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ST. CLAIRSVILLE Ruritan Club is scheduled to hold a barbecue chicken dinner sale from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 21, at the club building located next to the former county fairgrounds. The dinner includes half a chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, and green beans. Proceeds benefit ...

YWCA links trades training to contracting experience

Jennifer Danielson keeps pictures of her favorite construction projects on her phone. Flecked with white paint from the work of the day, she scrolls through images of a deck installed for Holy Family Childcare & Development Center with an expression of pride — and wonder. Such a ...

Free concert to remember 20th anniversary of 9/11 attacks

A free concert in remembrance of the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States is slated for 7 p.m. Sept. 10 at the Capitol Theatre in Wheeling. Organized by Ohio Valley 9-11 Memorial Inc., the concert is meant to remind people of what happened that ...

School daze coming

School will be starting again soon — another summer has flown by, hasn’t it? We did some school shopping for our young son Henry recently. We took advantage of Ohio’s tax free holiday, a weekend when shoppers don’t have to pay tax on items such as clothes and school supplies. This ...

Master Gardeners planning event

SCIO _ People are invited to join the Jefferson and Harrison Master Gardener Volunteers on Saturday, Sept. 11, to learn about gardening for indoor and outdoor locations during the fall and winter months. From bonsai techniques to winter room design, participants will enjoy hands-on learning ...

An off-grid getaway in Alaska’s remote Aleutian Islands

ADAK, Alaska (AP) — The roar of our rusty pickup truck rumbling down a dirt road on Alaska’s Adak Island is the only sound for miles besides the constant howling wind. Classic rock plays on the only radio station in this remote destination on the Aleutian chain, about halfway between ...