By LINDA COMINS Staff Writer As torrents of muddy water stream into basements and living quarters, residents spring into action or recoil in fear of the danger that has invaded their domicile. After the initial shock, people begin the arduous task of cleanup, removing water and mud from ...

The Older People With Active Lifestyles group will be joining visitors to honor the heroes on Flight 93 during a special bus trip set for Oct. 9. The first stop of the day will be in Shanksville, Pa., to visit the Flight 93 National Memorial that opened in 2015. The tour will include the ...

Many people whether working or retired have Individual Retirement Accounts that hold a significant portion of their assets and allow for tax-deferred growth. What many people don’t have is a trust in place to provide for extended tax-deferred growth and protection of those assets upon ...

Dear Savvy Senior, I’m worried about my 72-year-old mother who has been taking the opioid medication Vicodin for her hip and back pain for more than a year. I fear she’s becoming addicted to the drug but I don’t know what to do. Concerned Daughter Dear Concerned, The opioid ...

Residents of Good Shepherd Nursing Home are having fun and spreading a little joy in Wheeling this summer by painting and hiding rocks. This trend, which has taken the counry by storm, began as a way to bring smiles to the faces of people who find the rocks. Carol Bowman, Good Shepherd’s ...

By SUE ANNE BELL My phone rang around midnight: A major hurricane was predicted to hit a nearby coastal town, which was under a mandatory evacuation order. Many of the staff at a large hospital there had already evacuated, and an unknown number of patients from nursing homes and assisted ...