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Father Pivonka’s ‘Hiking the Camino’ returns 20 Years after 500-mile pilgrimage

STEUBENVILLE — A book by Franciscan University of Steubenville President Father Dave Pivonka, TOR, about a 500-mile pilgrimage through Spain has been reissued 20 years after he made the journey. “Hiking the Camino: Stories and Lessons from Walking 500 Miles with Jesus” recounts Pivonka’s 2006 pilgrimage along the Camino de Santiago, an ancient route leading to the tomb of St. James the Apostle in Santiago de Compostela. Pivonka made the monthlong pilgrimage with his friend and fellow Franciscan, Father Joe Lehman, TOR, to mark the 10th anniversary of his ordination to the ...

Always remember

Craig Howell On Friday, the nation remembered the day – 25 years ago – when terrorists backed by al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial airliners, leading to the worst domestic terror attack in U.S. history. Two of the hijacked planes would be crashed into the Twin Towers of the World Trade ...

McKinley marks 9/11 anniversary

STEUBENVILLE – McKinley STEM Academy was among schools throughout the nation that marked the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S. with a special program on Friday morning. And they did so by expressing their thanks to the many emergency first responders and ...

Five area first responders recognized for role in 9/11 rescue efforts

Twenty-five years ago today, what many consider to be the worst domestic terror attack in U.S. history took place as a series of four coordinated strikes by al-Qaeda, using commercial airliners, resulted in the destruction of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York, damage to the ...

Locals remember reflect on Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks

WHEELING — Today marks the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks via airliners on New York City's World Trade Center, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania — and many Ohio Valley residents are likely remembering what they were doing at that moment and how it impacted them then and still today. Bridgeport resident Larry Barnes, commander of American Legion Post 159, said on 9/11 he was working for a company, Shawn, Stone & Webster, that did maintenance on nuclear power plants on the East Coast. He was working at a plant just 30 ...

Smith named interim Weirton sanitary director

WEIRTON — With the city's utilities director set to retire next month, the Weirton Sanitary Department took action Thursday to set a continuation of managerial oversight, naming Charles Smith as its interim director. Smith currently holds the position of assistant director for the sanitary ...