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Taste freshness at farmers markets

Take some of the region’s freshest produce and throw in an opportunity for area residents to enjoy a pleasant day with family and friends, and you have the perfect recipe for local farmers markets. Held at many locations throughout the Tri-State Area, the markets offer a chance to buy fresh fruits and vegetables and to support the men and women who grow them. You’ll also find a variety of baked goods; jams, jellies and pickles; candies, cookies and fudge; and crafts from local organizations, vendors and crafters. The markets offer the chance to enjoy some time outside and ...

OVAC game marks return of football

Fans of high school football in our region have been waiting for Saturday night for a long time. That’s when the 79th-annual Rudy Mumley Ohio Valley Athletic Conference All-Star Football Charity Classic will be played. As usual, the contest will allow the top graduated seniors from Ohio to square off against their counterparts from West Virginia, with kickoff set for 7:15 p.m. in Wheeling Island Stadium. Of course, there will be bragging rights on the line in the game, which was first played in 1940. Even more important will be the friendships that have been made during ...

Week celebrates abilities of all

With its signing 35 years ago, the Americans with Disabilities Act was designed to make certain that individuals with disabilities — no matter the kind — have the same rights and opportunities as everyone else. It guarantees equal opportunity in public accommodations, employment, transportation, government services and more. For the second year, Weirton is coming together to celebrate that landmark law, with activities designed for everyone. It begins Saturday morning with the Run the Distance, Embrace the Difference 5K, which will welcome participants of all mobile ...

Gee leaving a rich legacy

Monday marked the conclusion of an extraordinary chapter in American higher education as E. Gordon Gee stepped down from his presidency at West Virginia University. Spanning more than four decades and multiple institutions, Gee’s career has been characterized by visionary leadership, an unwavering commitment to student engagement, keen insight into the future of education and a profound impact on the nation’s academic landscape. Gee’s journey began where it ends — WVU. He first served as the university’s president from 1981-85. His leadership trajectory then took him ...

Start of survey welcome news

It took long enough, but about a month ago, federal officials announced there are finally plans for long-term study of the possible health outcomes after the February 2023 train derailment in East Palestine. The National Institutes of Health is launching a five-year, $10 million research initiative. In announcing the effort, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. thanked Vice President J.D. Vance, who was representing Ohio in the U.S. Senate at the time of the crash, for continuing to press the matter. “You helped drive the first large-scale, coordinated, ...

Ohio’s BMV sets shining example

Not every technological upgrade is a homerun, but at least one improvement in Ohio is paying big dividends for the state and its residents. With a change as simple as allowing certain transactions with the state Bureau of Motor Vehicles to take place online instead of in person, more than 10 million trips to BMV offices have been saved since 2022. Among the options available online are renewal of driver’s licenses or identification cards. More than 608,000 Buckeye State residents have taken advantage of that so far; and now the option has been expanded to commercial driver’s ...