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Great Trail Festival Set for Labor Day Weekend MALVERN — The 46th annual Great Trail Festival will be held Sept. 5-7 at 6331 Canton Road in Malvern. The French and Indian-era re-creation near the Great Indian Trail will feature an 18th-century marketplace, artisans and demonstrations of traditional crafts. Activities will include music, Scottish pipers, fiddlers, clog dancers, buckskinners, fur trappers, campfires, teepee lodges, cannon firing and tomahawk throwing. The Ohio Tomahawk Throwing Championship will be held at 1 p.m. Sept. 7. Food will include ham and bean soup, ...

Wellsburg Kiwanis to hold annual chicken dinner

WELLSBURG – Area residents can get dinner and help support a local civic organization and their community projects all at one time. The Wellsburg Kiwanis Club's annual Famous Chicken BBQ is set for Thursday at the Wellsburg United Methodist Church. “We've been doing it since the 1950s,” club President Eric Fithyan said. Chicken dinners may be purchased at $15 each, and will be available from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., or until sold out. Dinners include a half chicken, baked potato, roll, and a cookie, prepared by Jim DiMundo, and are available both for dine-in and take-out. Business ...

Veterans recognized at Jefferson County Fair

SMITHFIELD — Members of the Jefferson County Veterans Association were honored during Saturday's annual parade at the Jefferson County Fair. Ray Hilderbrand, president of the county fair board, provided a special float for the veterans to ride on. Members of the veterans group tossed candy ...

Camera club names top finishers

WINTERSVILLE — The Upper Ohio Valley Camera Club meets at 6:30 p.m. on the first and third Tuesday of each month at Two Ridges Presbyterian Church. The first Tuesday is either a workshop where photos are taken using various setups or a PowerPoint presentation from one of the club members. The third Tuesday is a photo competition. There are 10 months with named categories to submit to the competition along with an open category and a special effects category. Competition is on a voluntary basis, and not required, but membership is a requirement to participate in any competition. ...

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Veterans breakfast set for Wednesday STEUBENVILLE — Area veterans can join together for breakfast as well as camaraderie Wednesday at the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department. The sheriff's Veteran's Appreciation Breakfast, honoring those who have served in the U.S. military, begins at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the sheriff's office, 16001 state Route 7, Steubenville. Board of elections schedules emergency meeting STEUBENVILLE — The Jefferson County Board of Elections has scheduled an emergency meeting for Wednesday to approve a new voting location for the precincts of Piney ...

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Police Beat STEUBENVILLE POLICE Tough love: A Woodland Avenue man told police his brother “was stealing from their grandfather and keeping him at home against his will” Friday. When they went to granddad’s home, both he and his brother told them “nothing of the sort was taking place” and the caller “was only upset because he is not allowed to return (there).” Granddad said if the caller could “get clean and return to rehab,” he’d be allowed to come back but he’s unwilling to do that “so he is not permitted to be in the house.” Game changer: A city resident ...