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Brooke County Public Library events planned WELLSBURG — The Brooke County Public Library has announced a series of July programs, crafts and holiday observances for children and families. A “Patriotic Craft & S’mores Dip” program will be held Tuesday, June 30, at 11 a.m. Participants will create a flag pin to take home and make and share patriotic s’mores dip. All materials will be provided. Space is limited and registration is required. To register, call 304-737-1551 or visit brookecountylibs.org/events. Chalk Art for children ages 8 and up will be offered Thursday, July 2, ...

Pope Leo XIV marks Steubenville conference milestone with video address

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STEUBENVILLE — Thousands of Catholic teens attending the 50th anniversary season of the Steubenville Youth Conferences received an unexpected greeting this week when Pope Leo XIV appeared on screen with a special message encouraging them to seek authentic peace, perfect joy and God's call for their lives. The recorded eight-minute video debuted June 19 before young people gathered at Franciscan University of Steubenville and satellite conference locations in Denver, Dallas and Orlando. It will be shown throughout the summer to more than 43,000 participants attending Steubenville Youth ...

Red Hats meet

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Contributed The LaBonne Vie Chapter of the Red Hats Society celebrated Memorial Day at its May meeting at Scaffidi's Restaurant and Tavern. The members were arrayed in red, white and blue. Attending were, from left, front, Angela Silvidi, Jeannie Marcott, Filomena DiCarlantonio, Shari Jo ...

Weirton Museum presents history lesson for West Virginia Day

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WEIRTON — Visitors to the Weirton Area Museum and Cultural Center Saturday were treated to a lesson about life in the early American frontier. As part of local observances of West Virginia Day — commemorating West Virginia’s admission as a state on June 20, 1863 — Frontier Dan ...

Brooke Junior attend Girls State

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Contributed Five Brooke High School juniors attended the West Virginia Rhododendron Girls State Americanism Project held the week of June 7-13 at Davis and Elkins College. The group included Onica Rushing, Andrea Bolen, Ivy Myers, Marley Stotler and Gracie Spitak. They were sponsored by ...

Dean Martin legacy gets a modern mic check at Sycamore Center

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STEUBENVILLE — An idea to recreate the old amateur-hour format that pushed a young Dino Crocetti toward becoming one of the greatest entertainers of all time brought young talent to the stage Saturday. Crocetti’s win in that competition, held at the old Capitol Theater that once stood on ...