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Rivers earns silver at State SkillsUSA contest

Katie Rivers’ hard work paid off as she earned a silver medal during the Ohio SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference this month. Rivers, a junior in the auto collision technology program at Jefferson County Joint Vocational School, earned high honors during the event May 5-6. A majority of the contests were held at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, but her competition took place at an area business. She was among 20 students from across Ohio and one of only several females in her category. Although she did not advance to nationals in Georgia, Rivers said she was proud ...

PULPIT: What is molding you?

The world around us continuously is at work molding and forming us as it sees fit. You may push back on that statement, but think about your hairstyle or your style of clothing, or the design of the car you drive. Our culture defines for us what is acceptable and what is obsolete or “out of style.” In the 1980s, when I was in college, nobody would have dreamed of wearing bell-bottoms, which were very much in style just a few years earlier, but we wore parachute pants. In the 1970s, long straight hair was popular for guys and girls. I remember my uncle tried to straighten his ...

Pope’s AI warnings match Americans’ responses

Pope Leo XIV, a Chicago native, on Monday continued the legacy of his predecessor with a social encyclical addressing artificial intelligence – as much a pivotal challenge as a welcomed technological advance to the 21st century. He didn’t argue against use of it; rather, he encouraged ways to engage “for the common good” while also to “remain human.” “Humanity – in all its grandeur and woundedness – must never be replaced or surpassed,” Leo wrote in Magnifica Humanitas, the Latin for Magnificent Humanity. “We can embrace the technological progress that alleviates ...

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Strawberry festival set in Irondale IRONDALE — Irondale Christ Community Church will hold its strawberry festival from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Cost is by donation, and the menu will include hamburgers, hot dogs, baked beans and desserts. Post 735 recognizes Memorial Day SMITHFIELD — Commander Tom McCain led the Memorial Day service at American Legion Gwyn Allen Post 735. A flag-raising was held at the playing of the "Star-Spangled Banner," along with the Pledge of Allegiance. Pat Logsdon sand "My Buddy" in honor of all who had lost a friend in combat. Placings ...

Daily Happenings

Police reports STEUBENVILLE POLICE Arrest made in shots fired, chase: A man who allegedly fired multiple shots in the 200 block of S. 5th Street, then led Steubenville police on a high-speed chase a month ago that ended in Washington, Pa., was booked into the Jefferson County Jail Tuesday. Police said Rashad J. Grigsby, 27, of Washington, Pa. was with arrest warrants charging him with improperly handling a firearm in a motor vehicle and discharging a firearm in city limits, along with probation violation. Grigsby had been taken into custody in Washington. Lock out: A woman in the ...

Sermon topics

• Bell Chapel UMC: "Encounters with Jesus: Drop the Stones" • Cadiz Presbyterian Church: "Are You a Witness?" • Cove Presbyterian Church: "In the Hands of the Potter" • Finley Church: 10:45 a.m.: "First Corinthians: A Deep Dive;" 6 p.m.: People's praise night • First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ): "Blessings ..." • Harmony Church of Mingo Junction: "FaithWorks" • St. Paul's Church: "Trinity" • Starkdale Presbyterian Church, Wintersville: "Another Counselor" Part II" • Wintersville Church of Christ: "2 Corinthians 8: Generosity" • ...