YOKOSUKA, Japan — Petty Officer 3rd Class Zoe Wooding, a native of Flushing, Ohio, serves in Japan aboard a forward-deployed U.S. Navy warship. Wooding graduated from The Linsly School in 2021. The skills and values needed to succeed in the Navy are similar to those found in ...
NEW RUMLEY — This year’s Custer Observance will feature Rick Williams, Civil War reenactor and living historian who brings to life one of America’s most enigmatic and controversial military figures, Gen. George Armstrong Custer. Williams has portrayed Custer since 2003 and with the ...
MOUNT PLEASANT — The Historical Society of Mount Pleasant announced new hours for its gift shop in the Elizabeth House Mansion Museum, located at 438 Union St. The shop will be open 2-5 p.m. every Sunday during the months of June, July and August. Guests are welcome to tour the 1835 historic home for a small donation. The public is invited to attend the grand opening celebration to be held at 2 p.m. June 2. Refreshments will be served, and door prizes will be awarded to those who come in to browse and drop their name into the hat. The Elizabeth House Gift Shop offers unique gift ...
NEW MARTINSVILLE — The tradition of Arts in the Park on July 4 will continue in 2024 at Bruce Park in New Martinsville. The Thursday festivities will last from 1-4 p.m. under the sponsorship of the New Martinsville Parks & Recreation Commission and ArtsLink. Local artists and crafters ...
STEUBENVILLE — Franciscan University of Steubenville established a new Institute for Catholic Humanitarian Service to meet the growing need for highly skilled humanitarian service professionals fully formed in Catholic faith and morals. According to its founding director, Stephen M. Rasche, JD, faculty fellow at Franciscan University, the institute’s mission is “to identify, develop, support, and implement vocational approaches to humanitarian service that are fully informed by and faithful to the teachings and magisterium of the Catholic Church.” Through theology formation, ...
BARNESVILLE — Belmont County Victorian Mansion Museum invites the public to attend a 6 p.m. Monday talk by Karen Jacobs Tellep, author of “Just Billy” and sister of artist Billy Jacobs. Tellep will be sharing her memories and stories about her late brother. He started his career in the country gift industry in the early 1980s as a wood crafter and designer, transitioning to painting in the 2000s. He became known for his folksy, primitive style and depiction of the rural American countryside. Jacobs specialized in landscape and still life scenes, using a variety of ...
