In the past few years, as many jobs now require higher skills and a college degree, many adults have been going back to school. But that can be difficult because now it means juggling an education with a family and a job. As a result, online colleges have gained in popularity as the ideal choice for an already busy life schedule.

OVToday was born because of the lack of easy-to-access information about all that the Ohio Valley has to offer its citizens. Not that much of the information wasn't available some of the time— the problem is that it might be available for a day or so and was in one of dozens of places, but now we attempt to put it in one place, available all of the time and as close as your computer screen.

One of the most little-known and unappreciated areas about our valley is the wide variety of choices of products and services offered by your local businesses. That is why two sections of this website concentrate on bringing you information about what can be purchased locally (our business directory) and make some of the valley's local offerings available for you to purchase online (our soon-to-be-released online stores area).

How important is it to shop locally, really?

If you have ever walked through a downtown that was filled with empty buildings, you already should have a pretty good idea. If you think about it, a town, in large part, is defined by the businesses, shops, and restaurants found there. So is the unemployment rate. And, most importantly in my opinion, the number of young people that stay home rather than flee to other parts of the country is directly determined by the number of businesses that offer an opportunity to our young.

If you have been visiting our site for any short length of time, you may have noticed that when I discover a place that I think has a quality that makes it a unique find, I like to pass the word on to the rest of my friends. (Of course, if you find some place or thing you really want to let others know about on this site, hit the contact menu button and pass it on to us.)...