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Birthdays May 20 Mitzi McIntyre, Weirton Taylor Laukert, Wintersville Denise Swearingen, Mingo Junction May 21 Sue Stromp, Mingo Junction Marriage Licenses The following marriage applications have been filed in Jefferson County: Marty M. Miller and Betty C. Mullet, both of Bergholz Travis Keith DeGarmo and Lakyn Elizabeth Parker, both of New Martinsville Damien Coal Burton of Follansbee and Marriah Adel Ashby of Toronto James Mitchell Jr. of Toronto and Courtney Leighann Santoni of Colorado Springs, Colo. Robert William Lucas Jr. of Mingo Junction and Amy Lynn ...

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Police Beat Jefferson County Sheriff Story time: A Yorkville woman told deputies she confronted her boyfriend about talking to another woman and “he got mad and hit her with a pillow” May 10. She said she had to tell him to “stop throwing (things) at her” so he “got mad and punched her and started throwing more stuff at her.” She had a mark on her forehead she thought was caused by a coffee cup. The man said he was working on his bike when a woman walked by and waved so he waved back. His girlfriend saw it and they went inside and argued. He said he pushed her and threw ...

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Today's Birthdays May 19 Cheyenne DiVaul, Steubenville Susie Huggins, Mingo Junction Antoinette Plants, Beech Bottom Police Beat Steubenville Police Seeing things: A caller reported an unresponsive individual in a restroom at the Fort Steuben Mall Thursday. Steubenville EMS told police when they arrived the “unresponsive person” was a garbage bag placed over an out-of-order toilet and there was no medical emergency. Riding on sidewalk: A child riding an electric dirt bike on the sidewalk in the 2100 block of Sunset Boulevard was pinned under an SUV Friday. Police said the ...

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Police Beat Steubenville Police TKO: Officers responding to a report of a fight at Seventh and Franklin Avenue Wednesday say when they arrived at the scene they found one of the parties involved unconscious. City firefighters were called to take the man to the hospital. Witnesses said the “fight was mutual” and they did not know the other person involved. An employee of National Colloid reported a company check had been altered and cashed Wednesday. She said their bank notified company officials the check, written for $3,000, had “been altered to $9,000 and cashed using a ...

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Today's birthday May 15 Marlene McKim, Steubenville Police Beat Drug Task Force Drug Task Force Felony charges filed: Two people were taken into custody on felony drug charges after detectives with the Jefferson County Drug Task Force allegedly found cocaine, fentanyl and drug paraphernalia Wednesday in their home at 2610 Chestnut St., Steubenville. Task Force Commander Sheriff’s Deputy Major Chris Vinci said Andrew M. Biasi, 64, was charged with possession of cocaine, possession of fentanyl, possession of drug paraphernalia and permitting drug abuse, while Tiffany M. ...

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Police Beat Steubenville Police Kid stuff: Juveniles causing problems at a business in the Fort Steuben Mall didn’t like it Friday when they were asked to leave. An employee told police one of the kids “began threatening to fight them outside” and asked police to remove the youth and advise him he’s banned from the premises for a year. A man who apparently knew them and was present took charge of the kids “after making them apologize to the staff.” Spreading the word: A caller reported someone screaming in the alley Saturday behind the 1300 block of Maryland Avenue. Upon ...