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Earnest hems and rays

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My 2-year-old daughter has been going through a phase lately. If I am standing somewhere in the house, she might come up to me, grab the edges of my shirt and tug on it, saying, "Hold you! Hold you!" She wants me to pick her up. And maybe I will do that. But that's not enough. She then might say, "Walk around. Don't stand. Walk around." My daughter does have the benefit of two legs that are able to walk around the house just fine. But there is something about being carried around by a big, tall parent that is a prized experience. A new perspective. Is it like flying? I'm not sure I can ...

Briefs

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Mary H. Weir Public Library expanding hours WEIRTON — The Mary H. Weir Public Library will expand its public service hours by opening on Saturday afternoons beginning Aug. 1. The library will now be open Saturdays from noon to 4 p.m., providing residents with additional opportunities to visit the library, check out books and other materials, use public computers, access free Wi-Fi and enjoy the many resources and services the library has to offer. The library's complete schedule beginning Aug. 1 is: Monday: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Tuesday: 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Wednesday: 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; ...

Recognition

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Ross Gallabrese Special years-of-service recognition honors were presented as part of Wednesday's annual awards dinner of the WVU Medicine-Weirton Medical Center Auxiliary. Participating in the event, which was held at the hospital, were, from left, Donna Kittridge, director of support ...

Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival kicks off in Wheeling

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WHEELING — The Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival, featuring a variety of food, music and entertainment, is underway on Water Street in downtown Wheeling. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Friday afternoon in front of the Little Italy Stage, located across from the Heritage Port ...

Daily happenings

Daily Happenings

Birthdays July 25 Chase Corrigan, Mingo Junction Monique Barbetta, Steubenville Police Beat STEUBENVILLE POLICE Cat caught in soccer net: A Saint Charles Drive resident asked police Thursday to help disentangle a neighbor’s cat that had become caught in his child’s soccer net. The resident told police he is allergic to cats and said it has been “an ongoing issue with the neighbor not keeping her animals on her property.” After freeing the cat, police said it returned to the neighbor’s home through a sliding glass door that had been left open “so the animals can ...