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Mingo native to lead strategic growth across Ohio

COLUMBUS — Aaron Call has been promoted to vice president of Ohio operations by OHM Advisors, an architecture, engineering and planning firm. A native of Mingo Junction, Call has been instrumental in shaping the firm’s presence in Ohio since joining OHM in 2012. During the past decade, ...

Jefferson County JVS students shine at Spotlight on Skills competition

BLOOMINGDALE — Students at Jefferson County Joint Vocational School had their moment to shine during the annual Spotlight on Skills event on Jan. 14. Pupils in auto collision, automotive service technology, carpentry, computer networking technology, cosmetology, criminal justice, culinary arts, electrical trades, heavy equipment operation, Transition To Work and welding put their skills to use during SkillsUSA competition while animal science management and power mechanics conducted contests for FFA and early childhood education had activities for Family, Career and Community ...

Quick take

EARNS HONOR: Weirton attorney Joseph G. Nogay has been voted a Super Lawyer for 2025 in the area of general litigation by his peers. In the 15 months immediately preceding his selection, Nogay successfully litigated six cases in five states (Florida, Pennsylvania, west Virginia, Ohio and New ...

Steubenville High School carpentry program building futures

STEUBENVILLE — Steubenville High School is building skills and the future for students interested in trades through its carpentry program. Now in its second year, the program includes 34 students with 25 first-year pupils and nine-second year members. Teacher Jacob Hudson said it was a ...

Vodvarka joins Edison as behavioral analyst

HAMMONDSVILLE — The Edison Local School District is focusing its efforts on helping children improve their quality of life by adding a board-certified behavioral analyst to its schools. Kelsey Vodvarka was hired in early January as the district’s first BCBA, although she had previously ...

Harrison Central to offer full-time mental health services on site

CADIZ — The Harrison Hills City School District has entered into a partnership with the Southeast Healthcare and the Belmont, Harrison, and Monroe Counties Mental Health and Recovery Board to provide additional full-time mental health services at Harrison Central. This collaboration places Melissa Summers at the schools as a full-time therapist, ensuring that students have expanded access to crucial mental health support during the year. Summers, a therapist from Southeast Healthcare, began working in the school district after the start of the new year. With her bachelor of ...