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Steubenville Police Grow up: A woman claimed her ex-boyfriend saw her in a parking lot in the 4300 block of Sunset Boulevard and backed into her car, but when they reviewed security footage police said it appeared she was the aggressor, Friday. Police said she had a small dent and some paint transfer on her bumper and reported that while they were talking to her the ex returned and told them “a different account of the incident.” He told police he was backing out of a parking space when she tried to block him in, causing the collision, and showed them a small dent on his passenger ...

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Steubenville Police Walking wounded: Police were asked to intercede with a man who allegedly "threatened bodily harm with a firearm" but currently had just a pocketknife, Thursday. When they entered his home, they said the man "became upset" and admitted he wanted to harm himself and at one point lunged toward a window and tried to "head-butt" it. By that time, police said they'd realized he'd already cut his neck with the knife and had to struggle to get him away from the window, eventually hitting him in the midsection to get him on the ground so they could get him under control. ...

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Steubenville Police Getting pushy: Police responding to reports two people were disrupting a service at a North Fourth Street church ended up charging them both, but not for the alleged disturbance, Wednesday. Heather Giesler, no age or address listed, was cited for wrongful entrustment and the male police said was driving a tan Toyota sedan registered in her name, Joshua A. Humphreys, 34, of Weirton, was booked for driving under suspension and failing to stop and report an accident on a city street. Police said as they arrived they spotted the sedan “speeding through the parking lot ...

Birthdays

Dec. 31 Ray Horne, Toronto Jan. 1 Doug Bennington, Mingo Junction Crystal Emery, Mingo Junction

Marriage applications

The following marriage applications have been filed in Jefferson County: Jack Raymond Rook of Steubenville and Grace Kelly Ensminger of Bloomingdale George Mitchell Sempkowski and Chrystal Lynn Chime, both of Yorkville Thomas Martin Kirkpatrick of Rayland and Misti Rachelle Green of Martins Ferry Chance Michael Scott Dailey of Wintersville and Nicole Ann Lucas of Adena Steven Scott West of Steubenville and Missy Ann Larkins of Toronto Samuel Dominic Abdalla II of Toronto and Jennifer Lynn Baker of Wintersville McKenze Alan Clark of Montrose, Pa., and Daniela Rita Paniagua ...