STEUBENVILLE — The Ohio Deans Compact on Exceptional Children has awarded a $30,000 grant to Franciscan University of Steubenville’s education department for literacy training for Steubenville-area teachers, and faculty and students at Franciscan University. The grant ends in September ...

WEIRTON — Acuity Specialty Hospital of Ohio Valley is slated to join a national network of acute care hospitals. Leaders of Select Medical, one of the nation’s largest providers of critical care and rehabilitation services, have announced plans to acquire the long-term acute care ...

KENT — Hatie Tracy has been named as the new president and chief executive officers of Coleman Professional Services. Currently the senior vice president of clinical operations for Coleman, Tracy was named to the post Monday. She will replace Nelson Burns, who is retiring Aug. 7. Tracy ...

NAMED: Brea Hosenfeld has been named as branch manager at the Schiappa Branch for the Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County. She began employment at the Toronto Branch Library as branch manager in Dec. 2011. “After 10 years at the Toronto branch moving on is bittersweet, but ...

The following real estate transfers were recorded in Jefferson County: Christine Shultz (deceased) to Marc Desantis, lot 109, Country Club Hills. Dennis Family Revocable Living Trust to Amber Ellis, part lot 4, John Barrett’s Second. Gary and Theresa Travis and others to Alexander ...

School nurse Jill Wickham received flowers, hugs and applause as Wintersville Elementary faculty, staff, students and administrators bid her farewell on May 20 after she retired from her duties at Indian Creek Local School District. Wickham served the district for 26 years and also worked in a ...