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Carenbauer acquires Waldorf Distributing

BEECH BOTTOM — Carenbauer Distributing, a Wheeling-based family-owned beer and beverage distributor since 1946, recently announced its acquisition of Waldorf Distributing, a well-established distributor serving Brooke and Hancock counties. Waldorf Distributing will be rebranded as Carenbauer Distributing North, LLC. This acquisition marks a significant expansion of Carenbauer Distributing’s presence in the northern region of West Virginia. With the addition of Carenbauer North, the company will be able to serve more customers, increase operational efficiencies, and continue ...

Work begins on Utica Shale Academy’s welding lab

From staff reports SALINEVILLE — State and local officials gathered in Salineville March 20 as the Utica Shale Academy officially broke ground for its second welding lab. Community leaders, educators and stakeholders were present at the site, next to the current exterior welding lab at 83 E. Main St., to celebrate the latest addition to the community school’s campus. PDDM Solutions of Canonsburg, Pa., was awarded the initial $907,000 bid for the structure with FMD Architects Inc., of Fairlawn performing the work, but the addition of extra welding labs could bring costs closer to ...

Thinking spring

Jay Foster of J.E. Foster Funeral Home of Toronto presented gift cards to the winners of the funeral home’s annual Color Your Spring contest, for which Toronto Elementary School pupils in grades K-5 were invited to create a spring scene. The entry of grand prize winner Mara Keenan, a ...

West Liberty U. students’ research published in professional journal

WEST LIBERTY — Research by students at West Liberty University of a circulatory disease affecting some youth has been published in the Journal of Orthopaedics for Physician Assistants. Students in WLU’s master of science physician assistant studies program studied the diagnoses and management of Legg-Calve-Perthes in the obese pediatric population. Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease is a condition marked by temporary blood flow disruption to the proximal femur, commonly afflicting children aged 15 years and younger. The cause of the disease is usually unknown and involves the ...

Road work

Heavy equipment operator students at Jefferson County Joint Vocational School were completing a special road project on the campus to benefit their program. Instructor Anthony Materna said his pupils hauled 30 tons of stone and formed a route to the heavy equipment parking area, and the ...

Students showcase local leaders through ‘Creek Cast’ podcasts

WINTERSVILLE — Indian Creek High School’s strategic entrepreneurship students are schooling themselves and the public on leadership with their regular “Creek Cast” podcasts now available on YouTube. Fifteen students in Johnna Provenzano’s career-technical education business course ...