Area high schools receive NATA’s ‘Safe Sports School Award’
Discover Appalachia
Living History Nights
David Trinko: Why the newspaper keeps reporting numbers
John Grindrod: Some thoughts on clutter, both at work and at home
Latest Updates
- Independence Day celebration planned - 11:28 am
- Mason Council discusses recreation - 4:23 pm
- Mason County Memories… Main Street’s early developers - 4:21 pm
- 3 deaths, 203 new COVID cases reported… Latest stats for Meigs, Gallia, Mason - 2:00 pm
- Roush hits the ground running as the Mountaineer - 3:53 pm
- View Story - 3:54 pm updated: 4:17 pm.
- Praise Along the River set for July 3 - 3:52 pm
- Email scam alert - 3:37 pm
- Local business leaders to start leadership development program - 4:20 pm
- Next Level to headline Mayor’s Night Out - 4:15 pm updated: 4:50 pm.
- Advocating for the Promise - 9:18 pm
- Ohio church hosts grief support group - 3:38 pm
- PACT Act passes the Senate, heads to Congress for final approval - 3:28 pm
- Coplin Health Systems launches food FARMACY program - 12:22 pm
- Learning about bike safety, rules - 11:20 am
- 151 new COVID cases reported… Latest stats for Meigs, Gallia, Mason - 3:49 pm
- The history of Juneteenth - 3:47 pm
- Felman Production donates to vet memorial - 12:43 pm
- Mason County Memories… How the districts got their names: Part II - 12:20 pm
- Cancer survivor assists current patients - 4:18 pm
- Moose Lodge supports pool - 3:48 pm
- Mason 4-H Camp returns - 4:44 pm
- Winners awarded at fishing rodeo - 4:42 pm
- Silver Screen VII free summer movie series - 3:15 pm
- Living History Nights concluded with ”Mad” Anne Bailey - 3:35 pm
NEWS
Advocating for the Promise
RACINE, Ohio — Andrea Neutzling is a mother, a veteran, and an advocate for The Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act, or the PACT Act.The...
Ohio church hosts grief support group
MIDDLEPORT, Ohio — Middleport Church of Christ has been hosting support groups to help people learn to process grief.The group is led by Teri Ho...
PACT Act passes the Senate, heads to Congress for final approval
OHIO VALLEY — HR3967 SSC/Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2021 was first introduce to Congress in June 2021. T...
Coplin Health Systems launches food FARMACY program
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. – Coplin Health Systems has teamed up with 14 partners to launch a regional FARMACY program. The program will run for 10 week...
Learning about bike safety, rules
MASON — The Town of Mason held its inaugural Bike Rodeo Saturday morning, drawing nearly 40 young cyclists and their parents.Organized by Lisa C...
SPORTS
Mason County racks up titles
It was probably the closest thing to a normal school year — at least sports-wise — that anyone at the high school level has been part of s...
Rio names Pilkington new Director of Rugby
RIO GRANDE, Ohio — After successfully guiding the University of Rio Grande’s first-year rugby team through a tumultuous Spring period, Adr...
Class AA baseball team released
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Just a scant few hours after winning its second straight Class AA state baseball championship, Logan was back at its basebal...
Minimal changes within OVP area
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Jeffersons were all about moving on up.A couple of Meigs County teams might enjoy the thought of moving on down.The volleyb...
Barnitz named Class A captain
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Wahama’s run to a Class A state title inside Appalachian Power Park was derailed by Charleston Catholic and first-year...
LIFE
Wahama Alumni holds 60th banquet
NEW HAVEN — Alumni and guests gathered at the Bend Area Community Building in New Haven on May 28 for the 60th annual alumni banquet. The Classe...
Writers Guild encourages ‘something different’
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — The Point Pleasant Writers Guild was happy to welcome back Paula Gregory and Woody Moore who have not been at the meetin...
Shelter Pets of the Week
Homer and Ginger are this week’s Shelter Pets of the Week, available for adoption at the Mason County Animal Shelter.The shelter manager said bo...
Shelter Pets of the Week
Max and Indie this week’s Shelter Pets of the Week, available for adoption at the Mason County Animal Shelter. Adoption fees cover spay and neut...
PPWG puts pets on their agenda
POINT PLEASANT — When it comes to pets, it can mostly be said that nothing is exempt from being one. From boa constrictors and black fuzzy spide...
OPINION
The strawberry story
Terry and I recently ate a meal at McClure’s in Pomeroy. As a treat, she ordered for herself a strawberry shake.After some delicious slurps, she...
God’s Kids Korner: Jesus and the library card
Do you have a library card? If you don’t already have one, you should get one. One of the great things about a library card is that it is availa...
Search the Scriptures: The sheep’s test
Imagine, if you will, that a conscientious and honest man were to discover an obviously well-loved and expensive looking dog wandering his yard, and h...
The preacher is a man put on the spot
God should be thanked for the preachers who preach the truths of God’s Word and who serve faithfully in the called-of-God vocation of ministry.T...
God’s Kids Korner: Christ in us
Galatians 2:20 says, ” So I am not the one living now — it is Christ living in me. I still live in my body, but I live by faith in the Son...
Search the Scriptures: A devilish conspiracy
As Peter closes out his first epistle, he warns his readers, “Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roarin...
