As we come to the almost end of the great winter freeze out, I realize there are a lot worse people to have around during such an emergency than my husband. I say “almost end” because I really thi...
Congratulations Logan, Tug Valley and good job, Gilbert! Congratulations to the Logan Wildcats and the Tug Valley Panthers for getting big, first-round wins in the state boys basketball tournament! And we’re so proud of the mighty Gilbert Lions for mak...
Obama plan only slows premiums rise WASHINGTON (AP) — Buyers, beware: President Barack Obama says his health care overhaul will lower premiums by double digits, but check the fine print. Premiums are likely to keep going up even i...
Fireworks Legislation Just 18 states allow ‘‘energetic’’ fireworks of the type the state Senate has voted to legalize in West Virginia. They include rockets, Roman candles and firecrackers of the type now illegal in ou...
Is gov’t more open with Obama? EDITOR’S NOTE — An occasional look at promises by government officials and how well they are kept. WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal agencies haven’t lived up to President Barack Obama’s promise of a ...
Upcoming health care bill vote When Senate Democrats filibustered against just about every one of President George W. Bush’s judicial nominees, both to the Supreme Court and to U.S. appeals courts, they howled the 60-vote proce...
Sissonville fans were classless in their cheers What’s wrong with kids — and their parents - these days? Is there no decency among the youth of today? Are curse words and dirty talk just slang now? Since when did parents start lett...
Editor, How many more issues of the Banner will we have to look at the mugs of Manchin, Tomblin and Kirkendoll praising the new center on 119 that none had a thing to do with. With all their free...
Editor, Life in West Virginia continues to take it toll on senior citizens. What are our "lawmakers" doing to help the downtrodden? It seems that the leadership of the state House has used a pro...
Editor, It seems like everybody is on the band wagon trying to figure out why so many Americans have lost their jobs and why the economy is so bad. Members of congress are always willing to ge...
Editor, This newspaper’s recent editorial calling for a boycott of a concert featuring Kathy Mattea, Emmylou Harris, Patti Griffin, Dave Matthews, Buddy Miller and others is yet another example o...
Editor, I normally don’t respond to “Letters to the Editor” because I believe everyone is entitled to their own opinion. When I read a letter that gives out miscommunications about the job I do a...
Editor, I would like to express my opinion of the eight RESAs (Regional Educational Service Agencies) in West Virginia. I see them as a bureaucratic waste of taxpayer’s money. I have seen admi...
Three local teams are in the state tournament this week, including Logan, Tug Valley and Gilbert. We hope everyone will get out and support their local teams. Make the drive to Charleston and roo...
Have you ever had an argument with yourself? This has happened to me several times recently. In one of those arguments, I was thinking about my relationship with God. If my "faith walk" was a jour...
The hopes invested in Barack Obama at his inauguration were as overblown as the disenchantment now surrounded his first anniversary in the White House. He has failed, inevitably, to live up to the...
Not many people understand how a comic book is made. First a script is written, then a penciler draws the sequential art, an inker goes over the pencils to enhance the art, a letterer adds the wor...
Congratulations to the Tug Valley Panthers for making it back to the Class AA state basketball tournament! The Panthers have played great all season long and have the talent to bring home the st...
Congratulations to the Gilbert Lions for making it back to the Class A state basketball tournament! The Lions surprised everyone by beating St. Joseph’s Central last night to earn their fourth ber...
We offer screen printing, t-shirts, sports uniforms in Logan, WV. Also with graphic design, vacations bible school shirts, school shirts, family reunions, camps and events.
321 George Kostas Drive Logan, WV,
304-752-3303
The Oaks Plaza at Fountain Place Mall
We are your hometown source for country and primitive home decor. You can find heavily scented candles and tarts, flags, throws, handmade wood crafts, tart warmers, rag babies, berries, grapevine a...
Children's Home Society of WV-We Can Program is a non-profit organization. The We Can Program offers child mentoring service and fundraising events and children's summer camp. To become a volunteer...