Seven Ranges fire district to meet

WINTERSVILLE — The Seven Ranges Joint Fire District will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the 911 Building, 300 Airport Road, for its regular meeting.

Local teachers receive grants

Four local teachers have been awarded McDonald’s MAC Grants from McDonald’s owner/operators Tom Locke and his son, Trey.

Receiving $500 grants were:

• Alexandria Bruno, Weir Middle School, for STEM learning through engineering design challenges, robotics, and inquiry-based science projects.

• Kent Howell, Indian Creek Middle School, electric pianos for general music class.

• Caitlin McClane, St. Joseph the Worker School, for middle school STEM in nature garden.

Receiving a $300 grant for history and geography games and supplies was Cheryl Meadows of Weir Middle School.

For the 30th consecutive year, MAC Grants are helping area middle school teachers Make Activities Count for their students. Since the program’s inception, McDonald’s restaurants have awarded more than $3.2 million dollars to local teachers to support hands-on learning activities in their classrooms.

“The MAC Grants program is one way we demonstrate our gratitude for the amazing teachers in this area,” explained Trey Locke. “MAC Grants helps teachers bring fresh energy to their classrooms and instill new generations of young students with the passion to learn.”

The program provides financial support so teachers can supplement regular classroom curriculums with activities that the school’s budget may not allow.

Madonna HOF nominations sought

WEIRTON — Madonna High School is now accepting nominations for the Madonna High School Hall of Fame Class of 2026.

The Hall of Fame honors alumni and school supporters who have made significant achievements and meaningful contributions to Madonna High School.

Alumni, current or former faculty, staff, administrators, and friends of Madonna High School, may submit nominations. To be considered, nominees must meet the established criteria, and a completed nomination form must be submitted to the Advancement Office. Hall of Fame inductees are selected by a committee composed of parents, alumni, and friends of Madonna High School.

Completed nomination forms are due to Madonna High School by June 1. Contact Madonna High School Advancement Director Stephanie O’Brien at sobrien@weirtonmadonna.org for a nomination form.

For more information on the Madonna High School Hall of Fame or to download a nomination form, visit: https://weirtonmadonna.org/hall-of-fame/

Roadway closed for tree removal

STEUBENVILLE — Wellesley Avenue Extension between Franklin and Carnegie will remain closed through Friday for tree removal. Motorists are advised to use alternate routes and allow extra time to reach their destination. No detour will be posted.

Man charged with leaving accident

FOLLANSBEE — A Wellsburg man has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident with injuries on Eldersville Road Thursday afternoon.

Charles L. Holden, 47, 98 Tenth St., faces that charge and a charge of driving under the influence resulting in injury, both filed against him by the Broke County Sheriff’s Department.

The criminal complaint against Holden states he struck a utility pole, causing lines to fall on the roadway near 2160 Eldersville Road, and fled, leaving a passenger with serious injury to her hand.

It states sheriff’s deputies and West Virginia state troopers searched for Holden, finding him in a wooded area near Brooke View Drive.

They said they found methamphetamines on his person.

His case is pending in Brooke County Magistrate Court.

Man charged with harassing trooper

WEIRTON — A Steubenville man has been charged with intimidation and harassment of a public official for allegedly voicing an expletive and racial slur at a West Virginia state trooper.

A criminal complaint filed against Daniel J. Hague, 28, 143 Cunningham Drive, states he had been pulled over by the trooper, who cited him for expired registration and traveling at 80 miles per hour in an area of U.S. Route 22 designated at 60 miles per hour, determined with a radar device, on Feb. 21.

The state trooper said as he walked back to his cruiser, Hague called out an expletive and racial slur before veering back onto the roadway.

The officer said a short time later, Hague passed him twice as he conducted his stationary road patrol.

The case against Hague is pending in Brooke County Magistrate Court.