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Birthdays April 11 Amelia McFarland, Steubenville April 12 Rich Grimm, Mingo Junction Sandy Corrigan, Mingo Junction Police Beat Steubenville Police Warming up: Someone spotted a fire burning in the 1300 block of University Boulevard Friday. Police said a man there was “collecting small sticks” for the fire and told police he “was trying to stay warm.” Police said the fire was on the concrete inside a fenced-in area where a dumpster would normally be placed. Steubenville firefighters arrived on scene and extinguished the flames. Holding her breath: A woman ...

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Election board to meet STEUBENVILLE — The April meeting of the Jefferson County Board of Elections will be Monday beginning at 9:30 a.m.  in the Tower building, 500 Market St. Soup, sandwich sale set WELLSBURG — The Altar and Rosary Society of St John Evangelist Church, 1300 Charles St., will hold a soup and sandwich sale from 11 a.m. until sold out Wednesday. Dine in and takeout available and orders may be called in, after 11 a.m., to (304) 737 8051. Wednesday's menu will include: Ham and bean with cornbread, chicken noodle, stuffed pepper and zuppa Toscana soups. Chicken ...

Where help meets hope: Baby box blessed in Wheeling

WHEELING – Community leaders gathered at the Wheeling Fire Department headquarters on Wednesday for the blessing of the new Safe Haven Baby Box in East Wheeling. If a new mother makes the difficult decision that she cannot properly care for her baby, the box offers a safe, anonymous and ...

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Jefferson Commissioners seek support for grant funds STEUBENVILLE—Jefferson County Commissioners are hoping for federal assistance to complete the funding circle for the County Road 36 bridge replacement and trail grade separation project. Commissioners recently submitted a letter asking U.S. Rep. Michael Rulli, R-6th, to support $300,000 in Congressionally Directed Funding to advance the project, which would address what they described as “two urgent public safety needs” in Jefferson County—replacing an aging bridge of CR 36 nearing the end of its service life while also ...

Birth announcements

Births Trinity Medical Center West Jessica and Wes Streblo of Bloomingdale, a girl, March 4 Carly Wolfe and Josh Laquinta of Wellsburg, a boy, March 13 Valerie Cecil and David Phillips of New Athens, a girl, March 17 Mallory Heinrich of New Cumberland, a boy, March 19 Zoe Truax and Abrin Firm of Toronto, a boy, March 21 Aubrey Saffell and Dennis Donley of Martins Ferry, a girl, March 21 Kaylee Young of Chester and George Locke Jr. of New Cumberland, a boy, March 23 Katelyn James and Corey Burns of Weirton, a girl, March 29 Nicole and Jeremy Bell of Steubenville, a girl, March ...

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Brooke teachers are state officers WELLSBURG — Two Brooke County math teachers have secured seats on the West Virginia Council of Teachers of Mathematics board following elections held at the organization’s annual conference. Dana Stoll, a math teacher at Brooke Middle School, was re-elected vice president of elementary, and Karen Keener, who teaches math at Brooke High School, was elected vice president of secondary, joining the board for her first term. With Stoll’s continued service and Keener’s election, Brooke County Schools has three educators on the WVCTM board, as ...