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Utica Shale Academy preparing to start SkillsUSA welding team

SALINEVILLE — The Utica Shale Academy is looking for welding students to show off their knowledge as part of the SkillsUSA program. Superintendent Bill Watson and instructors Matt Gates and John Wright will advise the team and hopes are to enter competitions over the next year. Watson ...

Indian Creek HS students train for future using robotic arms

WINTERSVILLE — Indian Creek High School students have more tools to train them for the future with the implementation of FANUC robotic arms. Students in David Moffat and Barbara Turner’s programming and engineering design classes are learning about the equipment which was added this ...

Utilizing distance learning

Juniors and seniors in the criminal justice program at Jefferson County Joint Vocational School participated in a distance-learning session with St. Louis University. Students took part in an autopsy lesson which included an interactive human cadaver demonstration through video conferencing. ...

Follansbee sees addition of tobacco store/casino that offers much more

FOLLANSBEE — Two familiar businesses have expanded their operations to Brooke Plaza, offering more than their names would imply. Tyler Prather, operations manager for Geno’s Playgrounds and Gumby’s Cigarette and Beer World, said in addition to a variety of tobacco products, beer and ...

Owner of new Wellsburg nail salon takes pride in attention to detail

WELLSBURG — Whether applying a variety of colors and patterns to the nails of her clients or working to ensure they are in a clean, comfortable setting, Emily Brucchi takes pride in her attention to detail. “I like to do nail art,” said Brucchi, the owner of La Luna 304, a new nail ...

STEUBENVILLE — The Center for Criminal Justice, Law and Ethics at Franciscan University of Steubenville will offer continuing legal education courses for law and justice professionals throughout the fall. • In “Ethical Foundations for Attorneys,” Paul Boyles, an experienced law enforcement lieutenant and visiting instructor of criminal justice at Franciscan University, will examine ethical systems and lead discussions on real-life ethical dilemmas to help participants better evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of their approaches. The course will be held from 8:30 a.m. to ...