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Opening doors to history

BETHESDA — Historic cottages will be open to tour during the first fall event at the Epworth Park in Bethesda. The venue will be having A Walk in the Park event with 12 Victorian cottages available to tour. Visitors can also enjoy food including Frizzi’s pepperoni rolls, dishes from the ...

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Children can enjoy The Fear Field haunted trail during the daytime without the scary aspects of other Halloween attractions. The Fear Field at 71320 Center St. in St. Clairsville is having its second year of the “Not-So-Scary” Halloween Trail Party this month. The ...

Manage rising election stress

NEW YORK (AP) — If the high stakes presidential election is causing troublesome thoughts, existential dread or rifts with loved ones, there’s no need to white knuckle through it. Take a deep breath. Literally. Meditation and mindfulness teacher Rosie Acosta says focusing on each inhale and exhale can help regain that grounding sense of control that may be drowned out by the spiraling uncertainty of election season. Experts like Acosta, who works in Southern California for Headspace, a mental health company and app, want those struggling to know there are ways to lighten ...

Scholarship up for grabs in STEM trivia challenge

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — High school students across the Ohio Valley can get ready to answer science, technology, engineering and math trivia questions through an app for a chance to win a scholarship. The Ohio Valley Athletic Conference and Ohio Natural Energy Institute partnered to bring a STEM ...

Jewish community striving for unity

As the Jewish community in Wheeling celebrates the Jewish New Year and Yom Kippur in October, the current conflict in their Holy Land and the rise of antisemitism in the U.S. looms in many of their minds. Rabbi Joshua Lief of Temple Shalom in Wheeling said Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur provide an opportunity for the Jewish community to reflect on the past year, which he noted has been “very difficult.” The New Year in Judaism, Rosh Hashanah, occurred this week, Wednesday through Friday. Yom Kippur celebrations will follow 10 days later. The 10 days between the two holidays serve ...

Park bustling with fall revelers at Oglebayfest

WHEELING — A seasonal transition from summer to fall is being celebrated in a big way this weekend at Oglebay Park, where the 47th Oglebayfest officially kicked off Friday afternoon. Many people claim fall as their favorite season, and by the look of the early crowd that migrated to the ...