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Indian Creek schools honored for promoting healthy habits

WINTERSVILLE — The Indian Creek Local School District is once again gaining honors for healthy habits within the district. The district earned its second Ohio Healthy Worksite Award from the Healthy Business Council of Ohio, which is a division of the Ohio Department of Health. HCBO recognizes Ohio employers who demonstrate a commitment to employee wellness through comprehensive worksite health promotion and wellness programs, and applicants are scored on the extent of their wellness programs to facilitate and encourage employee health, enhance productivity and ensure a healthy work ...

It’s bee season

Area school district representatives met at the R. Larry George Training Center Annex of the Jefferson County Educational Service Center to begin planning for the 2024 Herald-Star Jefferson-Harrison County Regional Spelling Bee. Among those on hand were, from left, front, Amber Fomenko, JSESC; ...

EGCC takes steps to address academics, finances

STEUBENVILLE — Eastern Gateway Community College has taken steps to address academic and financial issues raised by higher education oversight agencies, officials have announced. Mike Sherman, who has decades of higher education leadership experience and was highly recommended by former ...

Brown named to leadership role with IBEW

STEUBENVILLE — Kevan Brown, a third-generation member of IBEW Local 246 in Steubenville, has stepped into his new role as business manager and financial secretary. A 2011 graduate of Toronto High School in 2011, Brown entered the workforce with IBEW 246 after graduation, earning his ...

WVU Medicine Harrison Community Hospital receives BHE GT&S grant

CADIZ — WVU Medicine Harrison Community Hospital has been awarded a grant through BHE GT&S, an interstate natural gas transmission and storage company, for rapid response buttons, which provide an immediate and direct link to law enforcement and security personnel during high-risk incidents. ...

New owners taking over Robinson auto dealerships at The Highlands

TRIADELPHIA — The car dealerships near the Highlands came under new ownership Wednesday afternoon. The former Jim Robinson Ford has been acquired by Shults Ford, which bills itself as “Pennsylvania’s largest Ford dealer.” The dealership has locations in Wexford, Harmarville and West ...