NEW VRINDABAN – Practicing Krishnas living in the New Vrindaban community want the outside public to know who they are and what they are about. On Sunday, they celebrated 60 years of The International Society of Krishna Consciousness by hosting their first open house there. “We are ...
SMITHFIELD — The Friendship Park District will host a public dedication ceremony Sept. 12 for Jefferson County’s official Heritage Tree as part of Ohio’s Heritage Trees: Planting History Project. The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. at Shelters 4 and 5 overlooking Friendship Lake. The event is free and open to the public. The statewide project will place a white oak, Ohio’s official state tree, in each of the state’s 88 counties as part of the America250 commemoration of the nation’s 250th anniversary. Cenovus Energy is the presenting sponsor, with Ohio Liquor and the ...
RAYLAND — OhioRISE welcomed some familiar friends and made new contacts during the Jefferson County Fair’s Inclusion Night Aug. 19. They joined other agencies on the midway to greet fairgoer families and share information. Jefferson County Educational Service Center OhioRISE is a Medicaid managed care program for children and youth with complex behavioral health and multisystem needs in Jefferson, Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Harrison, Monroe, Stark and Tuscarawas counties. It is operated by the Jefferson County Educational Service Center. OhioRISE was formed to coordinate ...
Aug. 31 Denise Saitor, Bloomingdale
MARTINSBURG — Wheeling’s Elizabeth Romanek is headed to Florida this week to represent West Virginia on the national Miss America stage. Romanek, 24, was crowned Miss West Virginia earlier this year at the Miss West Virginia and Miss West Virginia’s Teen competition in Martinsburg. She ...
WEIRTON – The Summit Art Gallery will host an upcoming exhibition featuring the artwork of longtime Weirton resident Dr. Eli Dragisich, whose artistic journey began decades ago with snow sculptures and has more recently evolved into a passion for painting. The exhibition will begin Tuesday, with an opening reception held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Summit Art Gallery, located within the Top of West Virginia Convention and Visitors Bureau at 243 Three Springs Drive, Suite 17, Weirton, and will remain on display until Sept. 28. The reception is open to the public, and there is no cost ...
