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Residents voiced concerns Monday about a possible American Electric Power project on Wegee Road at the south end of the village.
Chis Wasko, who served as spokesman for the group of about a dozen people attending a council meeting, said many fear the project could be a high voltage switching station or a substation and possibly lead to harmful health effects and a reduction in property values. He asked Village Council to draft a letter of opposition and send it to AEP.
Council members replied that AEP’s intentions are still unclear, but Mayor Bob Newhart said he would ask an AEP representative to come to the next council meeting at 6 p.m. May 24. He said AEP likely will schedule a public meeting in the coming weeks to hear from residents.
AN ARTS programme aimed at giving creatives a platform to showcase new material in the pandemic is drawing to a close.
The final events of Shetland Artsâ Refresh Now programme will take place next week.
Before that though Islesburgh Drama Group’s play
A Life of Wir Choosin will be broadcast online at 7pm tonight (Friday), while a live performance from noise-laden music outfit Grimlok will be shown at 9pm on Saturday.
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Vivian Ross-Smith will head to St Ninianâs Isle between 11am and 12.30pm on Saturday for the final performance of the free-roaming
The Islands is the Gallery, which sees her wear artwork in three locations around Shetland and encourage people to find new ways to engage with art.
RIGHT: Babe Sidon, a teacher at Ayers Elementary School in Martins Ferry, is vaccinated Wednesday.
STAFF IN Belmont County school districts received their COVID-19 vaccines last week, with health department staff, volunteers and school nurses conducting clinics daily at different sites.
During his Thursday talk, Gov. Mike DeWine said the four-week drive to offer at least the first of two vaccines to all school staff would be met by the vast majority of districts despite snow and ice storms. The overall goal is to have all students back in class full time by March 1.
Belmont County’s school districts have shared that aim and have stressed keeping their students in the classrooms as long as possible. Throughout the week, more than half the staff members in each district were vaccinated. Schools will now look to ways to redress any disruptions in learning this school year.
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FOUR productions have been selected to perform at the Garrison Theatre in April as part of Shetland Artsâ Refresh Now programme.
The performances will be staged according to Covid restrictions in place at the time, but at the moment they are planned to be filmed and screened online.
You Made Me is written by Stephenie Pagulayan, directed by Morag Mouat and presented by Islesburgh Drama Group.
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The original one act play will explore the topic of misogyny, its definition and origins inspired by witnessing perceived misogynistic behaviour in the community.
Jacqui Birnie and Kathy Hubbardâs