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Sinclair Building targeted for ‘public nuisance’ designation

STEUBENVILLE — The city of Steubenville wants a judge to declare the 111-year-old Sinclair Building at Fourth and Market streets a “public nuisance.” The petition, filed Tuesday in Jefferson County Common Pleas Court, asks the court to force the owners to repair the building or demolish ...

Second Saturday to wrap up the year this weekend

WEIRTON – The summer season is winding down, and with it comes the final Second Saturday event of the year. Organized by the Top of West Virginia Convention and Visitors Bureau, Second Saturday will be held from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, at the Weirton Event Center, bringing together an ...

W.Va. Broadband Enhancement Council receives updates on BEAD, ARPA projects

CHARLESTON – Broadband expansion projects funded through one federal bucket of money are on their way to completion, while projects funded through a separate tranche are awaiting construction with the possibility of additional funding being approved. Members of the West Virginia Broadband Enhancement Council received updates Wednesday morning during a virtual monthly meeting from officials with the state Office of Broadband and several vendors managing projects to expand broadband access across the state to unserved and underserved residents. Jeffrey Hartley, a project manager with ...

Wheeling to mark 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks

WHEELING — Rabbi Joshua Lief of Wheeling's Temple Shalom said remembrance ceremonies for the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on New York and Washington, D.C., are just as important now as ever, and perhaps even more important. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the attacks on American soil. "That means an entire generation has grown up since and does not remember what life was like before and how we all felt that day," he said. "What was lost, in addition to the thousands of lives that morning, was perhaps our national sense of innocence." Wheeling will hold its annual Sept. 11 ...

Weld wants tougher laws after Brooke principal arrest

WHEELING — The recent arrest of Brooke High School’s principal has one West Virginia lawmaker wanting to amend current state code pertaining to secret recordings and privacy. Sen. Ryan Weld, R-Brooke, wants to toughen offenses from misdemeanors to felonies. Suspended Principal Eric ...

Young leaders begin their journey

Craig Howell Members of the Youth Leadership Weirton Class of 2027 kicked off their program Tuesday morning, gathering at Christ United Methodist Church for the program's True Colors session. The session focused on similarities and differences amongst personality traits and how they may ...