NEW CUMBERLAND — A dispute has arisen between Hancock County commissioners and the County Clerk's Office over the proper methodology for keeping minutes of their meetings. During the commission's regular Aug. 28 meeting, Commissioner Paul Cowey moved to table the minutes from their Aug. 7 ...
WEIRTON – While 25 years have passed since the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, those in the Weirton community want to make sure the memories of that tragic day are not soon forgotten. As has become a tradition over the last several years, area residents gathered at St. Joseph the Worker ...
STEUBENVILLE – McKinley STEM Academy was among schools throughout the nation that marked the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S. with a special program on Friday morning. And they did so by expressing their thanks to the many emergency first responders and ...
WELLSBURG – A total of nine individual lawsuits now have been filed on behalf of female student-athletes who utilized the girls locker rooms at Brooke High School since the start of the new school year. The complaints – filed in Brooke County Circuit Court – seek monetary damages for the students in an amount to be determined at trial, along with interest, court costs and attorney fees. Four of the young women are students at Brooke High School, while the other five are visiting students forced to use the girls locker room at Brooke County High School, according to information ...
WEIRTON – After announcing it would be closing its doors a few weeks ago, a local nonprofit organization that served residents in Hancock and Brooke counties now finds itself the subject of an investigation. In a press release issued Thursday evening, officials with the Brooke Hancock Family Resource Network announced operations of the nonprofit had been halted after a review of its finances uncovered some inconsistencies. “The Board of Directors of the Brooke Hancock Family Resource Network ceased operation in August after possible fraudulent activities were uncovered by an ...
STEUBENVILLE — City officials say they need to know what Woda Cooper Companies is planning at the old Catholic cemetery site on Washington Street hill before cold weather arrives. City Manager Mike Johnson said they requested a “status update” Sept. 8 from Woda’s attorneys, Michael ...
