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STEUBENVILLE POLICE Rental scam: A city resident told police he paid someone advertising a rental on County Road 45 a total of $1,095 via Chime Tuesday but after they got his money he didn’t hear anything more from them. He said when he drove to the address of the property he’d rented he discovered it was already occupied and that he wasn’t the only person that was duped. Throwing things: A Rosswell Avenue resident told police her adult son had argued with her teenaged daughter and threw household items at the girl Tuesday after she asked him to clean up a mess he’d made so ...

Women’s golf

Town and Country EAST SPRINGFIELD — The Town and Country Ladies Golf League held medal play on July 9 at Spring Hills Golf Course. The winners included: A flight, Signa Findlay, low gross; Kathy Antinone, low net. In B flight, Diane Vandine, low gross and Debbie Hendricks, low net; C flight, Dora Elizaga, low gross and Shirley Guida, low net. The longest drive on No. 3 was recorded by Abbey Wilson, A flight and Elizaga, C flight. On No. 5, Dorothy Baier had the longest drive for A flight, Hendricks, B flight; and Guida, C flight. Vicki Brozka was the closest to the pin on No. 8 ...

Weirton Park Board looking for fix to Starvaggi tennis courts

WEIRTON – While no timeline for a project has been set, members of the Weirton Board of Parks and Recreation agreed Thursday that something is needed to address continued cracking on the courts at Starvaggi Memorial Park. “We're going to get a couple companies and see what we can get,” ...

Belmont County CARES urges seniors to stay safe during heat wave

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — As a prolonged heat wave grips the region, Belmont County CARES Program Director Chad Zambori is urging older residents to take precautions to avoid heat-related illnesses. Zambori said older adults are among the groups most vulnerable as temperatures climb. "They really ...

Laughlin Chapel campers connect with nature during Wheeling garden visit

Laughlin Chapel summer campers got to float among butterflies, buzz with bees and even more during a visit Thursday afternoon to the Seeing Hand Association's Edelman Garden on Wheeling Island. The children made that visit as part of Laughlin Chapel's six-week summer camp, and Program ...

Briefs

Smithfield alumni hold reunion SMITHFIELD — The 124th Smithfield High School Alumni Banquet was held at the Farm Restaurant. Special thanks were sent to Bob Merriman, owner of the Wintersville Trophy Shop, for preparing the award plaques. Awards included the 51st Mary Sutherland Award, the 45th Octa Foster Award, the 43rd Alumni Scholarship, the Martha Domenick Scholarship, the Sutherland Family Scholarship and the Higgins Family Scholarship. Alumni officers selected include Diane Higgins, president; Sandra Murphy, vice president; Karen Pazzelli, secretary; and Tony Phillippi, ...