Local Briefs

Water service to be interrupted PINEY FORK — Water service to Piney Fork will be shut off on Monday from 1863 county Road 11 going northwest toward county Road 10, the Jefferson County Sewer and Water District has announced. The following roads will be affected: County Road 11, Powerhouse Drive, Newell Drive (Township Road 134), Dean Street and Trio Lane. This interruption in service will allow for a new water line to be installed along the bridge replacement site. Once service has been restored, there will be a 48-hour boil order for all affected customers. South 11th Street to ...

WMC Auxiliary awards $25,000

WEIRTON — Volunteers are a vital part of any hospital. They donate their personal time toward taking care of patients’ needs, coordinate and oversee fundraisers, ...

Follansbee Lions Club helping the community for 85 years

FOLLANSBEE — The Follansbee Lions Club has reached a milestone this year, with the group celebrating 85 years of service to the community. Club ...

Upper Ohio Valley Italian Festival set

Community news from around the area

W.Va. names D-linemen and linebackers for OVAC contest

Ohio’s D-line, linebackers have size, quickness

WHEELING — The Ohio coaching staff has announced the final roster spots – defensive line and linebackers – for the 79th OVAC Rudy Mumley ...

Steelers make star LB T.J. Watt the NFL’s highest-paid defender

Herbstreit, McAfee advocate for College GameDay to come to WVU

Breakfast cereal sales declined for decades before Kellogg’s sale

Kingsview Partners opens Steubenville office

STEUBENVILLE — Paul Sweeney II, a partner and wealth manager, will lead the newest office of Kingsview Partners. A Steubenville native, ...

Highmark announces Sheehy as president-elect of Highmark West Virginia Inc.

Marshall and Mountwest partner to launch micro-pathways in healthcare and welding

OVAC All-stars are set to shine

Fans of high school football in our region have been waiting for Saturday night for a long time. That’s when the 79th-annual Rudy Mumley Ohio Valley Athletic ...

A fun week for all abilities

Insurance imbalance costing us dearly

A second chance to make the grade?

I’ve occasionally talked in this space about being a college dropout. In the past I used to qualify that statement as being a “proud” college dropout, though ...

Honoring those who go above and beyond

First six months of the Mountain State comeback

RICHARD “PETE” BAILEY

MARY PATRIARCA

NANCY ROUSEY

Former West Virginia officers sentenced to decades in prison for their role in deadly inmate assault

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Two former West Virginia correctional officers were sentenced to decades in prison on Wednesday for their roles in an assault that ...