ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Local middle school students recently competed to test their math and problem-solving skills at the 2024 MATHCOUNTS competition. The event was held at Belmont College’s Academic Technical Center in St. Clairsville on Feb. 16. More than 100 competitors from seven ...
CONNORVILLE — People went around the world in a matter of minutes during the 19th Annual International Culture Fair at Buckeye Local High School on Thursday. Hundreds of spectators appeared to enjoy the sights, sounds and tastes of nearly 40 countries spanning from the Americas to Europe ...
NEW MARTINSVILLE — ArtsLink’s Concert Series continues Tuesday with a performance by comedy percussion duo Buckets N Boards. The show will start at 7 p.m. at the Lincoln Theater in New Martinsville. This is a free concert, thanks to the Stealey Community Fund. Buckets N Boards Comedy Percussion Show is an imaginative work brought to life by two prolific performers. Matt Levingston and Gareth Sever, musicians and comedians, bring a joyous charm to this full stage production. The comedy, centered on improvisational interactions with the crowd, is the driving force of the show.
MARTINS FERRY — The Boy Scout motto is “Be Prepared,” and a local bank has a team teaching precisely that. Unified Bank lenders Michael Goclan and Stacy Carpino are helping area Scouts (boys and girls) prepare for their futures by offering financial literacy training to allow the ...
BETHLEHEM — West Virginia University Jazz Band will entertain the Thursday Music Club at 11 a.m. March 7 at The Char House on the Boulevard in Bethlehem. Call Sandy Smith at 304-242-1628 by March 2 to make a reservation. The lunch at the Char House will be ham, sweet potato, salad, dessert, coffee, tea and water. Judy Szymialis and Donna Niess will greet members and guests at the door. Anyone can join the Thursday Music Club at any time. President Suzie McCormick will have a short business meeting calling on Mary Ann Mysliwiec for the treasurer’s report and Szymialis for the ...
While the other kids went out to play during kindergarten recess, Katherine Herrmann had to stay inside. She was born with a heart problem that required her to take medications every day. Because blood thinners were among her pills, she couldn’t risk getting hurt and bleeding. Katherine was an infant when her mother noticed that she was struggling to breathe. She was diagnosed with Shone’s complex, a rare congenital heart condition marked by at least two defects that affect blood flow in the left side of the heart. Within a few weeks, doctors performed open-heart surgery to ...
