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Local author visits Leona Avenue Middle School

SHADYSIDE — Local author Joseph Woodley visited Leona Avenue Middle School on Friday to share his new children’s rhyming picture book, “The Great Christmas Heist,” with middle schoolers. Woodley said he currently lives in Shadyside but grew up in New York. He moved to Columbus when ...

Memories crowded the halls of the Belmont County Home

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Today only debris and piles of bricks remain from the former Belmont County Home, but the building had an extensive history as a landmark in the area. The structure was built in 1872. During its long life, it served as a shelter for the poor, then the elderly, office ...

Free toy store gives families a choice for holiday gifts

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — When country music star Brad Paisley and his wife, actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley, helped create a free grocery store in Nashville, Tennessee, their goal was to give families in need the ability to choose their own food in a place that felt like a normal ...

Multi-vehicle crash halts traffic on Ohio 7 Thursday

MARTINS FERRY — Traffic was backed up on Ohio 7 at Martins Ferry for about an hour Thursday evening due to an accident involving multiple cars, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Reports of one car catching fire were also confirmed. Trooper Tyler Burd said one of the drivers ...

Shadyside student spreads positivity after being crowned in state pageant

SHADYSIDE — A Shadyside student will head to Arkansa this summer to compete in a national pageant after being crowned Miss Ohio Elementary last month. Harmony Hildebrand, a 9-year-old fourth-grader at Leona Avenue Middle School, secured the top place in the pageant on Nov. 5 in Dayton, ...

Library displays roots of W.Va.

WHEELING — As the nation looks ahead to its 250th birthday in 2026, a traveling exhibit about West Virginia’s origins is already making the rounds. Born of Rebellion: West Virginia Statehood and the Civil War is the new flagship history exhibit from the West Virginia Humanities Council, ...