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Water line repair planned WEIRTON — Crews from the Weirton Area Water Board will be working on a water line on Riverview Drive, beginning at 8 a.m. Wednesday. Once work is completed, a boil order will be issued for Riverview Drive, Elwood Avenue and any other water customers in the area experiencing low or no water pressure. City school board to meet STEUBENVILLE — The Steubenville City Board of Education will hold its regular July meeting at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday. The meeting will be held at the administrative offices, 611 N. Fourth St. Area man dies in motorcycle ...

Bricker among finalists for West Virginia Teacher of the Year

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CHARLESTON — A teacher from Hancock County has been named one of five finalists for the 2027 West Virginia Teacher of the Year award. Morgan Bricker, an English and journalism teacher at Weir High School, was among the finalists announced Monday by the West Virginia Department of Education ...

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STEUBENVILLE POLICE Booked: Tonya Wallace, 44, 426 S. 4th St., Steubenville, warrant for theft. Wallace also was cited for no operator’s license. Code issues: Notices of violation were sent to owners/occupants of properties at 137 McConnell Ave., all for high grass. JEFFERSON COUNTY SHERIFF Weeded out: An Adena woman told deputies July 14 that her roommate “is antagonizing her and will not stop.” She said they were staying there to help fix the property up for the owner, but her roommate “became sober and took her weed and won’t stop bothering her.” Deputies said she ...

Follansbee considering air monitoring station

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FOLLANSBEE — City officials have been approached about the possibility of installing a new air monitoring station in the community. No decision has been made, with Follansbee Council opting to wait until its August meeting to consider a proposal from the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. "The DEP wants two hosting sites in Brooke County," 3rd Ward Councilman Nick Cekinovich said, noting the station would be part of the PurpleAir network. Cekinovich brought the proposal to council during its Committee of the Whole meeting July 6, explaining he had been approached ...