Protect old-growth in Monongahela Forest An executive order from 2022 directed the U.S. Forest Service to develop climate-smart plans to conserve old growth and mature forests, and […]
Tag: veterans
Hometown Heroes to be honored in Star City
The Town of Star City is offering a “Hometown Hero” program to allow families to honor veterans with banners placed on the light poles leading to and […]
Editorial encore: Ways we honor Memorial Day
EDITOR’S NOTE: Today’s editorial has been adapted from one that originally ran May 26, 2020. Today, some people will hold somber remembrances, while others will gather for […]
New documentary highlights return to Vietnam 50 years later
“Mission Veteran Expedition: Honoring Vietnam Veterans in the Transportation Industry” returns to Vietnam with 10 veterans, documenting their personal experiences of historic events and healing. In November […]
Puppy party highlights local program’s mission, need for puppy fosters
Puppies, puppies everywhere! Dozens of people came to the West Virginia University Animal Science Research, Education, and Outreach Center on Stewartstown Road Thursday morning for a fun-filled (and […]
Dec. 24 letters to the editor
Club wants to hang banners of veterans The local GFWC Mountaineer Woman’s Club, part of the national General Federated Woman’s Club, is a civic organization that has […]
DAR honors veterans, places wreaths on graves
KINGWOOD — For the third year, members of the Cheat River Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) placed wreaths on the graves of veterans […]
Dec. 3 letters to the editor
Terra Alta ‘Wreaths’ event a success Once again the Terra Alta and Alpine Lake communities have come together to support the Wreaths Across America project. The recent […]
An IED made me a double amputee, but I continued to serve in the Army
by Gregory Gadson Over the last 16 years, I’ve managed a major military base, run a government contracting business, appeared in two motion pictures and made motivational […]
Today, we honor those who served
Veterans Day is both for the living and the deceased. As we thank our service men and women for their service, courage and sacrifice, we also pay […]
