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Several departments dispatched to brush fire

WELLSBURG — Several fire departments were dispatched to a brush fire spurred by a downed power line, in the area of 4100 Bethany Pike Friday evening. McKinleyville Fire Chief John Haas said firefighters first attempted to reach the blaze from the other side in an area off McAdoo Ridge but ...

Weirton utility rates set to increase in April

WEIRTON — As the projects to expand the treatment capacity of Weirton’s water and wastewater treatment plants near completion, city utility customers will begin to see an increase in their bills. The increases are the second part of a two-stage rate adjustment connected to the ...

Officers step up to help victim who had no place to go

STEUBENVILLE — When temperatures plunged into the single digits just before Christmas, a 24-year-old domestic assault victim and her 8-month-old baby were locked out of their home with just the clothes on their backs while another child slept in a second-story bedroom. The woman, who was ...

Ohio Valley Health Center plans special gala

STEUBENVILLE — The typical patient at the Ohio Valley Health Center, Executive Director Ann Quillen explains, is a woman in her 50s who finds that she is underinsured or has no health insurance at all. “Knowing that we can provide the services she needs allows people like her to not ...

Hancock Commissioners approve personnel items

NEW CUMBERLAND — Much of Thursday’s Hancock County Commission meeting focused on personnel changes, including the resignations of three employees and one member of the county’s Park Board. Two members of the County Clerk’s staff have left for other opportunities, with commissioners ...