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UMWA honor Willow Grove Mine disaster victims

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By GAGE VOTA Times Leader Staff Writer NEFFS — The United Mine Workers of America held a memorial service at the Willow Grove Mine site, honoring 72 miners who lost their lives in an explosion on March 16, 1940. On Saturday, the UMWA, along with several residents went to the mine’s ...

Oglebay Park Resort hosts Shamrock Showdown

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T-L Photos/GAGE VOTA There was plenty to do around Oglebay Park Resort on Saturday, as the resort held its annual Shamrock Showdown, a celebration of Irish culture for the St. Patrick’s Day weekend. Among the most popular events was the Highland Games, which pitted men and women against ...

Franciscan University mourns passing former president Henry

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STEUBENVILLE — The Rev. Terence Henry, TOR, who served as the Franciscan University of Steubenville’s fifth president from 2000 to 2013, left a legacy of faithful leadership, academic growth and unwavering commitment to the Catholic mission of the school. Henry died Saturday morning at ...

Annual Rise Against Hunger packs 30,000 meals

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GLEN DALE – Saturday saw many community members join forces to pack 30,000 meals for the annual Rise Against Hunger event. The event took place at St. Jude’s Church Hall and was sponsored in part by the Rotary Clubs of Moundsville, New Martinsville and Wheeling. Rotary Club Area 2 ...

Crew of fatal military crash included Ohio soldiers

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(AP) — A woman raising two children was among the six U.S. service members killed last week when a refueling plane involved in the war with Iran crashed in western Iraq. Tech Sgt. Ashley B. Pruitt, 34, hailed from a large family in Bardstown, Kentucky, and was “very, very” proud of her ...