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Legislation on Steubenville tax budget gets derailed

STEUBENVILLE — Emergency legislation that would have finalized the city’s end-of-year revenue tax budget was inadvertently derailed Tuesday after questions were raised about how pay raises for a handful of employees had landed in a revised Table of Organization without council’s ...

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Walk with a Doc returns STEUBENVILLE — Trinity Health System will continue its Walk with a Doc series this week. On Thursday, Dr. Muhammad Faisal Khalid will lead a walk beginning at 9 a.m. at the YMCA Wellness Center at the St. John Arena in Steubenville. And on Saturday, Nurse ...

Heavy hauling

Escorted by officers from the Weirton Police Department, the third in a series of superload transports made its way through Weirton Monday morning. According to Police Chief Charlie Kush, the equipment was fabricated in St. Marys, W.Va., and transported via the Ohio River to Weirton, where ...

Water valve installation scheduled for Colliers Way area

WEIRTON - Crews from the Weirton Area Water Board are scheduled to install water valves on Colliers Way and Oakland Street Wednesday. Work will begin at 3 p.m., with water service interrupted in the 100 block of Colliers Way, as well as Denise Drive and Oakland Street. Because of the ...

Firefighters seek answers on County Road project

WEIRTON — An official with the union representing Weirton’s firefighters approached city council Monday, seeking answers on the status of an ongoing plan to renovate, and potentially reopen, the County Road Fire Station. Lt. Mike Serafine, president of the Weirton IAFF Local 948, noted ...

Lawmakers briefed on approved changes to PEIA

CHARLESTON — The finance board for West Virginia’s Public Employee Insurance Agency recently approved slight premium increases and other fee hikes for the state’s health coverage program beginning in July, though lawmakers had questions about possible changes. The Joint Standing ...