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What Keeps Me Up at Night

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I thought as I got older that my fears in life would become less. It just doesn’t seem to work that way even with knowledge and common sense on my side. Like many of you, my fears are probably considered irrational. Topping my list of scary things are: spiders, falling and breaking a hip, heights, distracted drivers on cellphones and school shootings. My list has actually grown to include uninformed voters. And something I saw the other day really put the fright into my night. I was watching an on-the-street news reporter asking college age students some rather simple questions. It ...

Pennyroyal Opera House to Welcome David Parmley Band

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FAIRVIEW — The Pennyroyal Opera House will host a bluegrass show today, Friday, Feb. 20, featuring The David Parmley Band. David Parmley remains a vital and active fig- ure in the bluegrass community today. His current ensemble, The David Parmley Band, has earned widespread acclaim for its ...

Live Music Roundup

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Friday, February 20 - Libby Adams, 19th Hole, Wheeling, 6-8 p.m. - Tyler Porter, Denny’s Blue Angel, Bellaire, 6-8 p.m. - Jim Berze, Hickman Lounge at Oglebay’s Wilson Lodge, Wheeling, 7-10 p.m. - New Age Adenas Duo, Froehlich’s Classic Corner, Steubenville, 7-10 p.m. - Brandon & Jeff, B&B Sports Bar, Triadel- phia, 9 p.m. Saturday, February 21 - Nathan Mindard, Hickman Lounge at Ogle- bay’s Wilson Lodge, Wheeling, 7-10 p.m. - New Age Adenas Duo, Alpha Tavern, Wheeling, 8-11 p.m. - DJ Fuzzy, The Outdoor Inn, Valley Grove, 8 p.m. to midnight. - Sure Shot, ...

West Liberty University Theatre Presents ‘No Exit’

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WEST LIBERTY — West Lib- erty University Theatre invites au- diences to experience the psycho- logical intensity and existential power of “No Exit” by Jean-Paul Sartre, adapted for the stage by Paul Bowles. The production opened Thurs- day night and will continue night- ly this ...

Spelling Bee for Grown-Ups Returns to Library

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WHEELING — Friends of the Ohio County Li- brary will host the Second Annual Spelling Bee for Grown-Ups at the Ohio County Public Library’s Auditorium on Saturday, Feb. 21, featuring Laura Jackson as host and emcee, along with DJ Jermaine Lucious. The bee will include 10 teams competing for both spelling and best costumes prizes. The pre-registered teams, comprising two to six spellers, will work col- laboratively to determine the correct spelling of giv- en words, with a team-designated member spelling out the final answer. Those not interested in joining a spelling team can still ...

All-Ages Heavy Show Hits St. C. on Saturday

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ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Two Thirty One Productions is hosting at Heavy Show in St. Clairsville Saturday at the Kevin Barr Event Center, formerly known as the Ruritan Building. The all-ages show begins at 6 p.m. Admission is $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Corbin, Kentucky’s own Bud. KY ...