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History in the Hills: Area concerts remembered

STEUBENVILLE — Work at Historic Fort Steuben is never slow. Staff are typically working on events, visiting with guests, completing office work or leading tours. There is never a quiet moment, and that is a good thing. The past month has been especially busy with school field trips. The season that has just ended included 16 school tours totaling more than 700 students. It was a busy month, and we are grateful to all the volunteers who helped lead tours for students from across the region. If you would like to serve as a volunteer tour guide for school tours or help at the fort in ...

New Super Kids race expands Wellsburg Independence Day festivities

WELLSBURG — The community's celebration of Independence Day is about to get bigger — and more inclusive. On the opening day of Wellsburg's weeklong festivities, racers of various ages and abilities will take to the course for a Super Kids Soap Box Derby. Kevin Maloney, who is heading up ...

Sermon topics

• Bell Chapel UMC: "The Company You Keep" • Cove Presbyterian Church: "A Journey in Faith" • Finley Church: 10:45 a.m.: "First Corinthians: A Deep Dive;" 6 p.m.: "Simply Better" • First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ): "Mercy, Not Sacrifice" • Harmony Church of Mingo Junction: "Be Careful Little Ones What You Say" • Memorial Baptist Church: "Stand Firm" • St. Paul's Church: "I'll be Calling You" • Starkdale Presbyterian Church: "Lifted Up, Part II" • Two Ridges Presbyterian Church: "Effective Prayer" • Wintersville Church of Christ: "Romans 2 ...

Daily Happenings

Birthday June 7 Sophia Zanieski, Weirton Police Beat Steubenville Police Updated: The dog that had been locked on a small ledge outside a second-story bedroom in the 1200 block of State Street Wednesday was removed from the property due to the puppy’s condition, the extreme circumstances in which police found it and the owner’s detachment. The report in Friday’s paper inadvertently omitted information during the production process and didn’t include how police resolved the incident. Lucky day: A burglary in progress was reported in the 400 block of S. 5th Street ...

A foundation in Jesus

I remember being a young man in grade school (and all the way through high school if we are honest), making doodles and drawings all over my schoolwork. I would try to do the assignment, but if I struggled or got bored, I would often start drawing little cartoons or images I would see on album covers or other places in popular culture on the pages instead of the work assigned. Maybe I did it in hopes that I would receive a passing grade thanks to the amusement created by my drawings, or maybe I just didn’t care enough about school to begin with. At that time when you looked at my ...