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STEUBENVILLE POLICE Window toss: An object was thrown out an apartment window Wednesday on N. 4th at Washington streets and hit a passing car. Police said there was a “large amount of broken glass” in the street and report the driver told them he was on Washington Street when he “heard a heavy thud on the top of his vehicle” so he pulled over and saw the broken glass. Police spotted two windows on the seventh floor of the north-facing side of the Fort Steuben Apartments had been broken as well as a broken wooden hammer handle “and the top portion of a ball-peen hammer” on ...

Scholarships awarded

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Contributed The endowment committee of Weirton's Cove Presbyterian Church honored four area graduates with scholarships Sunday. The Helen T. Hamill Memorial Scholarship, in memory of a longtime member and Hancock County teacher, is available to all four high schools in Hancock and Brooke ...

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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 ...