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Dinner set for Saturday BLOOMINGDALE — A baked steak dinner will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday at the Wayne Township Community Center. The menu will include salad, steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, vegetables, dessert and a drink. The cost is $15, and proceeds will benefit upkeep at the center. Irondale Singspiration set IRONDALE — The Irondale Christ Community Church will hold a Singspiration at 6 p.m. Sunday. All are welcome, organizers said. Fort to host pre-history lecture STEUBENVILLE — Historic Fort Steuben will continue its America 250 lecture ...

Crittenton breaks ground for cottage homes for young mothers

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WHEELING – Crittenton Services in Wheeling is building room to house more pregnant teens and young women with babies. On Wednesday, ground was broken for the construction of two cottage-style homes near Crittenton’s main office in Elm Grove. The first sits on Wade Avenue above ...

Foster parent need highlighted at Kiwanis luncheon

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STEUBENVILLE — Members of the Steubenville Kiwanis Club on Tuesday thanked area residents who have answered a special calling. The club hosted foster parents from around Jefferson County during its weekly luncheon meeting at the Sycamore Center. “We are celebrating foster parents,” ...

Heaney defeats Dobkin for W.Va. Senate District 2 GOP nod

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MOUNDSVILLE – In a race for a Republican nomination in a West Virginia Senate District that stretches from Marshall County to Monongalia County, Fairview resident Toby Heaney defeated Glen Dale resident Robert Dobkin on Tuesday. Heaney earned 3,713 votes, ahead of Dobkin's 3,074. He will ...

Jones gets Hancock primary win

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NEW CUMBERLAND — Change is guaranteed on the Hancock County Commission after Tuesday's primary voting. Ronnie Jones, the former Weirton councilman and state delegate, defeated incumbent Commissioner Eron Chek in the Republican primary. According to unofficial results from the Hancock County Board of Elections, Jones collected 1,779 votes, while Chek finished with 489 votes. Speaking Tuesday night outside of the Hancock County Courthouse, Jones said he was happy with the results. "I couldn't have done this without my family and friends," Jones said. "This is a big step — I'm ...