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West Liberty University’s inaugural Aspire U Music, Art & Community Festival is May 3

West Liberty University’s inaugural Aspire U Music, Art & Community Festival takes place Saturday, May 3 from 11a.m. — 6 p.m. on the University’s campus. This free public event features live music, crafters, food trucks, raffles, and activities for children. Funds raised during the event will support the West Liberty Lions Club Family Support Center (WLLCFSC). Music Lineup: 1pm: Epiphany Epiphany is a small-town artist with big city dreams. Her music fuses the power of Adele, the energy of Lady Gaga, and the vulnerability of Noah Kahan. She captures listeners with her ...

St. Clairsville crown prom king and queen, candidates

St. Clairsville High School crowned its 2025 prom king and queen, Tyson Pastor and Alexa Druzin, at its dance April 12. Queen candidates, from left, included Addison Wood, Luci Banks, McKenna Miller, Elissa Goudy, Druzin and Claire Daubenmeyer. King candidates, from left, included Kambel ...

Imperial Glass Collectors Convention is coming

BELLAIRE — The National Imperial Glass Collectors Society will hold its 49th annual convention beginning on Thursday, May 1, in Bellaire and St. Clairsville, with activities taking place into the weekend. This year’s theme is Cutting Up, and the convention will feature the auction of the ...

The Watt Center to host an evening with Terry Tickhill Terrell

BARNESVILLE — The Watt Center for History & the Arts in Barnesville announce an evening with Terry Tickhill Terrell on May 1, titled “Stifel Indigo: An American Legend in Blue.” In 1835, German immigrant Johann Ludwig Stifel started an indigo textile dyeing business in Wheeling. This presentation will explain how he and his successors built his business, eventually producing 3.5 million yards of indigo cloth each month. Terrell studied at The Ohio State University. In 1969 she became a member of the first team of women to visit the South Pole. She received a bachelor’s ...

Go inside the factory where Peeps are made

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Love them or hate them, those marshmallow Peeps that come in blindingly bright colors and an array of flavors are inescapable around the Easter holiday. Millions are made daily in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, by Just Born Quality Confections, a family-owned candy ...