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Jefferson County Sheriff Good Samaritan: A man turned in a wallet belonging to a Yorkville man that he had found and it was returned to its owner. Suspicious person: A man was seen walking back and forth along U.S. Route 250 near Adena on Monday morning. Deputies confronted the man, who said he was picking up cigarette butts. Strange creature: A resident reported a possibly rabid raccoon was seen near a trailer park on Cadiz Road Monday morning but before officers arrived at the scene, the resident said it had entered some woods nearby. Steubenville Police Cited: Ryan F. ...

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Brooke County Sheriff Charged: Scott A. McGraw Jr., 38, 3923 Sunset Blvd., Steubenville, breaking and entering and grand larceny; and Jessica L. Haught, 43, 42 Monaghan Lane, Colliers, conspiring to break and enter and commit grand larceny for the same offense. Jefferson County Sheriff Bee scare: Deputies responded to a report of a boy allergic to bee stings who was stung and fell into a creek near township Road 371 in Island Creek Township Monday afternoon. The officers found the boy at home, alert and talking. Steubenville Police Charged: Derrick Giles, no fixed address, two ...

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Steubenville Police Robbed: A Pine Street resident said someone broke into a shed and stole tools as well as a set of tires that belonged to her next-door neighbor, Saturday. She estimated the value of the stolen items at around $600. Charges filed: A man is facing multiple charges after he and a companion were allegedly caught driving a car with stolen license plates, Saturday. Joshua D. Edgell, 30, of Washington, Pa., was charged with possessing/receiving stolen property, possession of drugs, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia, while his ...

Marriages

The following marriage applications have been filed in Jefferson County: Cody Gilbert Lynsky of East Liverpool and Zoe Yvonne Locasio of Steubenville Eric Thomas Williams and Natalie Shirlee Ellison, both of Brilliant Joseph Benjamin Alvis of Colliers and Brooke Ashley Andrews of Wintersville Jason Walter Pethtel of Bloomingdale and Patricia Marie Costa of Bergholz Roger Lee Eastham Jr. of Ashley Renee Bradley of Smithfield Isaiah Michael Mullins and Aaliyah Lenea Arnold, both of Toronto Joseph Dominic Rosta of Steubenville and Karlee Jo Warren of Wintersville ...

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Steubenville Police Higher power: A woman at a downtown business requested police assistance, Saturday. The woman said she was at the store “to go on a free shopping spree that was broadcast by someone while looking at the sky.” When they asked her if she was OK she said she was, so police told her there was no free shopping spree. Gym issue: A Weirton man ended up in custody after an alleged altercation at a fitness center, Saturday. Police said Rhett W. Northcraft, 37, 114 Bell St., was booked into the Jefferson County jail on an assault charge. Police report Northcraft told ...