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Ohio University Eastern To Hold Social Work Event

ST. CLAIRSVILLE –Ohio University Eastern will host Compassion in Action: A Social Work Event on Thursday, March 5. The free event will bring together students, alumni, practitioners and community partners for a day focused on professional growth and community engagement. It will take place on the Eastern campus and is open to students, professionals and members of the public. The program is designed to support individuals at all stages of their professional journey. Attendees may earn free continuing education units while participating in a presentation, panel discussion and agency ...

Local McDonald’s Gives More Than $7K To Ronald McDonald House

Local McDonald’s restaurants on Tuesday were able to give the Ronald McDonald House chapter a nice financial boost with more than $7,000 in donations. The restaurant group owned by the Stoltz family presented Ronald McDonald House Charities of Pittsburgh and Morgantown a $7,307 check for ...

Local Groups Get Partnership Grants From Wheeling Heritage

WHEELING – Seven local organizations now have more funds to help them achieve a planned project for the community. Wheeling Heritage has awarded Partnership Grants to organizations and businesses for projects “that advance historic preservation, community development, and the arts in Wheeling.” The grants are awarded across five categories: education and interpretation, small business development, arts, recreation, and fairs and festivals. Each group will receive $1,000 to help with their project, according to Amy Karrasch, communications and development manager with Wheeling ...

Women’s Giving Circle Lives Up To Its Name

WHEELING – Nine local organizations with programs that assist young women have received a financial boost courtesy of The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley. The CFOV presented $50,470 in grants Wednesday from the Women’s Giving Circle. Since 2011, the Women’s Giving Circle has supported 147 projects for a total of about $607,000, reported Debbie Stanton, project director for the Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley, Among this year’s recipients were the following: – The Children’s Home of Wheeling – $10,000 for empowering girls in crisis, and ...

Spring Is In The Air

WHEELING – After weeks of snow drifts, gray skies and barren landscape, a colorful event is set to bloom late next month at The Highlands Sports Complex. A spring craft show, organized by KC Productions, will take place March 27-29 at the complex. Doors on Friday and Saturday will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and the hours on Sunday are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. At least 130 vendors will be present, with up to 150 spaces available, according to Kevin Carroll of KC Productions. He is happy to say he has actually had to turn some sellers away from the event. “We pride ourselves on ...

Form Energy Battery System To Power Minnesota Data Center

WEIRTON — A Minnesota-based Google data center will have some backup from a local source. According to officials, Form Energy will deploy a 300-megawatt and 30 gigawatt-hour multi-day iron air battery system to Pine Island, Minn., with Xcel Energy to assist in powering the new data center. At 30 GWh, this is the largest single-site battery system by energy capacity announced globally to date. “It also marks Form Energy’s first deployment supporting a data center — demonstrating the unique value of 100-hour iron-air batteries in meeting the 24/7 energy needs of the AI ...