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FROM THE PULPIT: The ransom for all people

We usually think of a ransom as a payment that is demanded for someone who has been kidnapped to be released. There have been famous kidnappings that have captured the hearts of the world. Often the demanded ransom is beyond the means of the family to pay. What Paul is reminding Timothy in this passage is that all people are in need of a ransom. That implies that all of us have been kidnapped - every person has been taken in by sin and there is a payment due for our sin. Paul says over in Romans that the wages of sin is death - the payment for our sins that is due is our death. All ...

Sycamore, Aim to host ‘Back-to-School Block Party’

STEUBENVILLE — The Sycamore Youth Center and Aim Women's Center will partner to host a Sycamore/Aim Back-to-School Block Party from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Aug. 12 at the corner of North Fifth Street near the Aim Women's Center. The free event is open to the public and is designed to help local families prepare for the upcoming school year while enjoying an afternoon of food, entertainment, games, school supplies and connections to local community resources. A highlight of the event will be a lineup of live performances featuring the Steubenville High School Marching Band, which will ...

Sermon topics

• Bell Chapel UMC: "What's in a Name? Josiah" • Cadiz Presbyterian Church: "Sowing Seeds" • Cove Presbyterian Church: "Life in the Spirit" • Finley Church: 10:45 a.m. — "Trustworthy Fools for Christ"; 6 p.m. — "A Better Hope" • First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ): "The Right Soil" • Harmony Church of Mingo Junction: "Patient Perseverance" • Memorial Baptist Church: "Unanswered Prayers" • St. Paul's Church: "What Do You Hear, What Do You See?" • Starkdale Presbyterian Church: "Men and Women in the Church (Part 2)" • Two Ridges ...

Briefs

Sunset lane reduction set STEUBENVILLE — Sunset Boulevard from Steele to McDowell avenues will be reduced to one westbound lane for about three days beginning at 6 a.m. Monday, the city’s engineering department announced. The lane closure will occur near 1521 Sunset Boulevard as a contractor completes roadway restoration work related to storm sewer installation for the new WODA apartment development. Motorists are advised to slow down, use caution and be alert for traffic pattern changes in the construction area. Board of elections to meet STEUBENVILLE — The Jefferson County ...

Aim’s doula program addresses maternal health challenges

STEUBENVILLE — According to the March of Dimes, the numbers are bleak in Ohio: 13,914 babies were born preterm in the state in 2024. Ohio ranks 37th out of 52 (including all states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico) for preterm births with a rate of 11.0%. The state's infant mortality ...

On board the Bucco Bus

Ross Gallabrese Residents from across the Tri-State Area filled three chartered buses to take part in Tuesday's Steubenville-Weirton Community Night at PNC Park. Presented by the Herald-Star and The Weirton Daily Times, the annual event was sponsored by the International Brotherhood of ...