Rescued Hearts Unique Boutique, a nonprofit thrift store that donates all proceeds to animal advocacy and shelter groups, has adapted and carried on through a season of COVID, managing to raise and donate more money in 2020 than 2019.
Executive Editor Mike Myer Passes At 69
By Ed Parsons - Editor | Jan 13, 2021
J. Michael Myer, a familiar face throughout West Virginia, and executive editor of the Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register, died Wednesday, January 6, at Wheeling Hospital. He was 69.
Mike spent several years in the early part of his career as Editor of the Wetzel Chronicle his hometown paper. He had a love for the weekly papers, and was quick to call with a compliment, or offer help when needed.
Not once was he ever critical, but instead he chose to offer helpful advice.
Myer was currently the president of the trustees of the West Virginia Press Association Foundation, the educational non-profit supported by the state’s newspaper industry.
2020: Year in Review
Sgt. Mitch Corley recently introduced the department’s newest K9 to the community.
By LEANN COCHRAN
Staff Writer
As we look back over the past year, it could be said that no one expected what 2020 handed us. January 2020 seems almost a distant memory of when life was easier. Masks were not required to enter a grocery store or restaurant, New Year’s Eve parties were held without hesitation, and Times Square was full of people anxiously awaiting the start of a brand new year.
2020 was full of twists and turns, but we as a community have learned to handle those curves with ease. We were forced to slow down. More home-cooked family meals were shared in 2020. Students began Summer break a few months early. Those individuals who were able stepped up to help high-risk neighbors, family, and friends by shopping and delivering groceries and necessities right to their doorsteps.