Support for Help Me Grow and Strengthening Families
Support for Help Me Grow and Strengthening Families As a pastor, I have seen the devastating effect of the opioid...
Op/Ed
Coffee with Carrie: After 50 years of service, mom is retiring
Coffee with Carrie: After 50 years of service, mom is retiring (EDITOR’S NOTE: Coffee with Carrie is written by Carrie...
Coffee with Carrie: Words, deeds and being better
Coffee with Carrie: Words, deeds and being better (EDITOR’S NOTE: Coffee with Carrie is written by Carrie Gloeckner, publisher and...
Coffee with Carrie: Considering those that came before
Coffee with Carrie: Considering those that came before (EDITOR’S NOTE: Coffee with Carrie is written by Carrie Gloeckner, publisher and...
Portman: Affordable, reliable broadband key to economic development and job creation
Portman: Affordable, reliable broadband key to economic development and job creation Over the last two years, Congress has put in...
Coffee with Carrie: Clearing the land and the heart
Coffee with Carrie: Clearing the land and the heart (EDITOR’S NOTE: Coffee with Carrie is written by Carrie Gloeckner, publisher...
Ohio celebrates National Poetry Month
Ohio celebrates National Poetry Month National Poetry Month was inaugurated by the Academy of American Poets in 1996. Over the...
Coffee with Carrie: A trip to the store
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Coffee with Carrie is written by Carrie Gloeckner, publisher and journalist at the Meigs Independent Press. This new...
Pass on family stories
Melissa Martin, Ph.D Pass on the family stories “When families are invited to share their stories, folktales, and culture, there...
Ten experiences you shouldn’t miss in Meigs County, Ohio
Racine's Party in the Park in Star Mill Park along the Ohio River is an annual event not to be...
Early Spring? Buckeye Chuck thinks so
Buckeye Chuck says winter will continue six more weeks. File photo. MARION, Ohio - Ohio’s own groundhog did not see...
Caucasians can learn from reading Black newspapers
Melissa Martin, Ph.D In the United States and other countries today, many cities publish newspapers in various languages for racial...
From The NFHS: A Message to Parents of Ohio High School Athletes
DEAR MOM AND DAD: COOL IT By Karissa Niehoff, Executive Director of the National Federation of State High School Associations, and...
Newspapers R Us because Humans R Us
Melissa Martin, Ph.D North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, Antarctica. Humans live, work, and play on the 7...
More is not always better
Melissa Martin, Ph.D “If I only had more,” said the people. How many of us have made (or thought) this...
Remembering beloved pets during the holidays
Kids dressed in fur-is what I, and many other animal lovers call our much-loved pets. They jump for joy to...
10-Days until Christmas
By Steven Figel, aka "The Mild Mannered Morning Man" With the approach of the Christmas-I can't help but reflect on the...
Oh joy! a Golden Buckeye card for Christmas
Oh joy! a Golden Buckeye card for Christmas What a lovely holiday gift. This month I received an invitation to...
Advent Week 2: Are you ready for Christmas?
Isaiah 40:3 ESV: "A voice cries: In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD; make straight in the desert...
Letter to the Editor: Urge Legislators to Extend Alternative Graduation Pathways
I wrote a letter for the Action Network letter campaign "Urge Legislators to Extend Alternative Graduation Pathways". With only a...
Letter to the Editor: Meigs County Prosecutor says ‘NO’ to Issue 1
Dear Editor, State Issue 1 is a terribly flawed proposed constitutional amendment that will appear on Ohio ballots at the...
Letter to the Editor: Working to bring broadband to Meigs
Just last month, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that it would spend almost $1.5 billion in federal funds over...
September is Pain Awareness Month
Melissa Martin, Ph.D An ongoing dilemma exists within the management of chronic pain due to the opioid crisis. What do...
Letter to the Editor: Alumni Association participation
Dear Editor, This Wednesday, August 29th, the Southern Tornado Alumni Association will hold a meeting to generate ideas for homecoming...
Letter to the Editor: With Sappington comes change for the 94th House District of Ohio
Dear Editor, When I think of the 94th Ohio House District, I think of the people of southeast Ohio and...
