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CHARLESTON – A former teacher and member of the West Virginia House of Delegates has been indicted by a federal grand jury on three counts related to grooming and sexual activity with a minor. Elliott Pritt, 36, of Oak Hill, is charged with sexual exploitation of a child, coercion and enticement of a child, and tampering with a witness, victim or informant, according to a press release from U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia Moore Capito. Pritt was arrested July 22 on the enticement charge and resigned from the House less than a week later. He was elected in ...

Brooke County continues review of opioid funding requests

WELLSBURG – Two years after first receiving their allotment, Brooke County officials continue to work on dividing up funds derived from a series of settlements related to lawsuits filed by the state against producers and distributors of pharmaceutical opioids. During Tuesday's meeting of ...

The season starts now: High school football preview inside

STEUBENVILLE — After a long summer of work by area players, coaches and staffs, the wait is almost over. In just a matter of hours, all of that work will begin to pay off as high school football returns to fields throughout the Ohio Valley. Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights will bring the sights and sounds that signal the start of another football season. Players are ready to strap on their helmets and shoulder pads and take the field. Coaches are ready to grab their play sheets, put on their headsets and begin making the decisions that can determine the outcome of a game. And ...

‘Clue’ closes playhouse season

WELLSBURG — Get ready for a night of spine-tingling suspense and side-splitting laughter as Brooke Hills Playhouse presents "Clue." Based on the iconic 1985 Paramount Pictures movie and the classic Hasbro board game, this hilarious farce-meets-murder-mystery will keep audience members ...

Weirton Food Truck Festival set for Saturday

WEIRTON – A variety of food trucks from throughout the region will be converging on the Weirton Event Center Saturday. The Weirton Food Truck Festival is set to make its return, from noon to 7 p.m. at the Event Center, located at 3322 East St., Weirton. This year's event is organized by ...