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RIF process to conclude this week in Hancock County Schools

Hancock County Schools have until Friday to complete a large-scale reduction-in-force and transfer process tied to the district’s ongoing financial crisis. One set of hearings was held April 16, while another scheduled for April 20 was postponed after officials found some RIF letters did ...

Public meetings set on possible Market Street Bridge replacement

Area residents soon will have an opportunity to provide input on a potential replacement for the Market Street Bridge. The Brooke-Hancock-Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission has scheduled a pair of public meetings. The Market Street Bridge was closed to traffic in December 2023 after ...

Morrisey celebrates transportation funding, highway safety bills

ST. ALBANS – Gov. Patrick Morrisey thanked the West Virginia Legislature Tuesday for providing additional funding next fiscal year for road and bridge maintenance projects and the passage of bills to increase safety for highway workers. Morrisey held a ceremonial bill signing ceremony in ...

LaRose brings mock election, voting lessons to Steubenville High School

STEUBENVILLE — The results might have been in fun, but the process behind Tuesday's mock election at Steubenville High School was about teaching students about the importance of voting. "One of our responsibilities of citizenship is being a voter. If you are not voting, you don't have much ...

Portions of Fort Steuben Mall declared ‘unsafe’

STEUBENVILLE — The owners of Fort Steuben Mall have been given 30 days to address numerous building and property maintenance violations or face possible closure of much of the facility. City building inspectors declared large portions of the mall “unsafe for occupancy and uninhabitable,” with the affected area beginning just beyond the Great American Cookies storefront. The order does not affect the standalone buildings occupied by 7 Ranges Entertainment and Walmart. The JCPenney location also could remain open if a temporary floor-to-ceiling wall is constructed to separate it ...