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River High School Honor Roll

Community June 29, 2026

River High School Principal’s List Grade 12: Cooper Cisar, Ambience Grimes, Kaden Hunt, Easton Huntsman, Makenna Indermuhle, Presley Kilburn, Yaseen Naser, Carter Piatt, Sophia Rufener, Ava Wohnhas. Grade 11: Trey Larrick, Ayson McBride, Madison McKnight, Kara Miller, Isis Nichols, Michael Schultheis, Grant Smith. Grade 10: Alexia Alderman, Aubrey Alderman, Logan Brake, Crestyn Isaly, Mallarie Maddy, Katrina Maibach, Sophia Wiggins. Grade 9: Rebecca Blair, Alice Dietrich, Bentleigh Enix, Max Gasser, Eliza Glover, Emmalynn Pittman, Kenedi Williams. First Honors Grade 12: ...

Event to explore natural, archaeological history of southern Belmont County

Local News June 29, 2026

BARNESVILLE — The Belmont County Historical Society will sponsor a field trip to Raven Rocks on Tuesday, July 9, offering participants a guided exploration of one of southern Belmont County’s most notable natural and historical areas. Participants will meet at the Belmont County Victorian ...

Frustration grows in Venezuela as earthquake death toll reaches 1,430

Local News June 28, 2026

LA GUAIRA, Venezuela — Tensions flared Saturday as desperation grew in Venezuela's state of La Guaira as rescuers and civilians searched for earthquake survivors and the death toll rose sharply to 1,430. Families reported at least 68,900 people missing Saturday, three days after the one-two ...

Reds rally for 9-7 win over Pirates

Local News June 28, 2026

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Eugenio Suárez hit a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning that rallied the Cincinnati Reds to a 9-7 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday. Trying to protect a one-run lead, Gregory Soto (4-2) let the first two Reds batters reach safely in the ninth ...

Winds hamper crews as fast-moving fire in Utah, the largest in the US, burns through forests

Local News June 28, 2026

MARYSVALE, Utah (AP) — The largest wildfire in the United States marched through canyons and over mountainsides Saturday, blackening an already parched landscape in Utah as residents on the flanks of the blaze watched smoke billowing when the winds picked up. The Cottonwood Fire, burning in ...

US airstrikes again hit Iran as Tehran strikes Bahrain and Kuwait, further imperiling interim deal

Local News June 28, 2026

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.S. military launched a second round of airstrikes Saturday targeting Iran at President Donald Trump’s direction as Tehran hit both Bahrain and Kuwait, underscoring rising tensions that threaten the interim deal between the two nations to stop the ...