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With dom chu and the steel horse he rides. Dom . Good, bad and the ugly. I feel like watching fistful of dollars and hang them high and also looking at dog in the photo as well but lets talk about the good, the bad and the ugly right now because in todays trade weve seen a little bit of all of that stuff playing out. On the good side of things, weve got transportation stocks. Havent been doing great as of late, but they are moving higher and as of just a few minutes ago 19 out of 20 members of t...

In the last year and a half, Battle Motors has added 220 employees at its plant in New Philadelphia.

The current vehicle is a 1987 Grumman Aerialcat. The truck was rebuilt on a new chassis in 2008-2009 at a cost of $595,000.

Not willing to give up, the sisters regrouped and started looking for the right fit. By fall, Pretzel City Paper reopened at Lincoln Mall in Freeport.

Theres little doubt that James Edgar and his wife, Charity, were devoted to each other. As they grew older, the Harrison County couple would often express a desire to each other that they should die on the same day. It was a wish that came true. James Edgar was born Feb. 22, 1794, in Washington County, Pa, the son of James Edgar, Sr., a native of Ireland. The father later moved to Wellsburg, W.Va., where he operated a hotel. James ran a ferry across the Ohio River there. The family eventually ...

Todd McKenna Special to the Journal-Standard FREEPORT — The accumulation of snow from several winter storms took its toll on a Freeport business sending part of its roof crashing to the ground.  The building that houses Freeport Press/Pretzel City Paper at 1031 W. Empire St. was a heap of boards and other materials Sunday as the weight of snow that had accumulated on the roof was too much for the structure to hold and the roof caved in at some point overnight. The latest winter storm broug...

In Area Churches The Daily Jeffersonian (To submit items for “In Area Churches,” email the information to newsroom@daily-jeff.com by Tuesday prior to the publication date.) Christmas Eve service First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) will host a Christmas Eve Parking Lot Service at 6 p.m., Dec. 24. The service will include a meditation from the Rev. Seth Stout, singing, and the lighting of battery-operated candles. All are welcome. Park in the lot at 1127 Beatty Ave., and pleas...