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Former steelworkers gather for annual Weirton Steel 25-Year Club Picnic

WEIRTON – For eight decades, long-time employees of the Weirton steel mill have gathered for a day of fellowship and memories. Men and women who spent their careers manufacturing the steel, tin, and other materials which served as the lifeblood of the Upper Ohio Valley – whether as part ...

Brooke County man sentenced to 20 to 40 years on sexual abuse charges

WELLSBURG – A Brooke County man is facing 20 to 40 years in prison after being sentenced on charges of sexual abuse. William Robert Hilty, 59, of Beech Bottom, was sentenced July 13 to at least 20 and no more than 40 years by First Judicial Circuit Court Judge Jason Cuomo. Hilty pleaded ...

Renovations to Weirton skate park move forward

WEIRTON – A project to update and improve the safety of a skate park located within Municipal Plaza is under way. Through the support of some local contributors, the Weirton Board of Parks and Recreation has spent the last few months reviewing the skate park and seeing what can be done to ...

Ohio Democratic women hold statewide convention in Steubenville

STEUBENVILLE — For Maureen Howard, it was not difficult to explain the importance of Saturday's statewide convention of the Federated Democratic Women of Ohio. "It's an honor to lead the path forward to the future for all women, Democrats and otherwise," said Howard, the president of the ...

People’s Bank renovations in Weirton near completion

WEIRTON – The renovation of one of the downtown's most known buildings is in its last stages, as the Business Development Corp. of the Northern Panhandle gets closer to moving into its new home. Announced in October, the BDC has been working with the College of St. Joseph the Worker to ...

NWS: Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Should Leave By Saturday

Ohio Valley residents coughed and choked through another day of smoke from Canadian wildfires Friday, that day even worse than what they experienced Thursday. Yet the National Weather Service said the region should get a big break from that bad air by Saturday. Matt Brudy, a meteorologist ...