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Contest winner

Jay Householder has been declared the winner of this year’s Weirton Independence Day Pie Baking Contest. Householder explained he was taught how to make pies from his mother, Mary Householder. Mary had won many contests during the Fourth of July event prior to her death in 2019. The mother ...

Community news from around the area

Budget hearing set for Wednesday WINTERSVILLE — A public hearing regarding the 2026 budget of Seven Ranges Joint Fire District of Jefferson County will take place at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. The hearing will be held at the office of the board of trustees, located at the 911 Center, 300 Airport ...

Sycamore Drama Camp a success

STEUBENVILLE — The Sycamore Youth Center was alive with laughter and creativity, as 30 area students between the ages of 12 and 18 took to the stage for the nonprofit’s Drama Camp. Students met from noon to 4 p.m. June 23-27, participating in a performance of a one-act comedy entitled, ...

International convention

Lt. Gov. Mary Kay Olashuk, left, of Division 18 of the Capital District of Kiwanis International, met with Lee Kuan Yung, the 2024-25 international president of the Malaysia District, during the Kiwanis International Convention held at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh June ...

Church helps area children

Members of the congregation at Starkdale Presbyterian Church made donations of material items and monetary gifts to A Caring Place, which were collected during the annual Child Abuse and Prevention Month in April. The children of the church assisted in giving the nonprofit agency’s director, ...

Grecian Food Festival Set

WHEELING — Faith, food and fun is coming to Wheeling, as the parishioners of St. John the Divine Greek Orthodox Church announced this year’s 24th-annual Grecian Food Festival will take place from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. July 23-26. Indoor dining will be available from 11 a.m. to 8 ...