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Amy Jo Hutchison Always Connected With Her Community’s Needs

WHEELING — When it comes to caring about the community and making things happen in her community, Amy Jo Hutchison says the apples didn’t fall far from the tree. Today, as organizer for “Mom’s Rising,” it is her role to make sure the apples are picked up and most efficiently ...

Underground Railroad Museum On The Right Path Toward The Future

FLUSHING — This year is set to see the historic Belmont County Underground Railroad Museum move locations from Flushing to Morristown in the historic Black Horse Inn. The Underground Railroad Museum received $3.9 million from Governor Mike DeWine’s Appalachian Community Grant Program in ...

Rabbi Joshua Lief Is Building Bonds Between Faiths

WHEELING — Rabbi Joshua Lief of Temple Shalom in Wheeling knows that his position is a special one. Very few rabbis get to serve at the synagogue where they grew up. Yet Lief is one of the lucky ones, leading worship in the same synagogue where he was confirmed. That fact is something Lief ...

Bishop Cummings Continues His Church’s Good Works

WHEELING — The good works that Bethlehem Apostolic Temple performs so often during the year – the giveaways of food, toys, clothing, school items and more – all came from the same source. They came from a promise that the church’s leader, Bishop Darrell Cummings, made to God years ...

Addison Lucas Exited For Upcoming Pageant Journey

BETHESDA — For Addison Lucas, her new title of Miss Greater Columbus Teen affords her some important benefits. She has always been interested in community service, participating in several avenues throughout the Ohio Valley. Her new crown, she said, could amplify her voice and help her reach ...

Rev. Shannon Blosser: Love Thy Neighbor Of All Abilities

BENWOOD — The Rev. Shannon Blosser, pastor of Mount Olivet United Methodist Church and Benwood-McMechen UMC, has been working on making the houses of worship more inclusive, and he believes it is working. “I started advocating at the start of the pandemic, primarily through the use of ...