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History in the Hills: Apples all around us

Working out in our vegetable garden is something my wife and I do a lot. We enjoy watching our garden grow and taking advantage of the fruits of our labor. There is nothing like picking a pepper or tomato that is home grown and enjoying it. Something about it just tastes better. One of my many memories of my grandparents is spending time with them in their garden tending to their plants. Sometimes I would be passing my grandparents' porch, and my grandmother would have a bowl of beans to prepare. We would spend time snapping the ends off green beans while catching up and having a nice ...

Bishop Darrell Cummings: The blessings of true love

In a few days, we will be celebrating our ninth wedding anniversary as a new married couple and a new family. We believe we have come together because of love. Have you ever thought of how the word love is really used? Why do we use the word “love” in tennis? If you’ve scored love, you’ve scored zero. According to Dr. Frederick C. Mish, a one-time editorial director of G. & C. Merriam Co., the word “love” used in scoring tennis is etymologically the same as our ordinary “love” meaning “affection.” Since the 17th century, the phrase “for love” has been used to ...

Police

STEUBENVILLE POLICE Rental scam: A city resident told police he paid someone advertising a rental on County Road 45 a total of $1,095 via Chime Tuesday but after they got his money he didn’t hear anything more from them. He said when he drove to the address of the property he’d rented he discovered it was already occupied and that he wasn’t the only person that was duped. Throwing things: A Rosswell Avenue resident told police her adult son had argued with her teenaged daughter and threw household items at the girl Tuesday after she asked him to clean up a mess he’d made so ...

Weirton Park Board looking for fix to Starvaggi tennis courts

WEIRTON – While no timeline for a project has been set, members of the Weirton Board of Parks and Recreation agreed Thursday that something is needed to address continued cracking on the courts at Starvaggi Memorial Park. “We're going to get a couple companies and see what we can get,” ...

Belmont County CARES urges seniors to stay safe during heat wave

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — As a prolonged heat wave grips the region, Belmont County CARES Program Director Chad Zambori is urging older residents to take precautions to avoid heat-related illnesses. Zambori said older adults are among the groups most vulnerable as temperatures climb. "They really ...

Briefs

JVS cancels July board meeting BLOOMINGDALE — The Jefferson County Joint Vocational School Board of Education has canceled its regular meeting scheduled for July. The board's next regular meeting will be held at 5 p.m. Aug. 18 in the board room at the Jefferson County Joint Vocational School. Follansbee council to hold special meeting Friday FOLLANSBEE, W.Va. — Follansbee City Council will hold a special meeting at 4 p.m. Friday in council chambers to vote on the hiring of a police officer. According to Mayor Scott McMahon, additional information regarding the contract will be ...