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Historic homes to open for tour in Jefferson County
MT. PLEASANT, Ohio — Step back in time and stroll the streets of historic Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, a National Historic Landmark District, on Aug. 3 and 4 during the historical society’s annual tour. The tour will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 3 and 1-5 p.m. Aug. 4.
Grand opening of a new Ohio Valley dog park to be held on Thursday
A grand opening of a new Ohio Valley dog park will be held on Thursday. The Belmont County Dog Park will host a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday at noon at dog park, located at 67485 Bannock Road, St. Clairsville, Ohio.
Italian American of the Year honored at Undo’s Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival Kickoff Dinner
ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio (WTRF) – It’s an event that is so highly anticipated that from the day it ends, they begin preparing for the next one. The 41st Annual Undo’s Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival begins this weekend, and the months of planning and preparation were celebrated at their kickoff dinner at Undo’s West. […]
Dunkin' Donuts to open new Wheeling location on National Road
OHIO COUNTY, W.Va. — The Dunkin' Donuts franchise is expanding to Wheeling, with a new location being built along National Road in Woodsdale. The former Hardee’s location will soon be home to the first Dunkin' in the Friendly City. According to Heartland Restaurant Group -- a Pittsburgh organization...
Sheriff Dave Lucas honored with park naming at new Belmont County dog park
BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio — The first Belmont County dog park officially opened in St. Clairsville on Thursday. Two years ago, Sheriff Dave Lucas approached commissioners with the possibility. By September 2023, construction began. Volunteers stepped up, including the sheriff himself, plus the incarcerated from Belmont Correctional Institute. "The sheriff...
Wheeling Native Carly Greer’s music dreams coming true
WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) — She was born and raised right here in the Friendly City and now her dreams of becoming one of the next great country singers and songwriters are becoming a reality. Carly Greer’s love for music started at a very young age when she began singing along to country music that her […]
Sons of Italy celebrates years of sausage making at Upper Ohio Valley festival
BELLAIRE, Ohio — The Sons of Italy is keeping its tradition alive of preparing signature sausages for the 41st Annual Undo's Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival. "We started in 1983, we've been there ever since,” said Bill Ault, organization president. “People come from all over to the festival. Bragging or not, they say we come to the festival to get your Italian sausage."
WEEREAD: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
“First, I got myself born.” So begins the saga of Damon Fields, AKA Demon Copperhead, the titular protagonist of Barbara Kingsolver’s 2022 award-winning novel. Coming of age in southern Appalachia during the late ‘90s and early aughts, Demon’s life is hardscrabble from the beginning. His life of struggle begins at birth, born in a trailer en caul (inside the amniotic sac) to an already-passed-out teenage mother, leaving Demon to do the heavy lifting of the birthing process. His father, recently deceased, provides Demon with no more than his name and Melungeon looks.
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