Former steelworker grows new business
RICHMOND — Woodland Trails is about as far removed from the roar and grit of a steel mill as one can get in Jefferson County. It’s the love of the outdoors and plants that spurs former Weirton Steel employee Sam Gill in his business, a greenhouse and plant nursery off Salem Township Road 216, 1.3 miles from state Route 43 just north of Richmond. “Just turn by the township garage and go 1.3 miles,” Gill said. A visitor who turns at the Woodland Trails sign off the township road will drive up a hill and emerge from the woods into a plant wonderland, with everything from small trees and evergreens to perennials of many varieties and tomato plants and hanging baskets and decorative landscaping grasses. The list goes on and on. Gill worked at Weirton Steel for 32 years before taking a buyout in 2006. He started attending classes at Jefferson Community College and still is taking online classes toward a business degree. But Woodland Trails dates back further than the changes at Weirton
» Full StoryWintersville Scene debuts July 11
WINTERSVILLE — The Wintersville Scene, a weekly publication covering the village and surrounding area, is set to debut July 11.
“This is something Wintersville residents have been asking for for quite some time, and we’re happy to be able
Harrison hospital marks renovations
CADIZ — Harrison Community Hospital recently celebrated completion of its $3 million renovation and expansion with an open house and donor recognition ceremony as well as a ribbon-cutting at the new main lobby entrance.
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Students tour capital after winning contest
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Marissa Haught of Salineville and Jacob Forrester of Hopedale were among 35 high school winners from throughout Ohio who visited Washington, D.C. and other points of interest June 13-19 as part of the Ohio Rural Electric Cooperativ
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PHARMACIST: Ashley Rene Smith, daughter of Jay W. and Rene Cortez Smith of Toronto, is beginning her career in pharmacy as a staff pharmacist for the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.
Smith graduated from the Ohio Northern Un
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NEW AGENT: Bob Owen has joined the sales team of Century 21 Teramana-Westling Realty in Steubenville. Owen worked for City Loan for 20 years prior to joining SkyBank as a mortgage lender, where he worked for another 20 years. He retired in 1999. Owen
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