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Road projects bring closures, delays in Jefferson County

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STEUBENVILLE — The following are current road construction and traffic impacts reported by the Ohio Department of Transportation. Motorists should use caution in work zones, watch for changing traffic patterns and allow extra travel time. — The State Route 7 southbound on-ramp from Fourth Street in Toronto is closed as part of a mine subsidence restoration project. Traffic is rerouted northbound to the SR 152 exit, then back to SR 7 southbound. Completion is expected Oct. 31. — Work continues on a mine subsidence restoration project on SR 7 just south of the Fourth Street exit ...

Brooke County Fair to kick off Friday

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WELLSBURG – For the last 25 years, the Brooke County Fair has provided a full weekend of activities for area residents, and that will remain true when the fair kicks off Friday. Set to take place at Brooke Hills Park, the fair will be open for visitors from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. ...

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Indian Creek school board to meet MINGO JUNCTION — The Indian Creek Local School District Board of Education will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday at Indian Creek Middle School. Jefferson County JVS board to meet BLOOMINGDALE — The Jefferson County Joint Vocational School District Board of Education will hold its regular meeting at 5 p.m. Tuesday in the boardroom at Jefferson County Joint Vocational School, 1509 County Highway 22A. Toronto school board to meet TORONTO — The Toronto Board of Education will meet at 5 p.m. Thursday in the junior-senior high school ...

City presses Woda for update on McDowell Avenue cemetery site

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STEUBENVILLE — City officials say they need to know what Woda Cooper Companies is planning at the old Catholic cemetery site on Washington Street hill before cold weather arrives. City Manager Mike Johnson said they requested a “status update” Sept. 8 from Woda’s attorneys, Michael ...

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

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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 ...

FROM THE PULPIT: Core values

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In Jim Collins’ and Jerry Porras’ book, Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies, their research showed that the most successful companies were those that had a set of unchanging core values. Their products may have changed over the years, but their values were without compromise. Think about the core values of … The U.S.: Life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness, common good, popular sovereignty, democracy. The Constitution: Rule of law, separation of powers, representative government, checks and balances, freedom of religion, freedom of speech. The Army: Loyalty, ...