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University students to stand in honor of life
STEUBENVILLE -- Students from Franciscan University of Steubenville will stand in solidarity with unborn children and their mothers in a life chain. The event will take place on University Boulevard from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Friday.
"Whether we are in Washington, D.C., or in Steubenville, we will still stand up to defend the right to life from conception to natural death," said Matt Murphy, president of the university's Students for Life Club. "In this way, we can keep the Ohio Valley engaged and remind people of the need to participate in pro-life activism."
Club members and representatives of student government, will organize chain. Hundreds of students and the Rev. Dave Pivonka, the university's president, are expected to take part, and members of the community are welcome to participate. Pro-life signs will be provided.
"At Franciscan, being pro-life means forming young people committed to loving the unborn, defending the unborn, and standing firm against laws and leaders who would deny the unborn the most foundational and fundamental right of all: the right to life," said Pivonka.
The pro-life chain comes after the national March for Life in Washington, D.C., usually attended by hundreds of Franciscan students, was moved online, due to the pandemic and heightened security measures at our nation's capital.
School board to meet Thursday
WELLSBURG --The Brooke County Board of Education will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday to evaluate the superintendent's goals and discuss his contract but no action will be taken.
The board will meet at its office at 1201 Pleasant Ave.
Pole maintenance scheduled
STEUBENVILLE -- The Steubenville Engineering Department has announced that on Thursday, AEP will begin pole maintenance work along Sunset Boulevard from Richland Street to Brady Circle West.
Lane closures are anticipated, and motorists should be alert and prepared for lane reductions and slower speeds through the construction area.
The completion date is Friday, weather permitting.