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Vaccinations important, Jefferson County health commissioner says

STEUBENVILLE — With the flu season starting to ramp up, staff and management at the Jefferson County General Health District figure to be busy for the next several weeks. They'll be offering flu shot clinics and events at several locations around the county. "We do have a lot of flu shot ...

West Virginia launches intentions for space academy

FAIRMONT – That’s one giant leap … for Almost Heaven. Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Wednesday he wants West Virginia to be the home of the U.S. Space Academy. That’s the interstellar initiative President Donald Trump fronted in August, as a way to advance the nation’s ideals beyond ...

A picture perfect exhibit

Craig Howell A new exhibit, featuring works by the Upper Ohio Valley Camera Club, went on display this week at the Summit Art Gallery in Weirton. Photography featured in the exhibit included prize recipients from the Camera Club's annual juried photo contest, which featured 331 entries ...

Former Weirton school building to be converted into apartment complex

WEIRTON – A former school building will soon have a new use. The Weirton Zoning Board of Appeals, during its meeting Tuesday, approved a conditional use request by Jesse Krieg of Kensington Investments to convert the former Marland Heights Elementary into an apartment complex, featuring 12 ...

No decision on Brooke vacancy

WELLSBURG — Members of the Brooke County Board of Education moved a step closer to filling a vacancy Tuesday night. The board chose to interview the top five candidates for the open spot during a special session set for 6 p.m. Oct. 13 at the board of education office complex. That ...

Steubenville budget hearings continue

STEUBENVILLE — City Council knocked off three more departmental budget hearings, this time focusing on Municipal Court, the sanitation department and maintenance and repair. The sanitation department's fiscal outlook has been steadily declining during the past decade, and Supervisor Bob Baird told council Tuesday he doesn't see it getting better without help. "With any business, any department in this city, any organization, your revenues have to at least match your expenses or you're going down," Baird said. "So there's only there's only two ways that I know of to address that ...