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One pint at a time, D’Anniballe gives back for 62 years

STEUBENVILLE — Jeanne D’Anniballe has been donating blood for many decades. On Thursday, she reached a personal milestone. A pint D’Anniballe donated was the 120th she has given during the past 62 years. That works out to 15 gallons of blood. She said she never really set out to reach ...

Embezzlement suspect waives preliminary hearing in Hancock County

NEW CUMBERLAND — A man accused of embezzling from a local youth sports organization will be heading to Circuit Court. David Andrew Brown, 54, of Chester, was scheduled for a preliminary hearing in Hancock County Magistrate Court Thursday morning before Magistrate Steve Svokas. Arrested in ...

Boil order issued for Zeta Street area following planned line work

WEIRTON - A boil order has been issued for the area of Zeta Street, following previously scheduled maintenance on a water line in the neighborhood. The Weirton Area Water Board issued the boil order Friday morning for Zeta Street, Brookline Street, and the 3400 and 3500 blocks of Elm Street, as well as any others in the area who experienced low or no water pressure. If you live in the affected areas, bring all water to a boil, let it boil for one minute, and let it cool before using, or use bottled water. Boiled or bottled water should be used for drinking, making ice, brushing ...

Auditor: ‘Hands remain tied’ on $236K water line invoice

STEUBENVILLE — Auditor E.J. Conn told commissioners again Thursday he cannot and will not pay Border Patrol’s $236,112 invoice for “additional restoration services” associated with the State Route 213 water line relocation, reminding them they still haven’t “cured” the way it was done without a contract, without a purchase order, without an auditor’s certificate that the funding had been appropriated and no vote taken during a public meeting. Until those “foundational defects in the procurement and authorization process” are cured, Conn again told commissioners his ...