The Rhododendron Room, located at 2216 Pennsylvania Ave., Weirton, celebrated its grand opening Sept. 21 with a ribbon cutting including representatives of the Weirton Area Chamber of Commerce and the city of Weirton. Owned by Toni Pryor, the Rhododendron Room provides space for rentals for ...
STEUBENVILLE —Thanks to a unique partnership between a local union and Eastern Gateway Community College, 11 students finished a five-year apprenticeship program and earned an associate degree at the same time. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 246 and the ...
TORONTO — Members of the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce, city officials and others gathered this week to offer Little Elephant and Friends Daycare Center an official welcome with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. In addition to their guests, co-owners Andrea and Robert Martin were flanked ...
STEUBENVILLE — The Templeton Religious Trust awarded Franciscan University of Steubenville a $250,000 grant to conduct research into the attitudes of senibariabs toward modern science and to foster an appreciation and understanding of the complementarity of faith and science. Daniel Kuebler, professor of biology at Franciscan University, is the project's principal investigator. His colleagues, Sabrina Bierstetel, assistant professor of psychology, and Matthew Breuninger, associate professor of psychology, were instrumental in obtaining the grant and will participate in the research ...
Communicycle, a Tri-State Area nonprofit based in Aliquippa, Pa., presented a bicycle giveaway event at Clarke Field playground in Newell, hosted by Hancock County Savings Bank, Six Recycling and the Newell Community Improvement Coalition. This was their second such giveaway in Hancock County, ...
STEUBENVILLE — The Ohio Department of Higher Education awarded Franciscan University of Steubenville the Great Minds Fellowship Program grant. The grant provides approximately $200,000 in scholarships—up to $10,000 each for Ohio residents entering their junior and senior years in the university’s social work program. “This grant arrives at a crucial moment for all Ohioans,” said Ricardo Chaparro-Pacheco, assistant professor of social work and director of the social work program. “More than 20 percent of the population needs support from professional social workers to deal ...
