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Ancient Heroes Camp brings history to life

STEUBENVILLE — Students at the Sycamore Youth Center are spending this week traveling thousands of years into the past through stories of legendary heroes, ancient civilizations, and hands-on learning activities as part of the center's Ancient Heroes Storytime Camp. The camp, which is ...

Fitness Court installation to begin later this summer

WEIRTON — A planned public fitness court is expected to soon take shape at Margaret Manson Weir Memorial Park. Working with the National Fitness Campaign, the Weirton Board of Parks and Recreation will have a Fitness Court installed in the coming months in an area of the court that once ...

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MORRISSEY ANNOUNCES AMERICA250 POETRY CONTEST CHARLESTON — As part of celebrations marking the United States’ semiquincentennial, Gov. Patrick Morrisey has announced the America250 Poetry Contest, inviting West Virginians to submit original poems celebrating the history, heritage and shared values of the state and nation. “West Virginia has played an important role in our nation’s history, and as we prepare to celebrate 250 years of freedom, I encourage West Virginians of all ages to share their creativity and love of country through this poetry contest,” Morrisey said. ...

Steubenville community 'sharing culture and history' on Juneteenth

STEUBENVILLE — Residents turned out Friday for Steubenville’s Juneteenth celebration, a two-day event featuring music, food and fun. The festivities kicked off at noon Friday with a community parade featuring the Big Red band and children and adults carrying the festival’s official 10th ...

History in the Hills: Free at last

This year we have a lot of events happening at Historic Fort Steuben, specifically because it is the 250th anniversary of our nation. At the fort for this anniversary, we have a lecture series examining historic topics that are relevant to our history. Our next lecture will be Aug. 20 with Alan Fitzpatrick, who will be discussing the American Revolution in the Ohio Country. I am really looking forward to that discussion. As we know, this past Friday was Juneteenth, a national holiday which commemorates the moment when, "on June 19, 1865, some 2,000 Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, ...

Scholarships awarded

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 ...