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The next generation

“All these were the children of Asher, heads of their fathers’ houses, choice men, mighty men of valor, chief leaders.” 1 Chronicles 7:40. What kind of generation are we training? Are we preparing our children to be leaders of their households? Are we raising choice men and women? Are our sons learning to become mighty men of valor, chief leaders, and our daughters dignified women of virtue, for “an excellent wife, who can find? For her worth is far above rubies.” Proverbs 31:10. I am sorry to say that we, for the most part, have relinquished the training of our children to ...

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Birthdays Aug. 1 JoAnn Kendrach, North Carolina Aug. 2 Joe Wheeler, Clinton, Pa. Police Beat STEUBENVILLE POLICE Medical professionals were concerned when a woman who had just been discharged from the hospital after smoking crack the evening got in her car Wednesday, telling police they didn’t think she should be driving that soon even though they wanted her off the property. Police said the woman was sleeping in her vehicle when they arrived and that she told them she was “moving back to Ashtabula from a residence in the Irondale area.” All of her belongings were in the ...

New steel sign celebrates Chester’s place in West Virginia

CHESTER — The state’s northernmost municipality has joined a network of communities showing off their West Virginia pride through the dedication of a large metal sculpture. Friday morning, Chester Mayor Ed Wedgewood was joined by state Sen. Laura Wakim Chapman, Del. Pat McGeehan and ...

Rock around the block

Craig Howell It was a night of live music, food, friends, and fun in Wellsburg Friday night, as the Wellsburg Urban Renewal Authority hosted its Block Party event on Charles Street near the city’s Town Square. Friday’s event featured live music by Shawn Villamagna, food from Taters Food ...

Wednesdays in Wintersville goes back to school

WINTERSVILLE — Among the popular attractions at each month's Wednesdays in Wintersville is the food contest. Always built around the monthly theme, the August event, which is titled "Back-to-School," is calling on contestants to do their best work with peanut butter and jelly. "It's ...

Sermon topics

• Bell Chapel UMC: "What's In a Name? Joshua" • Cove Presbyterian Church: "He Knows You" • Finley Church: 10:45 a.m.: "Fidelity in a Broken World"; 6 p.m.: "The Greatest Sacrifice" • First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ): "Impossible Multiplication" • Memorial Baptist Church: "He Knows You" • St. Paul's Church: "Fish Sandwiches for All" • Wintersville Methodist Church: "Parable of the Four Soils is Taught by Jesus"