Dear Annie: I previously worked with a woman, “Loretta,” who I’ve maintained a relationship with for over 20 years. We were never close, meeting-for-lunch type friends — more of a talk-once-a-month type. However, this changed when Loretta experienced financial difficulties, a marital separation and attempted suicide.
She was hospitalized for two months and, as a result, has mobility problems. I have gone to several doctor visits with her. I’m older and retired. I suggested citywide
PITTSBURGH (AP) — There’s a legacy that comes when your last name is Heyward, and you play football for a living.
Especially when you do it in Pittsburgh.
Connor Heyward has known this basically his entire life. The Steelers tight end/fullback grew up hearing the stories about his father, former NFL running back and University of Pittsburgh great Craig “Ironhead” Heyward. He watched from afar as older brother Cam evolved from a first-round pick by the Steelers in 2011 into one of the best
Robert Dale “Bob” McCauley Sr., 81, a resident of the Cravensdale Community, Elkins, West Virginia, passed away peacefully in his sleep with his dog Blu at his side Saturday morning, Dec. 27, 2025, at his home. He had been in declining health for the past year.
The family will receive friends at the Lohr & Barb Funeral Home of Elkins from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday.
Final Rites will be conducted from the funeral home on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, at 11 a.m.
The Rev. Jamie Andrews will
MILL CREEK — The Tygarts Valley boys basketball team’s home game slated for tonight against regional foe Pendleton County has been postponed due to the weather.
The squads will now meet on Weber-Wamsley Court at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 14, according to Bulldogs coach Tom Wamsley.
Tygarts Valley is slated to visit Pocahontas County on Wednesday.
Ray Canfield, 95, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, at 5:45 a.m. at the Elkins Regional Convalescent Center (ERCC).
Ray was born on May 13, 1930, to Calvin Canfield and Icie Lena Cross Canfield at Canfield Hollow in Montrose, West Virginia.
He spent most of his life in Montrose, later lived in Beverly, West Virginia, and most recently resided at the Elkins Regional Convalescent Center of Randolph County. His health had been in decline for the last few years.
Ray was married to
While campaigning, President Donald Trump said, “We’re a nation in decline.”
Now that he’s president, the left agrees.
“We are witnessing the collapse and implosion of the American empire,” says Cornell West.
Are the predictors of doom correct? Will America collapse like so many civilizations before us?
If we don’t learn from history, says historian Johan Norberg, that might happen.
“It’s a clash within every civilization on whether they should keep going, be open to innovation and progress, or
