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Rainforest Falls VBS set STEUBENVILLE — Finley Church on Lincoln Avenue invites all kids in kindergarten through sixth grade to Rainforest Falls Vacation Bible School. It will run from June 28 to July 2. VBS will begin each evening at 6 p.m. and run until 8 p.m. Kids will venture into Rainforest Falls, overflowing with wild waterfalls, towering trees and colorful creatures where they will plunge into a lifelong adventure of discovering the nature of God. Visit finleychurch.org or call the church office at (740) 282-9795 to register. Father's Day service planned ...

Moore secures $1M for Market Street Bridge replacement planning

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STEUBENVILLE – Area officials gathered near the Market Street Bridge Monday afternoon to celebrate a milestone in the efforts to eventually build a replacement for the 121-year-old span. “Sorry, but the old girl has found its last place,” Mike Paprocki, executive director of the ...

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Police Beat STEUBENVILLE POLICE Slap happy: A man at a Maryland Avenue business said he was assaulted Sunday. He said he was near the check-out area when another man approached him and “made a comment that (he) was talking about his children,” then slapped him three times. The victim’s face was red with “what appeared to be the beginning of two black eyes forming.” He told police he wants to file charges. Lame excuse: Employees reported a male causing a disturbance Sunday at Kroger. The woman said she heard the man “mumble profanities toward her while she was shopping,” ...

A royalty ride 50 years late

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RICHMOND — As plans progress for the Jefferson Union High School Class of 1976 to hold its 50-year reunion on Aug. 8, committee members have enjoyed reminiscing about days of old at what has since become Edison High School. How heavy rain robbed the homecoming queen court members of what ...

A ducky day in Wellsburg as part of annual Duck Derby

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WELLSBURG – The rain Sunday afternoon didn’t dampen the spirits for those gathered at the Wellsburg Kiwanis Duck Derby. For the fifth year, area residents visited the Wellsburg Wharf to watch as hundreds of little rubber ducks were dropped into the Ohio River, each with a chance at ...