September 2019

One of the most distinguished and well-known institutions in America will bring a traveling exhibit to the Conrad Public Library in late 2018 showcasing the impact of local sports, and for the people in charge of arranging and fundraising the event, it’s a dream come true.
           
“It’s a way to build community—team, coaches, players, people in the community. Hopefully, we’ll bring them in, and they’ll come to this exhibit and spend money,” organizer Sue Gorder said.
           

Seventy-one years after the company was founded, Snittjer Grain continues to grow.
           
The Wellsburg-based company marked the completion of a multimillion-dollar expansion project that included two 15,000-bushel pits, two 300,000-bushel bins and a 650,000-bushel bin on Tuesday morning with a ribbon cutting ceremony in front of the new real estate. According to General Manager J.R. Kennedy, it boiled down to necessity.
           

As state Senator and gubernatorial candidate Nate Boulton most certainly learned on Friday morning, political campaigns aren’t always glamorous.
           
The 37-year-old Democrat stopped at The Mill just off of Highway 20 and spent the majority of his hour long visit with a pair of retired Republicans from the Parkersburg area talking health care, education, tax incentives and agricultural policy over coffee before soldiering on with his Hometown Values Tour amidst flurries and temperatures dipping into the low 30s.