rights, but those rights do not mean that anything can be done on that land without affecting others. The law of nuisance has long recognized this basic idea: One person’s use of property cannot unreasonably interfere with another person’s use and enjoyment of his or her property. This issue has become especially important as industrial activity moves into rural communities. Fossil-fuel development, waste disposal, mining, and other industrial operations can bring noise, dust, traffic, odors, pollution, ...