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Camera club names top finishers

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WINTERSVILLE — The Upper Ohio Valley Camera Club meets at 6:30 p.m. on the first and third Tuesday of each month at Two Ridges Presbyterian Church. The first Tuesday is either a workshop where photos are taken using various setups or a PowerPoint presentation from one of the club members. The third Tuesday is a photo competition. There are 10 months with named categories to submit to the competition along with an open category and a special effects category. Competition is on a voluntary basis, and not required, but membership is a requirement to participate in any competition. ...

Veterans recognized at Jefferson County Fair

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SMITHFIELD — Members of the Jefferson County Veterans Association were honored during Saturday's annual parade at the Jefferson County Fair. Ray Hilderbrand, president of the county fair board, provided a special float for the veterans to ride on. Members of the veterans group tossed candy ...

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Veterans breakfast set for Wednesday STEUBENVILLE — Area veterans can join together for breakfast as well as camaraderie Wednesday at the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department. The sheriff's Veteran's Appreciation Breakfast, honoring those who have served in the U.S. military, begins at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the sheriff's office, 16001 state Route 7, Steubenville. Board of elections schedules emergency meeting STEUBENVILLE — The Jefferson County Board of Elections has scheduled an emergency meeting for Wednesday to approve a new voting location for the precincts of Piney ...

Learning by doing: Project SEARCH begins second year in Weirton

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WEIRTON — A new class of students is searching for opportunity as part of a partnership between Hancock County Schools and WVU Medicine Weirton Medical Center. The Project SEARCH program in Weirton celebrated the beginning of its second year Monday, welcoming six high school seniors — ...

Oak Glen mourns loss of student in ATV crash

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NEW CUMBERLAND — The Oak Glen community is grieving the loss of one of its own. Hancock County deputies are investigating a fatal all-terrain vehicle crash which claimed the life of Carter “Boo Boo” Pesacreta, 16, of Newell, Friday afternoon. The Sheriff’s Department reports that deputies responded to a call at approximately 2:30 p.m. Friday on Wylie Ridge Road, near the intersection of Anderson Lane, for an ATV crash. Preliminary investigations indicate Pesacreta lost control of the vehicle, resulting in it leaving the roadway and rolling over an embankment. “It’s ...

Brooke OKs temporary Hope policy

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WELLSBURG — Members of the Brooke County Board of Education are taking steps to make sure they have a fee schedule in place for students who receive the state's Hope Scholarship and who want to enroll in specific classes or activities in the district. "This is something that the state ...