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Trinity clinics earn praise for diabetes, cardiovascular care

STEUBENVILLE — CommonSpirit Health and 324 of its clinics, including 16 clinics from Trinity Health System, have been recognized by the American Heart Association and American Medical Association for our commitment to improving blood pressure control rates in the Target: BP initiative. CommonSpirit as a whole and 324 of its clinics have also been recognized by the American Heart Association for improving quality of care for patients with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular risk factors in the Target: Type 2 Diabetes initiative, including 16 clinics from Trinity Health System. ...

Digital engineering students fashion festive fall projects

RICHMOND — Students at Edison High School’s new digital engineering course put their skills to use to create a festive project for the fall season. Derek Gulling, math and engineering teacher at EHS, said nine juniors and seniors completed a pumpkin project where they fashioned ...

Franciscan University names VP of student life

STEUBENVILLE — Kimberly King has been named vice president of student life at the Franciscan University of Steubenville. A 1995 Franciscan University graduate with a master’s degree in counseling, King brings more than 30 years of higher education experience to her alma mater. She first ...

Ground broken on Tappan Regional Safety Center

SCIO — The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District held a groundbreaking ceremony Oct. 31 for the new Tappan Regional Safety Center, a state-of-the-art facility designed to strengthen collaboration and training among regional emergency services and enhance public safety across the Tappan ...

Area law firm is celebrating a century of serving clients

WHEELING — A law firm which has produced several prosecutors and judges is celebrating a century of providing legal services to clients. Schrader, Duff, Law & Lowe has a history dating back to Oct. 1, 1925. Carl Schmidt, Wright Hugus and Albert W. Laas founded the law firm Schmidt, Hugus and Laas in Wheeling. These three founders were each deeply embedded in the business, political and social affairs of Wheeling. Schmidt served as the Wheeling city solicitor starting in 1921, then an elected position. Hugus served several terms in the West Virginia state Senate and played a ...

Youth fitness

Paradise Sports Performance was welcomed to the local business community Wednesday, with a ribbon-cutting which included representatives of the Weirton Area Chamber of Commerce and city officials. Located at 243 Three Springs Drive, within the Weirton Fitness Complex, the business focuses on ...