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Parades help bring holiday spirit to life

Editorials

Communities throughout the Tri-State Area will have a little extra sparkle during the next couple of weeks as parades help to celebrate the Christmas season. Parades offer an opportunity for families and friends to gather and celebrate the season, while giving communities a chance to show off the good things they each have to offer. Floats, marching bands, dancing schools, homecoming queens and members of local service organizations will be joined by vehicles representing police and fire departments and other first responders. The highlight of each parade is the arrival of Santa ...

Area will shine for the holidays

Editorials

The special glow that comes with the Christmas season once again will be seen as communities across the Tri-State Area hold their light-up events. Those evenings help to create a sense of joy and anticipation as they bring residents together to celebrate and enjoy a festive atmosphere where camaraderie always is on display. Celebrations began on Nov. 13, when the Christmas tree in Weirton’s North End was lit. That led up to Saturday’s Christmas on Main Street in Weirton. The annual event, presented by the Weirton Festival Committee, included vendors and family-oriented ...

Shopping local builds area

Local Columns

It seems like every day on the calendar has been dedicated to something. So, you like ice cream? You’ll want to make a special note of July 19 — that’s when National Ice Cream Day will be celebrated in 2026. What about hot dogs? That falls on the third Wednesday of July each year, so you can start planning now for July 15. Many favorite things in our lives have a couple of days set aside — National Pizza Day is set for Feb. 9, and National Pizza Day with Everything (Except Anchovies) is Nov. 12. And, depending on the listing you go by, National Hamburger Day will ...

Be patient — we’ll be winners

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: Many people are expressing frustration that President Donald Trump has not fulfilled all of his campaign promises. Prices are still high on many products, including energy and groceries. No one seems to be giving an explanation about why these issues have not been resolved. I think that I can explain this situation by comparing it with house flipping. People who flip houses buy dilapidated, abandoned houses at low prices. From their initial inspections, they develop a plan which includes the amount of time it will take to flip the house and the money needed for the ...

Don’t fall for utility scams

Editorials

Nearly all of us have been on the receiving end of an attempt to scam us out of our hard-earned money — particularly in the digital age. Utility scams are fairly common, and many of us probably think we know how to sniff them out. Still, according to AEP Ohio, more than 2,000 scam attempts have been reported to that company alone so far this year. That’s 2,000 the company knows about. Who knows how many have gone unreported, or who might have fallen victim? “We care about our customers and want to help keep them safe from bad actors. Scammers are getting more sophisticated, ...

Library committed to serving all

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: Thank you to those who took the time to vote yes for the Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County’s 1-mill, five-year operating renewal levy once again. Your vote of support for the library to continue free services, reliable resources and engaging programs to all of Jefferson County residents is appreciated. The Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County is a county-wide library system with branches in Adena, Brilliant, Dillonvale, two in Steubenville, Tiltonsville, Toronto and bookmobile service. We look forward to the opening of the Bergholz ...