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(all events start at 5 p.m. unless noted) Tuesday, April 21 BASEBALL Barnesville at Buckeye Trail Bridgeport at River Buckeye Local at Bellaire St. Clairsville at Harrison Central Monroe Central at Toronto Weir vs. Wheeling Central at St. C. Jr. Sports SOFTBALL Bellaire at Wheeling Park Toronto vs. Bridgeport at Shadyside River vs. Valley at Robert C. Byrd HS Morgantown at John Marshall Monroe Central at Wheeling Central, 5:30 p.m. TENNIS Weir at Wheeling Park, 4 p.m. TRACK Wheeling Park at John Marshall, 4:30 p.m. Buckeye 8 Track Championships at St. Clairsville, 4 p.m.

Bengals get star DT Dexter Lawrence from Giants

CINCINNATI (AP) -- The Cincinnati Bengals acquired three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence from the New York Giants for the 10th pick in the upcoming NFL draft. The teams announced the deal Sunday after agreeing to it Saturday night pending a physical. Cincinnati then signed Lawrence to an extension that pays him an average of $28 million through the 2028 NFL season, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Giants now have the fifth and 10th picks ...

JANET SMITHBERGER

Janet Ann Smithberger, 83, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday April 14, 2026. Family and friends will be received on Tuesday from 9 a.m. until time of funeral services at 10 a.m. at Toothman Funeral Home, St. Clairsville. Arrangements by Toothman Funeral Home, St. Clairsville.

ROSE SMITH

Rose Ann (Orlando) Smith, age 72 of Sistersville, West Virginia, originally from Canton, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, April 11, 2026. Private family services to be held. For full obituary, please visit: www.rossifuneral homeinc.com

Ceramics By Erna Kopriva Prized By Collectors

When the Arts and Crafts movement thrived first in the British Isles and then in the United States, Vienna, Austria, had the Wiener Werkstatte (Vienna Workshop). Founded in 1903 by designer Josef Hoffmann, painter Koloman Moser and financier Fritz Waerndorfer, the workshop, which lasted until ...