WELLSBURG — Brooke County officials want to be prepared in the event a new mother would make the decision to give up her baby. Del. Jimmy Willis, R-Brooke, attended Tuesday's meeting of the Brooke County Commission to provide an update on efforts to establish a Safe Haven Baby Box in the ...
Great Trail Festival Set for Labor Day Weekend MALVERN — The 46th annual Great Trail Festival will be held Sept. 5-7 at 6331 Canton Road in Malvern. The French and Indian-era re-creation near the Great Indian Trail will feature an 18th-century marketplace, artisans and demonstrations of traditional crafts. Activities will include music, Scottish pipers, fiddlers, clog dancers, buckskinners, fur trappers, campfires, teepee lodges, cannon firing and tomahawk throwing. The Ohio Tomahawk Throwing Championship will be held at 1 p.m. Sept. 7. Food will include ham and bean soup, ...
STEUBENVILLE — This September, the Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County will celebrate Library Card Sign-up Month with the theme "A Library Card Hits All the Right Notes!" Throughout the month, area residents are invited to discover all the ways a library card can connect you to books, music, art and fun experiences. Coffee trail Show your library card at these locally owned coffee shops during the month of September to get 10% off a cup of joe. Follow the coffee trail to discover each of these small business owner's unique grind to the grounds: • Clear Creek Coffee ...
Birthdays Aug. 26 Bob Olexia, Mingo Junction Frank Hoagland, Avella
Contributed The Weirton Red Hat Sassie Lassies met at Mario's in Weirton. Among those attending were, from left, Connie Norwood, Cheryl Kondik, Queen Ruth Dalesandri, Kathy Griffith, Barb Coburn, Carla Colson, Connie Gilbert, Diane Plesa, Martha Saritek, Linda Walter, Brenda Edwards, Karen ...
WELLSBURG – Area residents can get dinner and help support a local civic organization and their community projects all at one time. The Wellsburg Kiwanis Club's annual Famous Chicken BBQ is set for Thursday at the Wellsburg United Methodist Church. “We've been doing it since the 1950s,” club President Eric Fithyan said. Chicken dinners may be purchased at $15 each, and will be available from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., or until sold out. Dinners include a half chicken, baked potato, roll, and a cookie, prepared by Jim DiMundo, and are available both for dine-in and take-out. Business ...
