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WSO to go on annual Fourth of July tour

WHEELING — Maestro John Devlin, Wheeling Symphony Orchestra music director and conductor, looks at the WSO’s upcoming “Celebrate America” tour as one of his favorite parts of the year. It’s the opportunity to showcase the symphony’s talents throughout West Virginia, as well as ...

Madonna shuts down football program

WEIRTON — Officials at Madonna High School have announced the school will not be fielding a football program for the coming season. Earlier this week, the school informed the six Ohio Valley Athletic Conference schools that were scheduled to play the Blue Dons this season of its ...

Community night at PNC Park remains special

STEUBENVILLE — For several decades, one of the highlights of summer for residents from across the Tri-State Area is the chance to participate in the annual Steubenville-Weirton Community Night at PNC Park. That tradition will be renewed July 22, when the Pirates host Detroit at 6:40 p.m. ...

Shooting death under investigation by sheriff

WELLSBURG — The Brooke County Sheriff’s Department and West Virginia State Police are investigating the shooting death of a man Friday afternoon at a commercial garage on Fowler Hill Road. The Brooke County Sheriff’s Department confirmed a man was pronounced dead at the scene and ...

Veteran hears from Steubenville woman

STEUBENVILLE –– Vince Maranto is a name you may remember. He is the 76-year-old Tustin, Calif., man who served with the Marines during the Vietnam War. He is the man who, during that war, received several letters from a girl he had never met. A girl by the name of Claudia Lynn Henry ... ...

Brooke Museum preserving history

WELLSBURG — With more than 50 years behind it, the Brooke County Historical Museum and Cultural Center has worked to share many aspects of the county’s past. Located at 704 Charles St., the museum is open from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Sunday, except for holidays. Members of ...