Despite the fact that my husband, Mike, and I deliberately decided we would not plant a garden this year, we still have an unexpected bumper crop of a different type. Although we raised very successful gardens for about three years in a row, we were losing the battle against the neighborhood ...

Lynnda and I have done a prolonged celebration of our 50th wedding anniversary. This only happens once, and we wanted to enjoy it to the max. We started in mid-June with a second honeymoon to Disney World and dinner at the top of the Contemporary Resort. The weekend of the actual anniversary ...

Ohio’s economy is undergoing a dramatic and positive transformation. Thanks to forward-thinking leadership from officials in both Columbus and Washington, the Buckeye State has become an increasingly attractive destination for tech companies fleeing California’s sky-high taxes and ...

Two hundred years ago this month, right here in Belmont County, history was made. On July 4, 1825, construction officially began on the National Road in Ohio. The groundbreaking took place in St. Clairsville — near the Courthouse — where people still walk, shop and celebrate our ...

I took a break from working on today’s newspaper Friday evening to walk around my yard in the dark. I wasn’t admiring the landscaping — instead I was checking to make sure nothing was on fire. You see, ever since Ohio’s fireworks law changed, the people of Belmont celebrate July 4 ...

Perception is your reality but not necessarily THE reality! Or, said differently, what we believe to be true isn’t always the truth. On June 19, 1865 (Juneteenth) the last of the slaves in the USA learned they were free two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was made. Slavery ...