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History in the Hills: Area concerts remembered

STEUBENVILLE — Work at Historic Fort Steuben is never slow. Staff are typically working on events, visiting with guests, completing office work or leading tours. There is never a quiet moment, and that is a good thing. The past month has been especially busy with school field trips. The season that has just ended included 16 school tours totaling more than 700 students. It was a busy month, and we are grateful to all the volunteers who helped lead tours for students from across the region. If you would like to serve as a volunteer tour guide for school tours or help at the fort in ...

A foundation in Jesus

I remember being a young man in grade school (and all the way through high school if we are honest), making doodles and drawings all over my schoolwork. I would try to do the assignment, but if I struggled or got bored, I would often start drawing little cartoons or images I would see on album covers or other places in popular culture on the pages instead of the work assigned. Maybe I did it in hopes that I would receive a passing grade thanks to the amusement created by my drawings, or maybe I just didn’t care enough about school to begin with. At that time when you looked at my ...

Sermon topics

• Bell Chapel UMC: "The Company You Keep" • Cove Presbyterian Church: "A Journey in Faith" • Finley Church: 10:45 a.m.: "First Corinthians: A Deep Dive;" 6 p.m.: "Simply Better" • First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ): "Mercy, Not Sacrifice" • Harmony Church of Mingo Junction: "Be Careful Little Ones What You Say" • Memorial Baptist Church: "Stand Firm" • St. Paul's Church: "I'll be Calling You" • Starkdale Presbyterian Church: "Lifted Up, Part II" • Two Ridges Presbyterian Church: "Effective Prayer" • Wintersville Church of Christ: "Romans 2 ...

St. Clairsville’s Crescent Acres Event Center sets open house

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – A new event center created for weddings and other special happenings is ready to show itself off to the community. An open house is planned for 5-8 p.m. on June 19 at the Crescent Acres Event Center, located at 70200 Crescent Road in St. Clairsville. Distinctive and large front windows provide dramatic natural light for weddings, and a nearby pond offers the option for an outdoor venue. There’s also a large deck that overlooks the property. Crescent Acres hosted its first wedding on May 2, and since then, two more weddings have happened there. “We do normal ...

Land Bank awarded funding for three more houses in Jefferson County

STEUBENVILLE — The Jefferson County Land Bank has been awarded another $301,000 from the Welcome Home Ohio program, money the group will use to construct three new homes. Funding for the Welcome Home Ohio program was part of the state’s biennium budget bill passed by the Ohio General ...

Concerts continue

Ross Gallabrese Eli and the Mojo Kings brought their power sound to the Berkman Amphitheater stage Thursday night as the Fort Steuben Summer Concert Series continued. George Kokos and the K Band opened the evening. The series of free concerts will continue next Thursday with Restless Hearts ...