CHEERS to the Barnesville Pumpkin Festival Committee for all of its hard work throughout the year to bring the annual event to the streets of the village. JEERS to news that the spotted lanterfly has established itself in the local area. The nuisance insect is known to present a danger to a ...
A person does not have to be a gun safety reform extremist to understand there are simply certain rules a person must follow in their own home (or for themselves, if they have carry permits) if they are to be responsible gun owners. Sadly, it is all too common for us to read of tragedies that ...
Farmers earn a lot of respect from those who understand how much they do for the rest of us. It’s easy for us to think about the food and other products they provide, as well as the contributions farm families make to our communities. But it’s not always top of mind to think about their ...
If you consider yourself to be a carnivore, you have yet another reason to be vigilant about avoiding ticks. Earlier this month, the West Virginia Department of Health reported multiple cases of the tick-borne Alpha-gal Syndrome, which can cause a variety of symptoms as a result of allergies ...
It may seem hard to believe, but the Barnesville Pumpkin Festival returns to the village’s streets this week. As we reported on the front page of today’s newspaper, the 61st annual rendition of this Belmont County tradition opens on Thursday and continues through next Sunday. True pumpkin ...
They’re here! The spotted lanternfly, aka Lycorma delicatula, is here in the Ohio Valley, with the Ohio Department of Gariculture reporting that the pest has been confirmed and is established in Belmont and Jefferson counties. They also have been reported in Harrison and Monroe counties, ...