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Overturned cargo

Traffic had to be routed off of a portion of southbound Ohio Route 7 in Steubenville Thursday morning after a tractor trailer carrying a load of coal overturned, spilling its load onto the roadway. By 9:30 a.m., the truck had been lifted back onto its wheels, while another truck was brought in to take its cargo. No injuries were reported.

Tents go up at old Catholic cemetery site in Steubenville

STEUBENVILLE — Neither Woda Cooper Companies nor the archaeological consultant overseeing the search for more human remains at the old Catholic cemetery behind The Laundromat at the top of Washington Street Hill has produced a human remains treatment plan for city inspection, officials said Wednesday. Earlier this week, consultants discovered human remains — a jawbone and several teeth, along with "the outline of the casket, including a handle" — in a location very close to grave markers memorializing Patrick Hargrove, who died in the mid-1860s, and Bridgitt Hargrove, who died a ...

Water parade headlines fourth annual Newell Fun Day

NEWELL — Things are set to get wet and wild in Newell on Aug. 1 as the community prepares for its fourth annual Newell Fun Day. Organized by the Newell Community Coalition, activities will begin at 11 a.m. in and around the Newell Community Center and include a dunk tank, foam pit, bounce ...

WVU Medicine-WMC auxiliary awards $20,000

WEIRTON — Improving lives is at the core of what WVU Medicine-Weirton Medical Center does, David Artman said Wednesday night. "The thing that makes me the most proud, and why I love this job, is because we get to help people," Artman, the hospital's president and CEO, said during the ...

Steubenville Educators Rising students attend national conference

STEUBENVILLE — Six members of the Steubenville High School chapter of Educators Rising delivered presentations at the organization's national conference in Portland in June. Senior Adelyn Johnson and juniors Sara Sullivan, Stella Schiappa and Clara Hoffman submitted a paper and delivered a ...

Weirton panel backs accessible parking space on Greenbrier Road

WEIRTON — The Weirton Traffic Commission has recommended creating a dedicated accessible parking space for a resident on Greenbrier Road, although unrelated concerns about the street also were raised during last week's meeting. The commission considered a request for the designated space at 301 Greenbrier Road. "They're for my father," Stephanie Kyle said, explaining her father has difficulty walking and the driveway to his home has a steep grade. Parking and speeding concerns on Greenbrier Road have come before the Traffic Commission several times in recent years, prompting ...