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On behalf of several businesses involved in the Gem City Zombie Crawl, Dave Ott and Abby LeMasters presented $1,000 each, from proceeds from the event to three local causes. From left are Ott; LeMasters; Amy Rice of Toys for Toronto, a toy drive held by Crossroads North River Church; Toronto ...

Now accepting patients

Fuscardo Family Urgent Care, located at 241 Three Springs Drive, Suite 16, Weirton, officially opened for business Monday, and welcomed representatives of the Weirton Area Chamber of Commerce and the city for a grand opening celebration Wednesday at the offices within the Three Springs ...

Wellsburg man named to national committee

WELLSBURG — William Michael Traubert of Wellsburg has been selected to serve on the USA Boxing Judicial Standing Committee. Traubert has been involved with amateur boxing for 53 years. He judged his first amateur boxing show at age 25 in Hammondsville in 1982. At age 26, he was the ...

Utica Shale Academy is recipient of safety grant

SALINEVILLE — The Utica Shale Academy is adding more protection after receiving grant funding for new safety equipment. Superintendent Bill Watson said the community school received a $29,490 School Safety and Security Grant from the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation to add cameras ...

Heinz History Center earns national accreditation

PITTSBURGH — The Senator John Heinz History Center, the Smithsonian’s home in Pittsburgh, has earned national accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums, the museum field’s high profile, peer-based review of an institution’s operations and impact. The AAM Accreditation ...

Parks unveil plans for 2026 season

PITTSBURGH — Kennywood Park, Sandcastle Water Park and Idlewild and SoakZone are hard at work preparing for a thrilling and entertaining 2026. All three parks have officially announced opening days next spring, with Kennywood welcoming guests back on April 18, and Sandcastle and Idlewild ...