STEUBENVILLE — What happens in Ohio is an important indicator for the rest of the country, Ohio Supreme Court Justice Jennifer Brunner said Saturday. Brunner made the comment during her presentation at the state convention of the Federated Democratic Women of Ohio, held at the Steubenville ...
FOLLANSBEE — City officials have been approached about the possibility of installing a new air monitoring station in the community. No decision has been made, with Follansbee Council opting to wait until its August meeting to consider a proposal from the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. "The DEP wants two hosting sites in Brooke County," 3rd Ward Councilman Nick Cekinovich said, noting the station would be part of the PurpleAir network. Cekinovich brought the proposal to council during its Committee of the Whole meeting July 6, explaining he had been approached ...
CHARLESTON — A teacher from Hancock County has been named one of five finalists for the 2027 West Virginia Teacher of the Year award. Morgan Bricker, an English and journalism teacher at Weir High School, was among the finalists announced Monday by the West Virginia Department of Education ...
STEUBENVILLE — Skeletal remains dating back more than a century were uncovered Monday afternoon at an abandoned cemetery atop Washington Street hill as a required archaeological inspection began at the site of a proposed senior housing development. The cemetery — referred to in historical ...
WEIRTON – For eight decades, long-time employees of the Weirton steel mill have gathered for a day of fellowship and memories. Men and women who spent their careers manufacturing the steel, tin, and other materials which served as the lifeblood of the Upper Ohio Valley – whether as part ...
WELLSBURG – A Brooke County man is facing 20 to 40 years in prison after being sentenced on charges of sexual abuse. William Robert Hilty, 59, of Beech Bottom, was sentenced July 13 to at least 20 and no more than 40 years by First Judicial Circuit Court Judge Jason Cuomo. Hilty pleaded ...
