STEUBENVILLE — Jefferson County officials are sounding the alarm about an uptick in fatal drug overdoses. Health District Director Andrew Henry said Friday eight overdose deaths have been recorded to date in Jefferson County, four of them in April. “By comparison, there were 10 throughout all of 2025,” he said. Fatalities were confirmed in Steubenville, Wintersville, Mingo Junction, Brilliant and Bloomingdale, he said. Four deaths were confirmed in April alone. “Four of the eight were in Steubenville, (with) at least one in the other communities,” he said. “Given the ...