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Honoring those who make the ultimate sacrifice

Editorials

Our Ohio Valley has a tradition of honoring its sons and daughters who have stepped up to serve the nation through military service. Through various active veterans organizations, to numerous monuments and memorials, to community services and more, our residents always strive to honor that service and show our appreciation. Approximately 10 years ago, that effort took another step when a handful of residents in Weirton launched a veterans banner program as a way to visually display our civic pride for those who have served. In the years since, Weirton’s banner program has grown to ...

Buckle up!

Editorials

Seat belts. For the vast majority of us, putting on a seat belt when entering the car is second nature. But for some, apparently, the act remains optional — and that’s leading to fatal results. In West Virginia, the latest figures for seat belt use come from the end of 2024, where a 91.98 percent usage rate was recorded by the West Virginia Governor’s Highway Safety Program. That means 8 percent of West Virginians — that’s more than 100,000 people — don’t wear seat belts on a regular basis. It’s worse in Ohio, where the statewide seatbelt usage rate of 85.2 percent ...

Keeping the tradition alive

Editorials

While the once-great facilities of Weirton Steel, and their successors, appear to be no more, that doesn’t take away from the history and traditions for which they stood. That includes an annual picnic where long-time steelworkers gather to reconnect and relive their experiences as they contributed to the building of America and the rest of the world. The Weirton Steel 25 Year Club has existed for more than 75 years, and, for much of that history, has organized a picnic for employees and retirees with at least 25 years in the local steel mill. It is a summer tradition which has ...

Politics ain’t beanbag for the Capito family

Local Columns

There is an old saying that “politics ain’t beanbag,” meaning that the political arena can be a rough and tumble place. On one hand, I can understand West Virginia Democratic leaders jumping on the ill-timed nomination of former GOP candidate for governor and former lawmaker Moore Capito as the next U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia. On the other hand, I don’t believe it is deserved. To make a long story short, President Donald Trump released a list of nominees Tuesday for various offices – including Capito for U.S. Attorney for the Southern District ...

Get our judicial priorities in order

Editorials

In an era when too many in state and federal government seem more bent on protecting themselves than those they are meant to serve, it is encouraging to hear from someone as esteemed as former Justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Margaret Workman, who understands the damage done after two circuit court judges were admonished for speaking out regarding child abuse and foster care problems in the state. “The recent disciplinary actions against Circuit Court Judges Maryclaire Akers and Tim Sweeney for their public criticism of the failures of child abuse and neglect ...

Thanking Weirton’s first responders

Letters to the Editor

To the Editor, I want to take this opportunity to publicly thank Weirton’s first responders for their professionalism when responding to an emergency. I witnessed this first-hand when I experienced a medical emergency, on Saturday, June 21, at the Lauttamus Event Center. When I worked for the Hancock County Commission, I had responsibility for the Hancock County 911 Center and worked closely with dispatchers. I watched as dispatchers took incoming calls and processed those calls with speed and accuracy to the proper agency; fire, police, or ambulance, to get emergency personnel to a ...