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Photos: Steubenville celebrates Independence Day

Weather didn't deter the people in and around Steubenville from celebrating America's 250th birthday this past weekend. The family fun could be found Friday and Saturday from Fourth Street to Historic Fort Steuben. Friday featured live music, vendors, local craft beer and children's ...

Weirton holds soggy celebration for Independence Day

WEIRTON – A series of summer storms may have lowered the temperatures, but it didn’t lower the spirits in Weirton, as the community celebrated the nation’s birth. Organized by the Weirton Festival Committee, under the auspices of the City of Weirton and the Weirton Board of Parks and ...

Chester celebrates completion of Rock Springs Park mural

CHESTER – Hancock County now has a piece of public art commemorating an amusement park which entertained generations of area residents. Saturday morning, during Chester’s Independence Day festivities, area residents joined members of the Montani Outreach Movement and artist Kyle ...

Wheeling Independence Hall Site Director Debbie Jones Retiring

WHEELING – West Virginia Independence Hall site director Debbie Jones will be retiring from her job later this year. Her last day will be Oct. 31. Jones took over as site director at WVIH in May 2016, and said leaving will be “bittersweet.” “You work to retire, in my opinion,” she ...

Enjoying art

Ross Gallabrese An exhibit featuring the art of Thomas Cole was on display during First Fridays on Fourth. Cole, who spent several years living in Steubenville during the early 1800s, is considered to be one of the country's best landscape artists. Among those enjoying the prints in the ...