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Busy As You May Be, Don’t Forget To Vote

Lives are busy, scheduled are hectic and jam-packed. But that can’t be an excuse to not exercise your right to vote. Voting is one of the most important things you can do as a United States citizen. It’s your opportunity to shape how you are represented in Charleston and in Washington D.C. It’s your chance to either help maintain the status quo if you like it and change it if you don’t. But Tuesday might not be convenient for you to drop everything and cast a ballot. Luckily, early voting runs through Saturday throughout West Virginia. Hancock County residents can go to the ...

Sardis Center A Great Addition To The Region

The Ohio River was the focus of our region’s economy for generations. As transportation and commerce have evolved, it remains vital not only to us, but to communities across the country whose power plants are fueled by the coal we watch pass us on barges — to give just one example. These days, the possibility of a career on the river does not come up as often in conversations with young people. But the Sardis Inland Waterways Maritime Academy and Visitors Center hosted an event last week that reminds us, it should. The industry is growing again. We Work the Waterways hosted a ...

Be Careful Out There For Trick-Or-Treating

We sit mere days away from one of the busiest nights of the year. Halloween is fast approaching and nearly every community in the Ohio Valley will hold their trick or treating on Saturday, Oct. 31. The fact it won’t fall on a school night means even more ghosts and goblins and princesses and superheroes will canvass the neighborhoods looking for their favorite candy. This means adults, especially drivers, should be extra careful as they travel, both through neighborhoods with their children and on the roads in their vehicles. Parents will do their best to make surde their little ones ...

Capito Has Proved She Works For Us

West Virginia needs a strong, powerful voice in Washington, D.C., now more than ever — someone who has proved she can build relationships, earn influence, reach across the aisle when necessary and speak up for US. For nearly 25 years, Shelley Moore Capito has built relationships across our nation’s capital and learned what it takes to represent a small state without getting lost in the swamp. Today she is chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, working toward “policies that protect vital West Virginia energy and manufacturing jobs and encourage ...

How To Keep Your Heating Costs Down

The temperatures around the Ohio Valley are starting to slide from crisp to downright chilly as the months creep from fall to winter. Households have started turning on their furnaces and many of us are doing so with our heart rates rising. We know a hotter furnace will lead to a skinnier wallet due to escalating heating costs. The United States Energy Information Administration says heating costs are on the rise. Residential propane is costing 21 cents a gallon more year over year. Residential heating oil is at $2.59 more a gallon year over year. We can’t freeze ourselves solid, ...

Now Is The Time To Get Out And Vote, West Virginia

If you’re a West Virginia voter, the time to head to the ballot box is actually now. Early voting began in the state today and will run weekdays and Saturdays through Oct. 31. In Ohio County, the public may cast ballots from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day in the municipal courtroom of the first floor of the City-County Building, 1500 Chapline St., Wheeling. In Marshall County, the hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays, and voting takes place in the basement at the courthouse. And, according to Ohio County Supervisor of Elections Erin Allietta, now is a great time to ...