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Shreve receives Everson scholarship

MARTINS FERRY — Martins Ferry High School graduate Sarah Shreve was recently honored with the 2024 James Everson Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded annually and provides $1,000 to the winning recipient. To qualify for the scholarship, the student must attend Martins Ferry High School, ...

Ohio Natural Energy Foundation announces scholarship recipients

PATASKALA, Ohio —The Ohio Natural Energy Foundation is proud to announce the recipients of its 2024 scholarship program. This year 50 Ohio students interested in pursuing a career in the natural gas and oil industry were selected to receive a scholarship. Since 2007, this program has ...

Hallow Prayer App launches Holy Spirit series

STEUBENVILLE —The Catholic prayer and meditation app Hallow announced a new daily series on the Holy Spirit featuring Franciscan University of Steubenville President the Rev. Dave Pivonka, TOR ’89. In “Daily Holy Spirit,” Pivonka offers 90 days of short, prayerful reflections on the ...

Ten Strings Tavern talks talent

MARTINS FERRY — A local podcast aims to bring attention to Ohio Valley talent. Ten Strings Tavern is a podcast started by Jake Wharton and Scott LaRue in May 2023. Its goal is to showcase entertainers who are native to the Ohio Valley. The name comes from Wharton being a guitar player ...

Rotary donates books for children

BRIDGEPORT — The Rotary Club of Bridgeport continued its tradition of donating a large collection of books for children to the Bridgeport Branch of the Belmont County District Library. Each Thursday the guest speaker of the Rotary lunch meeting is asked to select and autograph a ...

‘Blazing Stories’ to entertain at Grand Vue Park

MOUNDSVILLE — Blazing Stories comes to Grand Vue Park in Moundsville at 7 p.m. Thursday at Shelter 1 (the Zipline Base Camp), beside the Aerial Adventure Park. This event will feature local storyteller and educator Judi Tarowsky. She is well-known for traditional folktales, legends and ...