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By ROBERT A. DEFRANK Staff Writer The COVID-19 pandemic has made an impact on area libraries, changing how these public outlets serve the community. A casual patrol visiting a local library cannot help but notice new additions such as masks, clear partitions and the simple act of taking ...

By ALAN OLSON Staff Writer Local municipalities are constantly eyeing new improvements to their parks, playgrounds and pools, and are hoping to use funding from the CARES Act to make it happen. Benwood has always taken pride in its recreational service to the community, with its pool a ...

By JOSELYN KING Staff Writer Many small businesses struggling through the past year are in need of a little jolt from a “cup of Joe” to help them maneuver a new path into a post-COVID future. The St. Clairsville Chamber of Commerce sponsors “Coffee and Connections” events to ...

By SHELLEY HANSON Staff Writer Wilson Funeral Home of Bridgeport and Heslop Funeral Home of Martins Ferry recently merged. Both funeral homes have long histories in the Ohio Valley and were founded about the same time near the turn of the century. Wilson Funeral Home was founded in ...

By SCOTT McCLOSKEY Staff Writer Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, experts have said some of the safest places around are wide-open spaces away from the crowds. State parks are among the sites that best provide those features … and some fun along with it. Fishing, boating, ...