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St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Weirton facing closure

WEIRTON — The nearly 80-year history of St. Thomas Episcopal Church could be coming to an end. Members of the church, located at 300 Three Springs Drive in Weirton, were recently notified of plans by the Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia to close the congregation, which has served the ...

Women's golf

Town and Country EAST SPRINGFIELD — The Town & Country Ladies Golf League held a Throw Out the Worst Two Holes match on July 23. The following are the winners: A flight — Megan Evans, B flight — Debbie Hendricks, and C flight — Shirley Guida. Winners for the longest drive on No. 2: A flight — Dorothy Baire, B flight — Hendricks, and C flight — Nancy Lellie. Winners for the longest drive on No. 9: A flight — Baire, B flight — Cathy Jackson, and C flight — Lellie. The closest to pin on No. 8: A flight — Evans, B flight — Jackson, and C flight — Guida ...

Wednesdays in Wintersville goes back to school

WINTERSVILLE — Among the popular attractions at each month's Wednesdays in Wintersville is the food contest. Always built around the monthly theme, the August event, which is titled "Back-to-School," is calling on contestants to do their best work with peanut butter and jelly. "It's ...

Daily Happenings

Birthdays Aug. 1 JoAnn Kendrach, North Carolina Aug. 2 Joe Wheeler, Clinton, Pa. Police Beat STEUBENVILLE POLICE Medical professionals were concerned when a woman who had just been discharged from the hospital after smoking crack the evening got in her car Wednesday, telling police they didn’t think she should be driving that soon even though they wanted her off the property. Police said the woman was sleeping in her vehicle when they arrived and that she told them she was “moving back to Ashtabula from a residence in the Irondale area.” All of her belongings were in ...

The next generation

“All these were the children of Asher, heads of their fathers’ houses, choice men, mighty men of valor, chief leaders.” 1 Chronicles 7:40. What kind of generation are we training? Are we preparing our children to be leaders of their households? Are we raising choice men and women? Are our sons learning to become mighty men of valor, chief leaders, and our daughters dignified women of virtue, for “an excellent wife, who can find? For her worth is far above rubies.” Proverbs 31:10. I am sorry to say that we, for the most part, have relinquished the training of our children to ...

Steubenville police expand crime-fighting technology

STEUBENVILLE — The Steubenville Police Department said grants it has received from the Mary Jane Brooks Charitable Trust have made the city a little safer for everybody. During the past three years, the trust has committed more than $140,000 for departmental needs ranging from a drone and ...