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Jefferson County Heritage Tree to be planted at Friendship Park

SMITHFIELD — The Friendship Park District will host a public dedication ceremony Saturday for Jefferson County’s official Heritage Tree as part of Ohio’s Heritage Trees: Planting History Project. The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. at Shelters 4 and 5 overlooking Friendship Lake. The event is free and open to the public. The statewide project will place a white oak, Ohio’s official state tree, in each of the state’s 88 counties as part of the America250 commemoration of the nation’s 250th anniversary. Cenovus Energy is the presenting sponsor, with Ohio Liquor and the ...

Buckeye Local auditorium gets a new look

RAYLAND — When students and visitors sit down for a concert, play or other special event at Buckeye Local High School this year, they’ll be in new seats as part of an ongoing effort to refurbish the auditorium. Superintendent Coy Sudvary said the previous 762 seats dated to the school’s ...

New bishop brings message of faith to Wheeling University

WHEELING — The Most Rev. Evelio Menjivar, bishop of the Wheeling-Charleston Catholic Diocese, encouraged Wheeling University students to "let their light shine" during a Mass of the Holy Spirit Friday at Troy Theater. It was Menjivar's first Mass on campus since becoming bishop of the ...

YSU-Steubenville builds momentum in first weeks

STEUBENVILLE — One of the first things you notice when you reach the top of the steps that lead from the parking lot to the sidewalk that takes you to the main entrance of Youngstown State University-Steubenville is the fire hydrant. It looks like a penguin — Pete, the school's mascot, to ...

4-H fundraiser set in Smithfield

Photo provided The 4-H Varieties will be hosting their Annual Soup & Sammich Fundraiser on Sept 29, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds Kitchen in Smithfield. Soup, sandwich, drink and crackers for a requested donation of $12. Soup flight, to-go and frozen options ...

Indian Creek earns fourth consecutive four-star transparency rating

WINTERSVILLE — The Indian Creek Local School District has earned its fourth consecutive four-star rating through the Ohio Auditor of State’s Star Rating System, or StaRS. The district received the highest achievement for open and transparent government from Ohio Auditor of State Keith ...