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• Bell Chapel UMC: "What's in a Name? Rahab" • Cadiz Presbyterian Church: "The Bad Report and the Long Life" • Cove Presbyterian Church: "For the Beauty of the Earth" (Sunday's service will be held at 11 a.m. at Marland Heights Pavilion 1 and the annual church picnic will follow.) • Finley Church: 10:45 a.m.: "Knowledge is Good, Love is Better;" 6 p.m.: "One Perfect Sacrifice" • First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ): "Words" • Harmony Church: "Good Neighbor Sam" • Memorial Baptist Church: "What Becomes of the Broken-Hearted?" • St. Paul's Church: ...

Innovation center aims to serve entire county

MINGO JUNCTION — T.C. Chappelear says that the newest education building in the Indian Creek Local School District, the Jefferson County Innovation Center, is appropriately named. "We wanted that name vs. Indian Creek because, rightly so, people are tribal when it comes to their school ...

Mountaineer Brewfest pours into Heritage Port Saturday

WHEELING — Downtown Wheeling's Heritage Port will once again be home to food, music, craft beer and entertainment Saturday when the 12th annual Mountaineer Brewfest gets underway. The annual celebration of West Virginia craft beer has raised more than $320,000 for local charities through ...

Weirton water upgrades hit funding roadblock

WEIRTON — The city's water distribution system upgrades ordered by the West Virginia Public Service Commission could be facing a delay after a proposal for funding the project was tabled in Charleston. According to Jesse Alden, project manager for the Thrasher Group, the proposal for the cast iron and galvanized line replacement project was reviewed and recommended by the West Virginia Infrastructure and Jobs Development Council's Technical Review and Funding Committee at the end of July, but a final decision was put on hold earlier this month by the full council. “The project was ...

Wastewater treatment plant expansion approaching finish line

WEIRTON — The Weirton Sanitary Board continues to move closer to completion of upgrades to the wastewater treatment plant. During Thursday's meeting, Jesse Alden, project manager from the Thrasher Group, announced the $28,572,670.37 project, being performed by Triton Construction, stands at ...