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Jefferson County Heritage Tree to be planted at Friendship Park

SMITHFIELD — The Friendship Park District will host a public dedication ceremony Sept. 12 for Jefferson County’s official Heritage Tree as part of Ohio’s Heritage Trees: Planting History Project. The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. at Shelters 4 and 5 overlooking Friendship Lake. The event is free and open to the public. The statewide project will place a white oak, Ohio’s official state tree, in each of the state’s 88 counties as part of the America250 commemoration of the nation’s 250th anniversary. Cenovus Energy is the presenting sponsor, with Ohio Liquor and the ...

OhioRISE welcomes all to Inclusion Night at Jefferson County Fair

RAYLAND — OhioRISE welcomed some familiar friends and made new contacts during the Jefferson County Fair’s Inclusion Night Aug. 19. They joined other agencies on the midway to greet fairgoer families and share information. Jefferson County Educational Service Center OhioRISE is a Medicaid ...

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Aug. 31 Denise Saitor, Bloomingdale

New Vrindaban Community Hosts First Open House At Palace Of Gold

NEW VRINDABAN – Practicing Krishnas living in the New Vrindaban community want the outside public to know who they are and what they are about. On Sunday, they celebrated 60 years of The International Society of Krishna Consciousness by hosting their first open house there. “We are ...

From the Ohio Valley to Orlando: Wheeling’s Romanek Chasing the Crown

MARTINSBURG — Wheeling’s Elizabeth Romanek is headed to Florida this week to represent West Virginia on the national Miss America stage. Romanek, 24, was crowned Miss West Virginia earlier this year at the Miss West Virginia and Miss West Virginia’s Teen competition in Martinsburg. She ...

History in the Hills: Soldiers of the fort

I love our past. Looking back and seeing what our area was like in history is something I do quite often. I am fortunate to be able to do this in my position at Historic Fort Steuben. I know I am a little biased, but we are fortunate to have this museum right here in our backyard that explores the history of our early years. I am often astonished that these local history places, like Fort Steuben, can exist because almost all the time these smaller history organizations were founded by very devoted volunteers who gave so much because they believed in the work that they did. These ...