By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — It was in Cedar Rapids, surrounded by cornfields, where Iowa artist Grant Wood painted “American Gothic,” the iconic 1930 portrayal of a stern-looking woman and a man with a pitchfork in front of a white frame ...
A fall basket bingo will be held at 1 p.m. Oct. 5 at New Athens Firehall. Doors open at noon. The Belmont County Retired Teachers Association will hold a luncheon and meeting at noon Sept. 4 at Mehlman’s Cafeteria. Attendees do not need to make a reservation. Attendees will go through the line and pay for their own meal, so they should arrive by 11:30 a.m. Dues or scholarship donations may be paid by sending a check made out to BelCoRTA to Donna Kennedy, 105 Arlington St., Bridgeport, OH 43912. The program will be Tom Thomas presenting a tribute to veterans. The service project will ...
HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “For Richer for Poorer” by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) 2. “We Are All Guilty Here” by Karin Slaughter (Morrow) 3. “Atmosphere” by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Ballantine) 4. “My Friends” by Fredrik Backman (Atria) 5. “Onyx Storm” by Rebecca Yarros (Red Tower) 6. “Scarred (collector’s ed.)” by Emily McIntire (Bloom) 7. “Not Quite Dead Yet” by Holly Jackson (Bantam) 8. “The Pumpkin Spice Café (deluxe ed.)” by Laurie Gilmore (One More Chapter) 9. “The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk” by Carissa Broadbent (Bramble) 10. “Never ...
WHEELING — The Wheeling Academy of Law and Science (WALS) Foundation, in partnership with the Ohio County Public Library, is playing host on Friday, Aug. 29 to the nephew of one of Wheeling’s best-known sons — Walter Reuther, longtime president of the United Auto Workers Union. Alan Reuther, son of Walter Reuther’s brother, Roy, has written a new book about his father and uncles. “Roy Reuther and the UAW: Fighting for Workers and Civil Rights” was published in April of this year by Michigan State University Press. The event will serve as a pre-symposium book talk and ...
WITH THE 2025-26 school year getting under way and students returning to campuses and classrooms, transportation will undoubtedly be impacted. Back-to-school transportation affects not only students and parents, but also other motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians using the roads. “This time of year is particularly dangerous. Young, inexperienced drivers heading to high school, school buses, commuters, parents doing drop-offs, and pedestrians and bicyclists are all sharing the road,” said Kara Hitchens, public affairs manager, AAA. “While traffic patterns may change, the ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The Belmont Soil and Water Conservation District is hosting a Native Plant Sale, running now through Sept. 1. This is a great opportunity for community members to purchase native perennials, grasses, sedges, and ferns. Native plants are those that naturally occur in a specific region, having evolved in that area’s climate and soil conditions over a long period. Orders can be placed online at belmontswcd.org. To complement the sale, it will host an in-person Native Plant Class on at 6 p.m. Sept. 9 at the Belmont Soil and Water Conservation District office. ...
