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Boscov’s will take coupons from BB&B

READING, Pa. — Boscov’s Department Stores has announced that they are inviting all Bed, Bath and Beyond customers to bring their BB&B coupons to any Boscov’s store and exchange it for $10 off any one purchase of $50 or more throughout the store through May 31. “We’re happy to make those BB&B coupons useful and introduce shoppers to Boscov’s at the same time,” said Jim Boscov, CEO and chairman of Boscov’s. “They’ll find that we carry many of the same products they’re used to seeing, plus a store full of other departments, including apparel, cosmetics, jewelry, ...

Certified cosmetologists

Ollie Burton and Avery Lucas, seniors in the cosmetology program at Jefferson County Joint Vocational School, are now certified after passing their Ohio State Board of Cosmetology license exams in Columbus on April 6. They plan to continue their careers in the field upon graduation. Lucas, a ...

Using their skills

The electrical trades and heavy equipment operator programs teamed up at Jefferson County Joint Vocational School to wire the flagpole for lighting and networking for cameras on the exterior of the building. Students put the skills they learned in class to use while the HEO pupils also had a ...

New salon offers hairstyling, coloring in a relaxing setting

TORONTO — The owner of the Hues Studio, a new hair salon at 1338 N. Fourth St., wants her clientele to feel comfortable while they are in the chair and while they are waiting. Stepping into the new business on the city’s north end, not far from the Fourth Street exit of state Route 7, ...

Oil, gas has generated $350M in area taxes

COLUMBUS — Ohio’s oil and natural gas industry paid $57.6 million in real estate property taxes in eight eastern Ohio counties in 2021, according to the latest data from county auditors. Since shale development began in Ohio in 2010, the industry has paid more than $349.9 million in property taxes in those counties. The 2021 tax payments rank second highest during the past 12 years, behind only 2020, when the number was $62.2 million. Property taxes — or ad valorem taxes — are collected from oil and natural gas operations in several Eastern and Southeastern Ohio counties. ...

Oilfield Helping Hands launches Appalachia chapter

HOUSTON, Pa. — Oilfield Helping Hands, a nonprofit organization helping oilfield families in financial crisis due to no fault of their own, has launched an Appalachia Chapter, to support counties in Ohio, West Virginia and Central and Southwestern Pennsylvania. The latest chapter, focused on meeting the financial needs of OHH’s recipients, represents a cross section of the oil and gas industry in the Northeastern United States, covering the Marcellus/Utica fairways. OHH operates on a network of volunteers dedicated to raising funds through donations, corporate memberships and ...