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Wednesdays in Wintersville growing

WINTERSVILLE — This week's Wednesdays in Wintersville will be special for a couple of reasons. First, on Wednesday, the village will be celebrating the nation's 250th birthday with a theme of Red, White & Boom. Second, the monthly street fair will continue on Thursday. That, according to Joel John, head of the volunteer committee that coordinates the event, could be a look at things to come. "We are doing a two-day event," said John, the owner of Exquisite Creations by Joel on Main Street. "The exciting part is that we do not normally reschedule canceled events, but our first one ...

Wellsburg man charged with vehicular homicide in October fatality in Pennsylvania

A West Virginia man is facing a vehicular homicide charge in connection to a crash that led to the death of a motorcyclist in Cecil Township in October. William Erwin Johnston, 93, of Wellsburg, W.Va., allegedly struck and killed John Charles Dinsmore, 67, of McDonald, Oct. 6 in the 3000 block of Millers Run Road in Cecil Township. Johnston is also being charged with improperly crossing the center line and making an unsafe lane change. Johnston was arraigned Friday before Magisterial District Judge Louis McQuillan. Unsecured bond was set at $100,000. According to the criminal ...

Weirton to celebrate Disability Independence

WEIRTON – For the third year, the Weirton community is invited to come together and celebrate the differences and similarities of all residents. “We're about a month away from our week-long celebration,” noted Weirton Assistant City Manager DeeAnn Pulliam. The third-annual Disability ...

Bailey named Grand Patriarch of the Grand Encampment of WV

MARTINS FERRY — Unified Bank Senior IT Administrator John Bailey, a Mingo Junction resident, has been elected and installed as Grand Patriarch of the Grand Encampment of West Virginia, the highest elected leadership position within the Encampment branch of the Independent Order of Odd ...

New home for Jefferson County Genealogical Society

STEUEBENVILLE — Flora VerStraten-Merrin and Sandy Day spent some time Thursday looking back on several decades and seeing just how much progress the Jefferson County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society has made. "Look at what it's become," Day said. "I'm happy it has become like this. ...