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Aug. 22 John McDonald, Mingo Junction Sam Bezak, Mingo Junction Aug. 23 Tabetha Pinkerton, Steubenville Koe Boone, Florida Jimmy Colalella, Steubenville Police Beat STEUBENVILLE POLICE Cleaned out: The owner of a Weirton cleaning service said Thursday a former employee is refusing to return a customer’s key and had threatened to “beat her (expletive)” and also that of a woman who was with her. She said there was an incident at a client’s business where the ex-employee allegedly damaged property and the owner of the business wanted the key back that day or ...

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Police Beat STEUBENVILLE POLICE Biker down: A man laying on the sidewalk in the 2100 block of Sunset Boulevard told police he tried to ride his bike onto the sidewalk “but the tire got caught…and he fell off” Wednesday. He requested an ambulance to take him to the hospital. Scary stuff: A “disoriented and confused” driver going the wrong way on State Route 7 was taken to the hospital Tuesday. Firefighters who evaluated him told police he “did appear confused and had not answered questions correctly, including the year and the current president.” Add-ons: A resident ...

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Police Beat JEFFERSON COUNTY SHERIFF Car torched: Two men are facing multiple charges after they allegedly were spotted carrying tools from a garage and tossing them out the window of a black Chevy Tahoe as they fled authorities Saturday on State Route 152 near Richmond. Sheriff’s deputies said the pair ended up in Carroll County, where they allegedly drove the vehicle over an embankment and then torched it. David R. Ash, 52, 13871 State Route 213, Irondale, and Ryan Guidos, 34, 13886 State Route 213, Irondale, are lodged in the Jefferson County jail pending charges, deputies said. ...

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Birthdays Aug. 18 Johnna Provenzano, Weirton Aug. 19 Darren Corrigan, Mingo Junction Police Beat STEUBENVILLE POLICE Knock off: A juvenile said someone driving a red Hummer knocked him off his bike Sunday in the 100 block of N. Ninth Street and left the scene but returned to apologize before leaving a second time. He told police he saw the driver texting as he swerved toward him on the side of the street. He said he was able to get back on his bike and pedal to a parking lot where he “stayed for several hours before his father (arrived) to carry him to his residence.” ...

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Birthdays Aug. 15 Amy Zinno, 48, Steubenville Aug. 16 Lala Leone, Steubenville Police Beat Weirton Police Rachel L. Straight, 80151 Blackwell Road, Freeport, Ohio, driving while license revoked for DUI, possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug abuse instrument, Aug. 8, arrested after officers were dispatched to the area of Colliers Way for reports of an individual throwing a brick at a vehicle. Joshua A. Walsh, 145 Starvaggi Drive, Weirton, possession of drug abuse instrument, Aug. 13, individual was arrested after officers located needles and drug paraphernalia in ...

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Birthdays Aug. 13 Jerry Risdon, Winston-Salem, N.C. Kristen Wheeler Kurner, Mingo Junction Zack Poe, Pennsylvania Marriage Licenses The following marriage applications have been filed in Jefferson County: David Wayne Fram and Bonnie Marie Roleson, both of Mingo Junction Phillip Michael Deem and Elizabeth Ashley Call, both of Wintersville Natalie Renee Yates of Wheeling and Sarah Miriam Fox of Rayland Michael Allen Sturtevant and Heather Kristin Lindsay, both of Rayland Tyler Jacob Denman and Brittany Lynn Piatt, both of Washington, Pa. Steven Matthew Jones of ...