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FUTURE LEADERSHIP

Contributed Members of Weirton Rotary recently heard from two local high school sophomores who participated in this year's Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Seminar at Glenville State University. Alea White from Weir High and Parker Comm from Oak Glen High were among this year's participants, ...

YSU enrollment event underway in Steubenville

STEUBENVILLE — Youngstown State University Steubenville is making it easier than ever for students to take the next step toward their educational goals through a series of Penguin Enrollment Express events this summer. Designed to provide personalized, one-stop enrollment support, the events started Monday and continues Wednesday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and July 21 and 23, at the YSU Steubenville campus. Whether students are looking to apply, have already been accepted and need to register for classes or are registered and have additional questions before classes begin, the Penguin ...

From foundry to future: Warwood site eyed for 100-megawatt data center campus

WHEELING – A new computing and energy technology campus is being eyed for a former industrial site in Warwood, where a phase-by-phase development plan ultimately includes a large-scale data center expansion with 100 megawatt regional compute hub capabilities. Word on the sale of the former ...

Weirton Museum presents history lesson for West Virginia Day

WEIRTON — Visitors to the Weirton Area Museum and Cultural Center Saturday were treated to a lesson about life in the early American frontier. As part of local observances of West Virginia Day — commemorating West Virginia’s admission as a state on June 20, 1863 — Frontier Dan ...

SINGING PRAISES

Craig Howell Members of the Weirton Ecumenical Council Choir were among those performing Saturday as part of Weirton’s observances of Juneteenth. The Ecumenical Council, with support from Christ the King Church, Morning Star Baptist Church, Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Shiloh Apostolic Faith ...

An afternoon of talent

STEUBENVILLE — An idea to recreate the old amateur-hour format that pushed a young Dino Crocetti toward becoming one of the greatest entertainers of all time brought young talent to the stage Saturday. Crocetti’s win in that competition, held at the old Capitol Theater that once stood on ...