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 — 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 ...
WELLSBURG – Insurance and benefits were the focus on Tuesday's Brooke County Commission meeting. Commissioners agreed, by a 2-0 vote, to renew the county's flood insurance policy with Wright National. “We have two options,” noted County Clerk Kimberly Barbetta. The county will be ...
Craig Howell The planning committee for the Herald-Star Jefferson-Harrison County Regional Spelling Bee presented by Youngstown State University has started work on this school year's event, set for March 13 at Buckeye North Elementary School. Meeting Tuesday inside the R. Larry George ...
NEW CUMBERLAND – New Cumberland Council has taken steps to realign the city's election schedule in order to meet changes to state law. Council met in regular session Monday, where it voted, 5-0, on the second reading of an ordinance adjusting the terms of office for current ...
STEUBENVILLE — Area residents who attend one of the Tri-State Area's biggest fundraising events of the year will notice a few changes. Scheduled for Oct. 14 at the St. Florian Event Center in Wintersville, this year's Taste of Jefferson County will feature an updated color scheme and more ...
