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STEUBENVILLE POLICE Nicotine fit: An alarm company asked police to check on a woman in the 3900 block of Stratford Boulevard who said her husband had shoved her Sunday. She told police her husband “threw a ham sandwich at her and shoved her,” but police said they didn’t see any redness or signs of bruising. She said they’d been married 33 years and, instead of charges, said “she would just go upstairs and lay down.” Her husband said she was “upset over not having any cigarettes” and had been following him around the house. He admitted throwing the ham sandwich at her ...

Summer Bash carnival set for July 11

STEUBENVILLE -- The community is invited to gather for fun at the fifth-annual Special Connections Summer Bash Carnival on July 11. Festivities will be held at the School of Bright Promise, which is located at 256 John Scott Highway in Steubenville from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will feature ...

Perkins named Brooke board president

WELLSBURG — Antoinette Perkins truly enjoys being a part of the education system in Brooke County. "I have been very blessed to be here and to have been able to teach so many great students in Brooke County schools during my career," Perkins said Monday evening, shortly after being named as ...

New Cumberland Council addressing tree concerns

NEW CUMBERLAND – City officials plan to address issues with some dead, or fallen, trees in the community, after being approached by a resident with concerns for his family’s safety. “There’s three trees on South Chestnut and two in Eden Valley,” Mayor Will White said during ...

Stars, Stripes and STEM

Contributed St. Paul School in Weirton hosted more than 40 young learners for its fourth-annual Summer STEM Camp. In celebration of America's 250th birthday, the camp theme of "Stars, Stripes and Stem" celebrated a Great American road trip, incorporating STEM learning into the majesty of the ...

Sassie Lassies

Contributed The Weirton Red Hat Sassie Lassies recently met at the Ponderosa Golf Course in Hookstown, Pa. Among those attending were, from left, Connie Norwood, Brenda Edwards, Cheryl Kondik, Martha Varitek, Carla Colson, Judith Mikula, Marge Phillips, Angela Reinard, Donna Robinson, Karen Kuhn, Queen Ruth Dalesandri and Diane Pastoric.