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New Year’s Eve Bash set for Wednesday

STEUBENVILLE — Seven Ranges Entertainment, located at the Fort Steuben Mall, is planning a New Year’s Eve Bash for all area residents. The event is scheduled to begin at 10 p.m. Wednesday and run until 1 a.m., according to event organizers. An evening of fun, food and entertainment will be waiting for those who are interested, including an all-night celebration for the entire family. Music will be performed by DJ Mike. Games will be available to play, along with a special signature midnight balloon drop. Tickets are limited. Officials say they recommend purchasing ...

West Virginia smokers asked to quit

ANNAPOLIS — Currently, 20.4 percent of adults in West Virginia use at least one tobacco or nicotine product. Among those products are cigarettes, e-cigarettes or nicotine pouches. Nicotine is extremely additive. Officials at the American Lung Association anounced they are offering free resources and support to help those people who want to quit tobacco and stop using nicotine products for good. Tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable death and disease in West Virginia, killing 4,280 people each year. While it’s best to quit as early as possible, quitting ...

Amanda Seyfried can make you believe anything

Filmmakers Mona Fastvold and Brady Corbet are clearly fascinated by ambition. They’re fascinated, too, by dreamers — difficult dreamers, brilliant but demanding people who have plans they must fulfill no matter the personal cost. They’re interested in dreamers who cross the ocean to ...

4-H joins in Wreaths Across America

Jefferson County 4-H clubs participated in Wreaths Across America Dec. 13. Members assisted in laying wreaths on the graves of local veterans. The 4-H clubs assisting included Cross Creek Tomahawks, Country Classics and Broken Fences. The ceremony began at Harding Stadium and continued to ...

Sycamore presents Nativity story

Students who are involved in the Sycamore Corps group at the Sycamore Youth Center in Steubenville presented a play for community residents on Sunday. The performance was entitled “Casting Call,” and based on a retelling of the Nativity story. Amanda Thompson, director of the Sycamore ...

Edison students present ideas in Biomed IV class

RICHMOND — Edison High School Biomed IV students put on their thinking caps and created ways to optimize emergency rooms during a presentation before their teachers and administrators. Students in JoAnn Stagani’s science program were tasked with establishing plans for improving these types of facilities. She then assigned students to present their ideas in front of school officials. The students previously heard from Edison alumni Kayla Prokopakis-Campbell of Boardman Community Hospital and Allegheny Health Network, along with Isaac Evans from Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 495 ...