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Offering protection

Contributed Lola Atkinson, victim advocate for the Lighthouse, spoke with members of the Weirton Rotary Club during the club's meeting Wednesday. The Lighthouse is a domestic violence shelter and advocacy program operated by CHANGE Inc. In 2025, the Lighthouse offered its services to 250 ...

United Way Day of Action brings community together

STEUBENVILLE — The United Way of Jefferson County's Day of Action has served for many years as a way to open the organization's annual campaign and recognize a special volunteer. It remains an important date on the nonprofit's calendar. "It's a time when we can bring workplaces together, ...

Weirton Utilities director announces retirement

WEIRTON – Following more than 35 years at the helm of the community's water and sanitary services, Weirton Utilities Director A.D. “Butch” Mastrantoni has announced his plans to retire. The Weirton Area Water Board held a special meeting Wednesday, with legal counsel Dan Guida ...

Brooke County considers opioid fund requests

WELLSBURG – Brooke County officials will have three more requests for a share of the county's opioid funds to review. During Tuesday's meeting of the Brooke County Commission, commissioners noted three requests from the Wellsburg Police Department, two of which have a focus on the ...

Welcome Home Ohio homes finding buyers before they’re finished

STEUBENVILLE — With a sale pending on one house and offers in hand on two others still under construction, jubilant Jefferson County Land Bank officials gathered Wednesday in Steubenville’s south end to break ground for their next “Welcome Home Ohio” house. The Welcome Home Ohio ...

Democrats speak out

STEUBENVILLE — Voting to keep Republican Jon Husted in the U.S. Senate would be bad for many Ohioans in general and senior citizens in particular, Ohio Valley Democrats said during a rally held Wednesday in front of the Jefferson County Courthouse. Organized by the state Democratic Party, ...