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Kamin Science Center kicks off 35th Anniversary with an addition

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh's most visited museum — the Daniel G. and Carole L. Kamin Science Center — is marking its 35th anniversary with an addition to one of its most beloved experiences. The Miniature Railroad and Village has reopened with an exact replica of the Andrew Bayne Memorial ...

New ‘Almost Heaven’ sign dedicated in Chester

CHESTER – A new “Almost Heaven” sign has been installed in Chester, completed through the efforts of the Chester Beautification Committee and others. The sign takes the place of one originally built in 1977 by longtime resident Don Chaney, who had it placed on the hillside in front of ...

Wintersville woman killed in wrong-way crash on Route 22 in Pa.

A Wintersville woman died Sunday night in a wrong-way crash on U.S. Route 22 in Hanover Township. State police said Dawn R. D’Andrea was driving west in the eastbound lanes of the highway near the Burgettstown exit shortly after 10:30 p.m. when she crashed head-on into another ...

New Cumberland welcomes fall with annual River Fest

NEW CUMBERLAND – The harvest season was on full display in New Cumberland over the weekend, as the community gathered for the annual Fall River Festival. “It’s a great day to walk along River Avenue,” noted Mayor Will White in his welcome to the crowd, helping to kick off the ...

Data centers front and center in Ohio Senate race

A stretch of federal land in southeastern Ohio is about to hold one of the largest data center projects in the world, and the debate surrounding the facility has come to dominate Ohio’s battleground Senate race. U.S. Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, is defending his seat against former Sen. Sherrod ...

Local historian chronicles memories of Beatty Park

STEUBENVILLE — Flora L. VerStraten-Merrin is a local historian and was a driving force behind the formation of the Friends of Beatty Park. In the final stages of writing a book about the park, she says it has brought her to the realization that park was and still is a connective historic ...