Editorials

Pats on the Back

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– To Kloe Nguyen, an eighth-grade student at Bridge Street Middle School, who won the Ohio County Schools Spelling Bee this past week.

– To the Lansing Sportsmen's Club, which recently donated a jaw-dropping $99,999 to Bridgeport City Schools for the walking track around the district's new multipurpose facility, "The Bridge."

– To Bob Contraguerro Jr., who was named the 2026 Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival's Italian-American of the Year, joining a long list of notable names in the community.

– To the Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley, which awarded more than $70,000 in grants to 11 Ohio Valley nonprofit organizations. It was another shining example of neighbors helping neighbors.

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