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Route 2 bridge project to begin Monday in Weirton

WEIRTON — While much of the attention on traffic concerns has focused on U.S. 22 and the Veterans Memorial Bridge, another project in downtown Weirton is set to create additional long-term disruptions. The West Virginia Division of Highways will begin a project next week to replace the ...

Weirton wastewater plant upgrade nears completion

WEIRTON — The project to upgrade Weirton’s wastewater treatment plant has reached substantial completion, members of the Weirton Sanitary Board announced Thursday. Officials with the board and Thrasher Engineering reported the $38 million project — designed to expand the plant’s sewage ...

Weirton water board seeks funding for major line replacement project

WEIRTON — While one upgrade project recently was announced as fully funded, the Weirton Area Water Board continues to seek support for other efforts, including one ordered by the West Virginia Public Service Commission to replace all cast-iron and galvanized lines in the city’s distribution ...

University, Trinity work together

STEUBENVILLE — Good things happen when major institutions work together to ensure that future generations of health care professionals are prepared well. That was a major talking point Thursday, when the Franciscan University of Steubenville and Trinity Health System hosted their first ...

Old tower to come down at former dragstrip site in Jefferson County

STEUBENVILLE — Jefferson County commissioners gave the Friendship Park board the go-ahead Thursday to demolish a tower at the old dragstrip property deemed at risk of caving in. Board members said the structure is a liability risk, reporting it is “fallen into a state of serious ...

Land Bank ready to start construction of new house in Toronto

TORONTO — With their first all-new family home already on the market, the Jefferson County Land Bank has turned its attention to No. 2 — another three-bedroom, two-bath ranch, this one to be constructed in Toronto. Land bank officials, Jefferson Housing Development Corporation and city ...