Another Memorial Day has come and gone, and with it so has another Ogden Newspapers Wellness Weekend. Although it has always been an important element of the overall family race experience, this year we really focused on making the Tiny Tot Trot even bigger and better. We took several steps ...

Belmont County is gearing up for an exciting summer full of events! From annual festivals to one-of-a-kind local events, it’s officially festival season! You and your family can enjoy attending one of our 30-plus festivals that celebrate heritage, history, our communities and of course ...

Memorial Day last weekend made me think about those who gave up their lives for our freedom. I also thought about my Dad, a U.S. Marine who fought in the Pacific during WWII. As kids, Dad told us a little about some of the battles he was in. The Marines gave him books with photos of those ...

Teamwork is essential for success in sports and in business. A few years ago, I was part of West Virginia’s first Veterans Cup Team. The Veterans Cup is a national soccer tournament for adult teams over 40 years of age. Beckley was hosting the tournament and there wasn’t a team from West ...

“We may even cheer on those who ask us to ... forfeit our personal freedoms. Of course, this is no new story. Even the ancients warned that democracies can degenerate toward autocracy in the face of fear. ... And rule by indefinite emergency edict risks leaving all of us with a shell of a ...

The conventional wisdom about Republicans after the disastrous 2022 midterms is that they need to choose between two different types of candidates: forward-looking, reform-minded governors, and populist rabble-rousers. Or maybe they don’t: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is both. DeSantis is a ...