Community Briefs
Farm Fest on tap
BLOOMINGDALE — The County Road 39 Farm Fest has scheduled its 2026 Summer Bash & Cruise-In for Sunday, June 14 at Pinkerton Gross Farm, 775 County Road 39/Unionport Road, Bloomingdale.
There will be a pancake breakfast and vendors on site from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with the cruise-in slated for noon to 3 p.m.
All-American Burger Co. and Vandy’s Sugar Shack also will be on site. Entertainment will include DJ Cool Bobby C and other guests.
Weirton cleanup set
WEIRTON — The City of Weirton’s annual spring cleanup, available to current city sanitation customers, will be held April 13-17.
Cleanup week collections will be limited to household materials only, with items collected on residents’ regular garbage day.
Items must be placed curbside no later than 7 a.m. on their collection day.
City crews will not pick up construction materials, vehicle tires, vehicle parts, tree trimmings, brush, propane tanks, air conditioners, lawnmowers, paint, oil, antifreeze or hazardous materials.
Recyclable materials also will not be picked up during cleanup week.
In addition to the household collection days, the city will offer two days to pick up metal items. On April 9 and April 10, crews will collect metal items, including stoves, refrigerators, dishwashers, washing machines, dryers, hot water tanks, old railings, bicycle frames and metal shelving.
Those metal items also must be placed on residents’ curbs no later than 7 a.m. on April 9.
City officials note there is an ordinance in place prohibiting scavenging in Weirton.
Individuals cited for this activity shall be fined not less than $5 or more than $500 and costs and, for the second or subsequent offenses, may be imprisoned for not more than 30 days, in addition to the fine.


