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Monday Night Ladies League HOOKSTOWN, Pa. — The women of the Monday Night Ladies League played the back nine Monday at Ponderosa Golf Course. Top finishers were Laura Froehlich, first; Neysa McCart, second; and Brenda Hartley, third. Tammy Koutskey took the prize for long drive of the evening on No. 12, and Erin Ankrum took the prize for closest to the pin on No. 14. McCart had the lowest putts of the evening. Cadiz Women's Golf League CADIZ — The Cadiz Women's Golf League on June 10 was hosted by Tracy Amos and Melissa Leach. The Play of the Day was Find the ...

Ancient Heroes Camp brings history to life

STEUBENVILLE — Students at the Sycamore Youth Center are spending this week traveling thousands of years into the past through stories of legendary heroes, ancient civilizations, and hands-on learning activities as part of the center's Ancient Heroes Storytime Camp. The camp, which is ...

Weirton Christian Center provides meals to children during the summer

WEIRTON – The Weirton Christian Center is serving as a sponsor for the federal Summer Food Service Program, providing free lunch and a snack to area youth under the age of 18. Lunch will be served at the Weirton Christian Center from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday through Thursday, through July 30, with snacks available for those enrolled in the Christian Center's summer program from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. The Weirton Christian Center is located at 117 Ivy St. in Weirton. The summer program is available from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday, for youth in kindergarten readiness ...

Fort Steuben DAR has successful year

STEUBENVILLE — The Fort Steuben Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, completed a successful 2025-26 year. At the last meeting they welcomed veteran of the month Lance Cpl. Tabatha Herchuck. Herchuck served with the Marines during Operations Desert Shield and ...

History in the Hills: Free at last

This year we have a lot of events happening at Historic Fort Steuben, specifically because it is the 250th anniversary of our nation. At the fort for this anniversary, we have a lecture series examining historic topics that are relevant to our history. Our next lecture will be Aug. 20 with Alan Fitzpatrick, who will be discussing the American Revolution in the Ohio Country. I am really looking forward to that discussion. As we know, this past Friday was Juneteenth, a national holiday which commemorates the moment when, "on June 19, 1865, some 2,000 Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, ...

The importance of a father’s love

The last twelve months have been something unique and special. In the last number of years certain things have been shaping my life. I found out what it is to be an orphan. In South Africa where I am blessed to minister, anyone whose parents are deceased is considered an orphan. It does not matter the age of the child, if they are 5 years old, or 50 years old. If both of their parents are deceased, they are an orphan. In American culture we limit it to being an adolescent or young age of 18 years old or younger. My mother died when I was sixteen and my father died when I was forty-six. ...