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Vote looming on controversial cameras in Steubenville

STEUBENVILLE — Councilman Joel Walker introduced legislation Tuesday that would ensure Steubenville’s license plate reader cameras remain in place, barring court intervention. The proposal requires three readings before council can vote. “If the United States Supreme Court turns around ...

W.Va. Attorney General shifts future opioid funds from foundation to state, local control

CHARLESTON - More than four years after state, county and city leaders agreed to create a private non-profit foundation to distribute millions of dollars in opioid settlement dollars, West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McCuskey announced a change in how future settlement dollars are distributed. In a press release Tuesday afternoon, McCuskey announced he was moving away from the established distribution model defined by the "West Virginia First memorandum of understanding (MOU), the agreement between the state and local governments that created the West Virginia First Foundation, a ...

Beaver Valley Power Station transitioning to new alert system

By the beginning of 2027, residents of the Tri-State Area will have a new way to receive alerts for tests and emergencies at the Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station. “We'll be updating our warning systems,” Jennie Steifel, off-site emergency preparedness specialist for the station, explained while appearing before Hancock County commissioners during their meeting Friday morning. The nuclear power station, located in Shippingport, Pa., is transitioning from its traditional outdoor, pole-mounted siren alert system to a more automated system known as the Integrated Public Alert and ...

Family legacy lives on at Jefferson County Fair

SMITHFIELD — Monday's opening of the Jefferson County Fair took on a special meaning. The evening also marked the dedication of the Parkinson Show Arena at the Friendship Park fairgrounds. Dedicated in memory of John and Judee Parkinson, longtime fair participants and supporters, the ...

Dispute grows over plans to remove old cemetery remains

STEUBENVILLE — A Jefferson County businessman is one of at least five people who filed written objections to allowing Woda Cooper Companies to disinter remains from the old Catholic cemetery at the top of Washington Street hill in Steubenville. Those letters asked Probate Judge Frank Noble ...

Time capsule to preserve the thoughts of Brooke County residents

WELLSBURG – As the nation continues to observe a milestone anniversary, one local project is making sure the voices and memories of today's residents are remembered. The Brooke County Public Library and the National American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Museum and Education Center are ...