In the late 1960’s, the Weirton Steel Division of National Steel Corporation was still operating three Coke Oven Batteries along the Eastern Shore of the[Read More…]
Columns
SWANEY LIBRARY by Kirsten Pierce
Do you love being the first to read the latest release from your favorite authors? Do you enjoy talking about your favorite books with others[Read More…]
OUR HISTORY….OUR HERITAGE by Bill Kiefer
Steelmaking 101 So, if I am going to write about the Brown’s island explosion of 1972, why am I stuck in the 19th century? My[Read More…]
OUR HISTORY & OUR HERITAGE by Bill Kiefer
So, who was Edwin McMasters Stanton, born in Jefferson County, Ohio, on December 19, 1814? Well we could say that he was the only person[Read More…]
AND THEN AGAIN… by Tamara Pettit
…..Is 2021 the year of the “kinder..gentler” Tamara. It may be. No, not when it comes to issues I believe need changed. I will continue[Read More…]
Your Imagination Station
With Connie & Shauna So, I promised to tell you all about our TALES week. What a week of fun we had, telling TALES. [Read More…]
AND THEN AGAIN by Tamara Pettit
…..The West Virginia Lottery Annual report showed an overall profit for the lottery. Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort, however, did not fare so well in[Read More…]
Our History & Our Heritage by Bill Kiefer
I am getting a little tired of playing who was who in the Revolutionary War, and what was named after them. If you have been[Read More…]
Our History & Our Heritage by Bill Kiefer
Okay Mr. Kiefer, master digresser let’s get back on topic. We started off with how did some of our local places not named “Washington, Jefferson,[Read More…]
OUR HISTORY & OUR HERITAGE by Bill Kiefer
Over the Independence Day Holiday weekend I took the opportunity to sample a number of the shows dealing with the history of the United States.[Read More…]