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New Books Available at Steubenville Library

STEUBENVILLE -- The Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County has added several new fiction titles to its collection, including “Restless Bones” by Gillian French, “Whisper Creek” by Allison Brennan, “The Tree of Light and Flowers” by Thomas Perry and “Blaze of Glory” by Diana Palmer.

“Restless Bones” follows Shaw Connolly as she investigates a murder after a missing woman’s body is discovered in a submerged vehicle. In “Whisper Creek,” Ellen McKenna works to save her Texas farm after the death of her husband. “The Tree of Light and Flowers” follows Jane Whitefield as she faces a return to her dangerous past after a life-changing accident. “Blaze of Glory” tells the story of John Everett, a rancher who finds unexpected love after heartbreak.

The library also announced the following Bookmobile schedule: Monday, July 27, at Prime Time on Lovers Lane from 11 a.m. to noon, the North End Neighborhood from 2-3 p.m. and the South End Neighborhood from 3-4 p.m.; Tuesday, July 28, at Carriage Inn at 11 a.m., Heritage Village at 11:15 a.m., Meridian Greene at 12:15 p.m. and Dixon Health Care at 12:30 p.m.; Wednesday, July 29, for home deliveries at 8 a.m. and the Mingo Senior Center from 10:30-11:30 a.m.; Thursday, July 30, at the Bloomingdale Neighborhood, 814 Township Road 217, from 4:30-5:30 p.m.; and Friday, July 31, at the Sycamore Center Food Drive from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Ohio University Announces Spring 2026 President's List Honorees

ATHENS -- Ohio University has recognized undergraduate students who achieved the highest level of academic excellence during the spring 2026 semester by naming them to the President's List.

The President's List honors undergraduate students who earn a 4.0 grade-point average for the semester while completing at least 12 credit hours of letter-graded coursework used to calculate GPA.

Approximately 2,400 Ohio University undergraduate students qualified for the Spring 2026 President's List.

Area students named to the President's List include:

Maddy Bender of Cadiz; Austin Blake of Mount Pleasant; Megan Buksa of Rayland; Alex Cunningham of Martins Ferry; Logan Ebert of Martins Ferry; Spencer Echemann of Martins Ferry; Valerie Gasmire of Martins Ferry; Emmie Halaja of Dillonvale; Kenzie Hill of Mount Pleasant; Hester Lambright of Dillonvale; Haley Langsdorf of Rayland; Ella Lucas of Martins Ferry; Ayden Ludolph of Martins Ferry; Brandi Radvansky of Toronto; Trista Regis of Martins Ferry; Katie Riley of Steubenville; Sophia Riley of Steubenville; John Rohal of Toronto; Desiree Ruzek of Dillonvale; Sarah Shreve of Martins Ferry; Sydney Snyder of Rayland; Maddie Somerville of Richmond; Quincey Valentine of Steubenville; Gordana Vein of Mingo Junction; Kayla Voytecek of Martins Ferry; Joseph Zaccirey of Rayland; and Tessah Zeroski of Rayland.

Ohio University Announces Spring 2026 Dean's List Honorees

ATHENS -- Ohio University has recognized undergraduate students who achieved academic success during the spring 2026 semester by naming them to the Dean's List.

The Dean's List recognizes undergraduate students who complete a semester with a grade-point average between 3.5 and 3.999 while completing at least 12 credit hours of letter-graded coursework used to calculate GPA.

Approximately 6,800 Ohio University undergraduate students qualified for the Spring 2026 Dean's List.

Area students named to the Dean's List include:

Olivia Agin of Toronto; Kylie Anderson of Cadiz; Holden Anthony of Adena; Cabot Arbaugh of Cadiz; Taylor Bell of Martins Ferry; Brody Beswick of Toronto; Gabby Bodo of Steubenville; Lydia Boyd of Dillonvale; Ashley Brown of Rayland; Giana Bruzzese of Steubenville; Alyssa Dailey of Rayland; Josh Dulesky of Dillonvale; Trey Dunn of Rayland; Mason Gibson of Tiltonsville; Kendal Hercules of Cadiz; William Hopkins of Tiltonsville; Pamela Johnson of Steubenville; Brady Kalman of Adena; Lily Larkins of Richmond; Sean Lee of Mount Pleasant; Megan Licata of Empire; Winnie Luong of Martins Ferry; Domenic Mascio of Steubenville; Ella McFarland of Martins Ferry; Lauren McFarland of Martins Ferry; Chloe Meeker of Rayland; Brianna Merkel of Rayland; Lauren Miller of Adena; Melina Monogioudis of Yorkville; Cara Motto of Rayland; Brittany Mozingo of Hopedale; Addy Muldrew of Tiltonsville; Leanna Neal of Richmond; Sarah Ostovich of Steubenville; Maddie Palmer of Martins Ferry; Mia Paulette of Carrollton; Phillip Rawson of Toronto; Hunter Riser of Martins Ferry; Jackson Romshak of Martins Ferry; Lindse Sidon of Dillonvale; Hayden Smith of Martins Ferry; TyLynn Smith of Cadiz; Lexi Spears of Carrollton; Gia Starkey of Martins Ferry; Sian Tetley of Yorkville; Madilyn Thacker of Steubenville; Anne Vargo of Yorkville; Elizabeth Walker of Steubenville; Tatum Walker of Brilliant; and Rylie White of Rayland.

Ohio University Announces Spring 2026 Provost's List Honorees

ATHENS -- Ohio University has recognized part-time undergraduate students who achieved academic success during the spring 2026 semester by naming them to the Provost's List.

The Provost's List recognizes high-achieving, part-time undergraduate students who earned a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher while completing between six and 11.99 credit hours of letter-graded coursework used to calculate GPA.

Approximately 2,300 part-time undergraduate students qualified for the Spring 2026 Provost's List.

Area students named to the Provost's List include:

George Apostolec of Martins Ferry; Cameron Best of Rayland; Morgan Bintz of Dillonvale; Nicole Bonds of Dillonvale; Maggie Goudy of Cadiz; Keira Kelley of Scio; Allison Knight of Cadiz; Alexis Lukacena of Wintersville; Jacob Mitchell of Dillonvale; Avery Noble of Martins Ferry; Em Schmidli of Cadiz; and Paige Sinkinson of Martins Ferry.

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