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We’ve been taking the long stroll to the polls

Election Day is Tuesday, beginning at 6:30 a.m. and ending at 7:30 p.m. And it feels like a long way to get to this point. Keep in mind, the first person to announce for the 2024 elections was Republican Huntington businessman Chris Miller when he said he would run for governor all the way back in December 2021. U.S. Rep. Alex Mooney, R-W.Va., announced his U.S. Senate race in November 2022, the same week he won election to the redistricted 2nd Congressional District after defeating former 1st District Congressman David McKinley in the May 2022 GOP primary. State Treasurer Riley Moore ...

The election is finally coming to an end

We’re only a few days away from the general election. In some ways, this comes as a relief, as it means all of the campaigning will come to an end. At the same time, it will begin a time of adjustment in many situations. In recent weeks, our newspaper staff has been working to present information on each of the campaigns in our area to better inform residents of the platforms of each candidate on the ballot. Much of the work has been done through questionnaires sent (primarily by e-mail) to the candidates. County, state and national candidates are listed through the West Virginia ...

Don’t get scammed!

Utility scams and senior citizens are a lethal combination. Keep this in mind: if you get a demanding call, it’s a scam. When somebody calls to tell you your electricity, gas, water or any utility is going to be cut off immediately if you don’t pay up, hang up. Don’t take steps to make payment. Don’t even discuss it with them. But do take steps to report what’s happened. Real utilities don’t operate this way. But scammers do. These are people who prey on you through fear and intimidation to illegally obtain your money. The Public Service Commission hears horror stories ...

There’s just some things I’ll never understand

So, I actually passed out candy this year for Halloween. You probably don’t think that’s a very big deal. But I have never given out candy before. Not one time in 53 years. I was always in the frame of mind that if I was in possession of chocolate, I was certainly not going to share it with somebody else. Especially strangers. I mean, who does that? This year however, I changed my mind. About 30 minutes before it was time for trick-or-treating to begin. Don’t ask me why. I rushed to the store and purchased five packs of “fun size” Reese’s Cups, Kit Kat, Nestlé ...

Compare and contrast the candidates

Beginning Tuesday, we are a week out from the end of the 2024 general election. And also Tuesday, voters will finally get their first side-by-side comparison of the two major party candidates for governor. Republican Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Democratic Huntington Mayor Steve Williams will face off at Fairmont State University Tuesday, Oct. 29, at 7 p.m. The event will be moderated by WV MetroNews Talkline Host Hoppy Kercheval and broadcast on MetroNews radio stations as well as livestreamed at wvmetronews.com. It really is a shame that we’re just now getting a debate ...

The voters are turning out this election

In a little more than a week, Election Day will be upon us. Hundreds of area residents already have cast their votes through the state’s in-person early voting process. In fact, it wouldn’t surprise me if the numbers in Hancock and Brooke counties each surpass 1,000 by the time you’re reading this piece. That’s incredible at any point, but then consider that in the 2020 presidential election, Brooke County had a total voter turnout of 10,740, with Hancock County seeing 13,942 votes cast that year, according to results listed on the West Virginia Secretary of State’s ...