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Williams donation equips Utica Shale Academy students

SALINEVILLE — A $5,000 contribution from Williams, a major energy infrastructure company, is supporting welding and heavy equipment students at the Utica Shale Academy. Superintendent Bill Watson said the company allocated funds earlier this month through its annual charitable giving ...

Community Employment Services gains accreditation renewal

STEUBENVILLE — The Jefferson County Board of Developmental Disabilities Community Employment Services has officially obtained a three-year accreditation renewal through a worldwide entity for providing quality care. CES received the renewal this summer from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities International, an Arizona-based independent nonprofit accreditor of health and human services, following a review in April. CARF surveyors conducted an internal examination of the program and its business practices through in-person interviews with stakeholders as well ...

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EARNS CERTIFICATION: Wayne Everhart, funeral director for Everhart-Bove Funeral Homes, has earned his certified crematory operator designation from the National Funeral Directors Association. The NFDA program is a voluntary certification program that helps funeral directors better serve the needs of families that desire cremation. Daniel Bove Jr., owner of Everhart-Bove Funeral Homes, stated that as cremation rates increase, it is important that his funeral home staff continues to provide the best practices for safe, proper and ethical cremation operations. After a long career in ...

Warm welcome

Bistro 303 Prime Cuisine was officially welcomed into the Weirton business community Tuesday with a grand opening, attended by representatives of the Weirton Area Chamber of Commerce, city of Weirton and other guests. Located at 303 Three Springs Drive, within the Three Springs Crossing ...

Hospitals join WVU Cancer Institute screening program

CADIZ — WVU Medicine Barnesville Hospital and WVU Medicine Harrison Community Hospital are now certified members of the WVU Cancer Institute Lung Cancer Screening Program. WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital joined the Lung Cancer Screening Program in November 2021. In May, Harrison Community ...

Students learn about their options at career fair

WINTERSVILLE — High school students learned about their future options during the third-annual County-wide Career and Education Fair on Sept. 11. Hosted by the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce’s Workforce Training and Education Committee, the fair was held at St. Florian Event ...