Last week I struggled a bit with my column, writing it, relating it to the present and just in general as to its meaning to us in Hancock County, West Virginia. I did a good amount of research because I found the topic interesting. As…
…..New Manchester residents now have access to an ATM close to home. The New Manchester Volunteer Fire Depatment has installed an ATM on the side of its building. Prior to the ATM being installed, residents either had to drive to Chester or New Cumberland to…
My children are grown. But I remember in 1999 travelling to and from a soccer tournament at Miami University of Ohio with my middle son, Stephen. On Sunday afternoon we stopped at a Cracker Barrel in Zanesville for a late lunch. Where we parked I…
There is a lot that a Christian is asked to do in the Bible. There is more that church members are often asked to do within their own church and community. Sometimes it is hard to find motivation to do those things.Many Christians have a…
We will start Spring Story Hour Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021. If we are unable to meet in person, then we will post the videos on Swaney Memorial Library’s Face book page like we have in the past. We will have craft bags available for pickup…
…..West Virginia’s distribution of COVID vaccinations has garnered national attention. While at the beginning of the crisis we were the last state to have a case of COVID, we now are being recognized for our distribution of the vaccine which has been deemed the most…
…… Like many of you I was shaking my head in disbelief last week as I watched rioters surge into Congress and telling myself, “No, this can’t happen here. This is America. We don’t do that here.” Turned out we do and any idea that…
Last week was pretty exciting. I don’t know that the counting of electoral votes has been so contentious since Bush-Gore in 2000, and before that Hayes-Tilden in 1876. In the 1876 election President Ulysses S. Grant was expected to seek a third term. He defied…
I recently read “Didn’t See It Coming” by Carey Neiuwhof. It is about his experience with burnout as the pastor of a large church and how to overcome and/or avoid that common pastoral problem. Of course none or at least almost none of you are…