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• Bell Chapel UMC: "What's in a Name? Josiah" • Cadiz Presbyterian Church: "Sowing Seeds" • Cove Presbyterian Church: "Life in the Spirit" • Finley Church: 10:45 a.m. — "Trustworthy Fools for Christ"; 6 p.m. — "A Better Hope" • First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ): "The Right Soil" • Harmony Church of Mingo Junction: "Patient Perseverance" • Memorial Baptist Church: "Unanswered Prayers" • St. Paul's Church: "What Do You Hear, What Do You See?" • Starkdale Presbyterian Church: "Men and Women in the Church (Part 2)" • Two Ridges ...

Sorrenti's career of service honored by Hancock County Commission

NEW CUMBERLAND — It is a rare group of people who provide decades of service to the public. Thursday afternoon, the Hancock County Commission honored one such individual, presenting a resolution in recognition of the service of John Sorrenti. Sorrenti, a lifelong resident of Weirton, is ...

Garibaldi Lodge centennial celebration planned for Follansbee

FOLLANSBEE — A parade and 5K race are in the works as part of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Garibaldi Lodge. The Giuseppe Garibaldi Lodge was incorporated in October 1926 in Follansbee as a fellowship and service organization for the community’s Italian residents and their descendants. Among its local activities was the organization of an annual celebration held the first weekend of August for 60 years until 2004. Such a celebration is returning this year in honor of the lodge’s 100 years of service. Planned for July 31 and Aug. 1, the event will include a ...

Aim's doula program addresses maternal health challenges

STEUBENVILLE — According to the March of Dimes, the numbers are bleak in Ohio: 13,914 babies were born preterm in the state in 2024. Ohio ranks 37th out of 52 (including all states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico) for preterm births with a rate of 11.0%. The state's infant mortality ...

Bun in the Oven, Pie on the Plate

Ross Gallabrese The fifth-annual Pregnant Pie Contest was a part of Friday's First Fridays on Fourth. Several pregnant women had the task of sampling 16 different pies and then choosing the top entry. It's the only competition of its type in the country, according to Marc Barnes, president ...