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Consider Running for Elected Office

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If you’re a West Virginia resident not satisfied with the status quo of the Mountain State — or if you are satisfied and would love to see what you consider positive momentum to continue — there’s a way for you to directly influence that. From Jan. 12 through midnight Jan. 31, West Virginia residents can file to run for elected office. Seats in government both large and small are up for grabs this year, and now is the time to throw your hat in the ring. Among the seats up for grabs this year are those in the United States Senate and House of Representatives, West Virginia ...

Suiting Up for the Session

Local Columns

Finally, it is 2026 and things will begin ramping up from here as the new 60-day legislative session kicks off next week with the gaveling in of the House of Delegates and state Senate, and Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s second State of the State address. The West Virginia Press Association’s annual Legislative Lookahead is this Friday at the Culture Center in Charleston. The event serves as the kickoff for those in print, TV, radio, and non-profit news preparing for their statehouse coverage. Reporters will hear from legislative majority and minority leadership, executive branch ...

Don’t Forget Flu Shots

Editorials

A new variant of the flu virus has been affecting people all over the world, and serving as a reminder to get your flu shot. According to an Associated Press report, that variant is known as “subclade K” and led to early outbreaks in the United Kingdom, Japan and Canada. In the United State, while flu season typically begins in December, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported high or very high levels of illness in more than half the states. The CDC estimated there have been at least 7.5 million illnesses, 81,000 hospitalizations and 3,100 deaths from flu ...

Consider Donating Blood This Year

Editorials

If your New Year’s resolutions included finding small ways to do good more frequently, the American Red Cross has some ideas for you. You — yes, you — are needed, right now. A glance at the organization’s website reveals an alert that there is an “EMERGENCY NEED for type O blood” because winter weather has caused a decline in donations. There’s even a pitch that if you donate by Jan. 4, you will receive a Red Cross long-sleeved t-shirt; and if you give blood before Jan. 31, you can earn points to be used toward rewards. Local opportunities to give blood include ...

Pats on the Back

Editorials

- To the winners of the Wheeling Elks Scholarships for 2025-26, Wheeling Park High School students Grace Tamburin and Owen Dobrzynski Hines. Their commitment to their studies and their community is worthy of recognition. - To the Ohio Valley community that gave the Zhu family a hand after a house fire and supported them through buying meals from their St. Clairsville restaurant Zhuzi. That’s exactly the spirit that makes the Ohio Valley a great place to live. - To Community Coffee & Tea Shop in Bellaire and friends of World War II veteran Wayne Hill, who surprised the 98-year-old ...

Getting Healthy in 2026

Editorials

The calendar has turned to 2026. The Christmas desserts are long gone. The New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day celebrations — and the calories that often come with them — are over. Now many of us are looking in the mirror and wondering how we can shed some of the holiday pounds we packed on over the last few weeks. The solution comes not just from thought, but from action, as in getting up off the couch, getting mobile and burning some of those added calories. Some people might already have started on detailed regimens to whip themselves into shape. Good work, guys. For ...