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Fluharty To Appear On PBS Show Del. Shawn Fluharty, D-Ohio, will appear at 9 p.m. Tuesday on the PBS program “Breaking the Deadlock.” The program is designed to encourage civil dialogue at a time when conversation is polarized. The series brings together a varied panel of prominent voices from the legal, political and cultural arenas to explore ethical dilemmas drawn from real life. Tuesday’s episode deals with online sports gambling. Fluharty, head of governmental affairs at Play n’GO, joins a panel that includes sitting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., former NFL ...

It’s A World Tour At Weirton’s Festival Of Nations

WEIRTON – Area residents had an opportunity to travel the world Saturday, sampling the music, food, and cultures from a dozen nationalities. The Festival of Nations drew crowds to the Millsop Community Center for a day-long celebration of the melting pot of the Ohio Valley “I welcome ...

Grant Helping Follansbee Pursue Demolitions Of Dilapidated Homes

FOLLANSBEE — A grant from the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is helping the city to pursue the demolition of multiple structures that have been deemed dilapidated. That includes four buildings on the city's building enforcement committee for which the city's building enforcement committee will open bids, at a special meeting to be held at 4 p.m. Monday at the City Building. They are houses at 1014 Clifton St., 1216 Curtis St. and 218 Main St. and Follansbee American Legion Post 45's headquarters at 998 Main St. The post home has been closed since last ...

Easter Basket Program Reaches 138 Children This Year

MARTINS FERRY — It’s that time of year again: the Discovery Toys Easter basket program is hopping along. Discovery Toys consultant Pat Marcum said she retired in 2013 and later discovered Discovery Toys, which she believes is a great organization. “It’s a wonderful company that sells ...

St. Clairsville Chili Cook-Off Returns To Main Street

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Get your appetites ready for the St. Clairsville Main Street Small Business Association’s third annual chili cook-off on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Participating businesses will host local chili makers, and attendees will be able to vote for their favorite. Each ...

St.C honors former Mayor

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – The late Mayor Robert Vincenzo was honored by the Sunrise Rotary Club with a memorial bench. Vincenzo’s family, friends and colleagues gathered at Memorial Park on Thursday evening to honor the longtime mayor. The bench will sit just above the third-base line at the ...