Special ceremony set at Bethany BETHANY — A matriculation ceremony for the Class of 2029 at Bethany College will be held at 5 p.m. today. The college’s new students will take their first steps through the Oglebay Gates, which is a symbolic procession marking the beginning of their ...

Wintersville resident Blair Allison, a 10-year member of the Wildwood Critters 4-H Club, will be among those competing in the swine show portion of the 154th-annual Jefferson County Fair, which runs through Sunday at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds in Smithfield. The show will be held at 4:30 ...

Preparations continue for the 2025 Wellsburg Applefest Pageant, scheduled to take place Sept. 28 at the Wellsburg Moose Lodge. This year’s pageant is being directed by Shirlie Rogers. The 2025 court will reign over the Wellsburg Applefest, which will be held Oct. 3-5. Those who are interested ...

SCIO — “Serving, Shining, Scrambling, Scenery.” That is the theme for the 91st-annual Scio Summer Fest, scheduled for Aug. 21-24 in the Scio firehouse and former school parking lots. The theme is to recognize the 65 years of service from the Scio Dining Fork Ruritan Club, the 40 years ...

Center to hold monthly dinner EAST SPRINGFIELD — The East Springfield Community Center will hold its monthly fundraising dinner from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday. Dinner will consist of baked steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, a vegetable, bread, dessert and a drink at the cost of $12 per ...

STEUBENVILLE — Exactly one week from today, students in the Steubenville City School District will be inside their classrooms to begin another school year. In the meantime, however, the district will hold a few upcoming events as a preview for the start of the new academic year. Those ...