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Amsterdam flea market offers vendors, raffles and community fun

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AMSTERSDAM – The Rogers Park Flea Market is set for Aug. 8 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with a full day of vendors, food, raffles and activities planned for the community. Organizers are seeking volunteers to assist with traffic, ticket sales and keeping the park tidy. Donations of basketballs, pop and water also are being accepted for the community. Brianna Whitehead will offer $5 nail trims near the dog park for those bringing their dogs to the event. A lineup of food trucks and drink vendors will be on hand, and organizers also are hoping to find a local produce grower interested in ...

Award-winning Italian film has local tie

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STEUBENVILLE — When Carmine Pate talks about his father, he proudly points to the numerous movie roles he has had during a career in the film industry that has spanned more than 50 years. “He got his first break in films when he was cast in the early 1970s in a film called ‘The ...

Women's golf

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Town and Country EAST SPRINGFIELD — The Town & Country Ladies Golf League held a Throw Out the Worst Two Holes match on July 23. The following are the winners: A flight — Megan Evans, B flight — Debbie Hendricks, and C flight — Shirley Guida. Winners for the longest drive on No. 2: A flight — Dorothy Baire, B flight — Hendricks, and C flight — Nancy Lellie. Winners for the longest drive on No. 9: A flight — Baire, B flight — Cathy Jackson, and C flight — Lellie. The closest to pin on No. 8: A flight — Evans, B flight — Jackson, and C flight — Guida ...

Steubenville police expand crime-fighting technology

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STEUBENVILLE — The Steubenville Police Department said grants it has received from the Mary Jane Brooks Charitable Trust have made the city a little safer for everybody. During the past three years, the trust has committed more than $140,000 for departmental needs ranging from a drone and ...

Youth league treasurer arrested for embezzling of funds

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NEW CUMBERLAND — The longtime treasurer of the Oak Glen Junior Bears Baseball Association has been arrested on suspicion of embezzling at least $11,000 from the youth athletic league. David Andrew Brown, of Chester, was arrested Tuesday, according to Magistrate Court records, and charged with one felony count of embezzlement. He has since posted the $20,000 bond and is scheduled to next appear in Hancock County Magistrate Court Aug. 12. Hancock County Detective Scott Little has been investigating the case, explaining members of the association's board, most of whom had been newly ...