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Contest to throw your ring into the ring

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WHEELING — Are you tough enough for love? One Ohio Valley couple will have the chance to be during the 44th annual Ohio Valley Toughman Contest on Friday, Feb. 14. To enter, go to wvtoughman.com. The winning couple will be notified by Thursday. “We just felt that with the first night of our show in Wheeling being on Valentine’s Day that we would offer something special,” Jerry Thomas of West Virginia Sports Promotions said. Thomas stressed that only couples seriously thinking about taking that final step toward marriage should apply. The couple selected by a committee ...

Gala brings heart health awareness

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ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The American Heart Association will celebrate heart disease survivors and bring awareness to heart health in the Ohio Valley at the 2025 Heart Ball. The annual event will be from 6:30 p.m. to midnight Feb. 22 at Belmont Hills Country Club, 47080 National Road, St. ...

Knitting class slated at Cockayne Farmstead

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GLEN DALE — If January is getting you down and you’d like to learn a new skill, check out three knitting classes being offered at Cockayne Farmstead in February. Organizers are offering Learn to Knit for kids (7 and up) and adults (13 and up), as well as a Knit Your First Sweater Class ...

Dinner to benefit Maynard fire victim

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ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Community members can help raise funds for a man who lost his house to a fire in December. Maynard resident Jason Duncil’s house burned on Dec. 27. He came home from hanging out with his son and found his house in flames. The Barton Volunteer Fire Department and ...

Students celebrate centenarian’s birthday

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BERGHOLZ — Students at John Gregg Elementary continued to spread kindness by sharing well-wishes with a local veteran for his 100th birthday. Kids in grades PreK-6 created cards for centenarian John “Yonk” Warbel, a World War II veteran from Bergholz. Each grade was asked to make a ...

Traveling tribute returning to Warren; only Ohio stop in 2025

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WARREN, Ohio — The Wall That Heals is returning to the city for the first time since 2018 to honor area Vietnam military personnel killed during the war as well as those who were able to return home from the war. There were 61 Warren-area residents who died in service to the country during ...