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Steubenville road work to impact Sunset Blvd., downtown alleys

STEUBENVILLE — The city will begin multiple street resurfacing and utility projects starting Monday and continuing throughout the week, resulting in lane restrictions, overnight paving and parking restrictions across several areas, according to the city engineer’s office. From 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday and continuing throughout the week, Sunset Boulevard from Efts Lane to Welday Avenue will be reduced to one lane. The lane closure is expected to last several weeks. The work is needed for an AT&T subcontractor to perform adjustments to manhole frame castings tied to the Sunset ...

Dean Martin Hometown Festival underway in Steubenville

STEUBENVILLE — The 30th-annual Dean Martin Festival is underway, with a full slate of activities planned for today and Saturday. Events began Thursday at 7 Ranges in the Fort Steuben Mall with a happy hour, meet-and-greet and auction. Thursday's concert at the Berkman Amphitheater featured ...

Portion of Marland Heights under boil order

WEIRTON - A portion of the Marland Heights area of Weirton is under a boil order following work on a water line located along Beaumont Drive. The Weirton Area Water Board issued the boil order, which affects all customers of Marland Heights from Beaumont Drive to Riverview Drive, as well as any others in the area who experienced low or no water pressure. If you live in the affected areas, bring all water to a boil, let it boil for one minute, and let it cool before using, or use bottled water. Boiled or bottled water should be used for drinking, making ice, brushing teeth, washing ...

Mural dedicated to Chester’s Rock Springs Park is taking shape

CHESTER – A mural project designed to preserve the history of a local amusement park continues to take shape. Over the last few weeks, Pittsburg artist Kyle Holbrook has been working on the mural, commemorating the history of Rock Springs Park, an amusement park open in Chester from 1897 to ...

Blood drive helps bolster dwindling supply

WINTERSVILLE — A steady flow of blood donors was coming through the doors of the St. Florian Event Center Wednesday afternoon. That made Phyllis Riccadonna happy. "Our blood supply is down about 25%, and that's hard to make up," she explained. "That's what we do — we try to schedule ...

Weirton Water Board continues focus on distribution system

WEIRTON – While the project to upgrade Weirton's water treatment plant comes closer to an end, the Weirton Area Water Board continues its work on upgrades to other aspects of its system. During last week's board meeting, members were updated on the progress of several ongoing projects, including a project to replace lines in the area of Walnut Street – which has become a focal point in several instances of water issues in the last few years. “Preliminary designs are underway,” announced Jesse Alden, project manager from the Thrasher Group. “We are in the process of getting ...