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Family, Friends and Neighbors Important to Life

Only once have my wife and I had the experience of being a foster parent to a beautiful 9-year-old girl. I did not know how old I had gotten until I tried to stay up with a 9-year-old. Our kids range from their 40s to their 20s. I have gotten comfortable with grandparent duty, a few fun hours, then turn them back over to the real parents. I had forgotten the 24-hour care — from the early morning rush to catch the school bus, to the change in the middle of the afternoon to pick someone up from the bus. God bless the bus drivers, teachers, school workers, and all who help in a child’s ...

Government Overreach in Moundsville Will End Up Costing Tenants

I read the editorial from April 9 regarding the rental inspection program in Moundsville. My initial reaction is here is another example of government overreach and interference in free trade. Tenants know what they do and don’t want, and if they don’t like landlord A, they can go to landlord B, or landlord C. The handful of similar laws in our state have resulted in a number of unintended consequences including higher rent and limited apartment availability, and has caused landlords to raise their application standards for tenants, thus locking out those in desperate need of ...

Marshall Memo: Setting the Levy; Happenings in Moundsville; and STEM

Several Moundsville programs were outlined by City Manager Rick Healy at this past Wednesday’s council meeting. Notification was received that the second submission for a Land & Water Park Grant for Riverfront Park was approved. This will cover the basketball/pickleball court, some fitness stations, and renovation to shelter and restrooms. Projects costs will be $116,000. Healy said that the ribbon cutting for the Renner Behavioral Program, a WVU Medicine facility, would be held this week. The location is in a former Teletech building. Healy reminded council members that the OnTrac ...

Mooney: Stark Contrasts in U.S. Senate Primary

As May approaches, West Virginians have a choice to make as they decide who they want to represent their interests and values in the United States Senate. The choice is between me, conservative fighter Alex Mooney and Gov. Jim Justice. Can voters really trust Democrat-turned-Republican Jim Justice? Jim Justice can’t be trusted because has a proven track record of supporting liberal policies. In 2020, he promised to sign into law the The Fairness Act, legislation that provides special privileges to transgender persons and strips West Virginians of their religious freedoms. The bill ...

Diana Winzenreid Deserves a Full Term in the W.Va. House

As the primary election comes upon us, I want to express to you what I observed during the legislative session from Delegate Diana Winzenreid. She was selected by Gov. Jim Justice from three nominees of the Ohio Republican Executive Committee to fill the House of Delegates 4th District seat after Erikka Storch resigned. During my 10 years in office, there have only been a handful of new Delegates each year who make me think, “wow, they are a really hard worker.” Delegate Winzenreid read every single bill, and she scheduled meetings with me and other members to understand the ...

Students Excel in Social Studies; Golf; and Star Wars

The West Virginia Department of Education hosted more than 500 students in Charleston recently as part of the 2024 State Social Studies Fair. Division I consisted of Elementary Students in Grades 3 -5 while Division II was for students in Grades 3-8. Marshall County School had nine students earn first place, three second place, nine students placed third and five students honorable mention. First place winners were (Division I) Aubree Gatts, Addilyn Ellwood and Maya Laudermilk. Division II first place winners were Chloe Pickett, Braxton Haught, Abby Allman, and Gracylynn Welch. Second ...