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Summer Bash Carnival Set for July 11

STEUBENVILLE — Area families are invited to enjoy games, food and inclusive fun during the fifth annual Special Connections Summer Bash Carnival on July 11. The free event will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the School of Bright Promise, 256 John Scott Highway, Steubenville. Activities ...

Sycamore Youth Center Hosts Six Bricks educator training milestone

STEUBENVILLE — A significant milestone in educational training was reached Saturday at the Sycamore Youth Center as six educators completed the full Six Bricks Educator Training Program through a partnership between the Ohio Valley Youth Network and Six Bricks USA. Saturday's training ...

Block party to kick off July 4 festivities in Wellsburg

WELLSBURG – A week of festivities in honor of Independence Day will kick off Friday night, with a block party organized by the Wellsburg Urban Renewal Authority. Area residents are invited to the Wellsburg Town Square from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Friday, for the first of a series of summer block parties. The festivities will include live music from Matt Hill and Friends, along with food and other refreshments from Taters Food Truck, Rusty Bull Taco Co., Dr. Sweets, and Carenbauer Distributing. Additional local vendors also will be on site. Headline sponsors include Jimmy Willis, House of ...

Cowser named assistant principal at Indian Creek High School

WINTERSVILLE — A familiar face will return to Indian Creek High School this fall, this time in a leadership role. The Indian Creek Local School District has named Matt Cowser assistant principal at Indian Creek High School. Cowser, a 2010 Indian Creek graduate, will replace Keith Swearingen, who is moving to Indian Creek Middle School as principal. For Cowser, the appointment marks a return to the school where he once walked the halls as a student and where his father, Stephen Cowser, served as both assistant principal and principal. Stephen Cowser currently serves as president of ...

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Inspire Toronto Concerts return with patriotic kickoff June 30 TORONTO — The annual Inspire Toronto Concerts at the Gazebo series will return next week with a patriotic kickoff event featuring music, community performances and a tribute to America’s upcoming 250th anniversary. The series opens Tuesday, June 30, at the Toronto Gazebo with activities beginning at 6 p.m. A patriotic presentation will be held from 6-6:30 p.m. at the World War I monument, followed by performances by the Tri-State Community Concert Band and Community Choir from 6:30-7:30 p.m. and the Ron Retzer Trio ...

A night for everyone: Jefferson County Fair expands inclusion event

SMITHFIELD — The Jefferson County Fair will once again open its doors for Inclusion Night festivities Wednesday, Aug. 19. Now in its third year, the event gives community members with developmental and intellectual disabilities a chance to visit the fairgrounds in Smithfield and have access ...