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 ...
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 awarded 689 individual scholarships to 423 students. Students can receive the $1,000 scholarship for a total of four years upon renewal. These funds can be used to attend an accredited college, university, technical or trade school and requires the student to maintain a grade point average of 2.5 or ...
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 power of the Holy Spirit. The first episode was released May 15 in anticipation of Pentecost Sunday, which commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon Christ’s Apostles and disciples; a new episode will be released daily. “I’m thrilled to share the new Daily Holy Spirit content from ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
