CONNORVILLE — Buckeye Local Junior High School students explored opportunities and careers with a visit from the Mobile Oilfield Learning Unit. About 200 students in grades 5-8 took part and teamed up in pairs to complete interactive lessons. The unit, which is sponsored by the American ...
EAST PALESTINE — University of Kentucky College of Public Health environmental scientist Dr. Erin Haynes launched the second phase of a health study to track the epidemiological impacts on residents in the wake of February’s train derailment and release of noxious chemicals by distributing wristbands that are designed to monitor air quality to about 80 local participants last Sunday. In addition to those who volunteered to wear the wristbands, 20 residents will be participating in a blood draw, which will test for toxins including dioxins. Haynes, chair of the Department of ...
FOLLANSBEE — A new business at the Bluewave Center aims to help people deal with stress and pain through a variety of approaches. Members of the Follansbee Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed the Mindset2Wellness Spa with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and received a tour of its facilities ...
WEIRTON — A.V. Lauttamus Communications Inc. — On-Call Communications, has been honored with the ATSI 2023 Award of Excellence. This award is presented annually by the Association of TeleServices International, the industry’s trade association for providers of telecommunications and call center services including telephone answering and message delivery across North America and the United Kingdom. Lauttamus received the award at ATSI’s 2023 conference held in Atlanta. Independent judges are contracted by ATSI to evaluate message services during a six-month period. The ...
PITTSBURGH — Three of Pittsburgh’s most renowned museums will round out the summer by joining together for a unique free-admission offer, ‘3 for Free.’ The Andy Warhol Museum, Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh and the Heinz History Center will be open to visitors free of charge every operating day throughout August. ‘3 For Free’ will celebrate the museums’ recognition among the nation’s best. All three museums recently won honors from USA Today 10 Best Readers’ Choice Awards as some of the finest in the country. Online voters recognized the Warhol (fourth in ...
SOUTH STRABANE TOWNSHIP, Pa. — The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Pittsburgh will break ground on a new 15,000-square-foot facility in South Strabane Township Tuesday. A groundbreaking ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. in the parking lot of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at ...
