STEUBENVILLE — City officials are looking into the possibility of putting their water and wastewater departments under the control of a single utility director, a move they say could save Steubenville more than $100,000 a year. During Tuesday’s meeting, City Manager Mike Johnson reminded ...
STEUBENVILLE — Democrats from across the region gathered in front of the Jefferson County Courthouse Tuesday to question the judgment and motivation behind Republican U.S. Sen. Jon Husted accepting more than $116,000 from a co-conspirator of Jeffrey Epstein. At issue is the $116,892 Husted ...
A pair of recent high school graduates from the Northern Panhandle, one from Brooke High School and another from Wheeling Park High School, were announced Tuesday as National Merit Scholarship winners financed by U.S. colleges and universities. Brooke High graduate Isaac Lanigan and Wheeling Park High graduate Nathan Tyska both received the National Merit West Virginia University Foundation Inc. Scholarship. Lanigan is looking at a probable career in aerospace engineering, while Tyska is looking at a probable career in urban/city planning. More than 2,500 winners of National Merit ...
FOLLANSBEE – The list of Northern Panhandle communities showing off their state pride with steel continues to grow. Follansbee officials were joined by state Sen. Laura Wakim Chapman, R-W.Va., Tuesday to unveil the latest West Virginia community sign, funded through a Local Economic ...
WELLSBURG – Things are about to get ducky in Brooke County. The 2026 Duck Derby will see hundreds of little yellow plastic ducks floating in the Ohio River June 14, with attendees also able to take part in a 5K race, enjoy a car show, food vendors and more. “This is our fifth year of ...
STEUBENVILLE — Now that they have grant funding to remediate the old Naval training center, at least two Jefferson County commissioners say replacing Pico Park with new housing wouldn’t be the end of the world. The county’s port authority was recently awarded funding from the state to remediate the training center property, and at last week’s meeting commissioners authorized the prosecutor’s office to “proceed with the next step” to transfer the property to the port authority. “I think it’s good news,” Commissioner Tony Morelli said at the time. “If the port has ...
