WEIRTON – For the third year, the Weirton community is invited to come together and celebrate the differences and similarities of all residents. “We're about a month away from our week-long celebration,” noted Weirton Assistant City Manager DeeAnn Pulliam. The third-annual Disability ...
CHARLESTON – The office of Gov. Patrick Morrisey expressed disappointment in a federal ruling pausing West Virginia's waiver prohibiting the use of welfare benefits for sugary drinks and sodas. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia released a memorandum opinion Monday ...
MARTINS FERRY — Unified Bank Senior IT Administrator John Bailey, a Mingo Junction resident, has been elected and installed as Grand Patriarch of the Grand Encampment of West Virginia, the highest elected leadership position within the Encampment branch of the Independent Order of Odd ...
STEUEBENVILLE — Flora VerStraten-Merrin and Sandy Day spent some time Thursday looking back on several decades and seeing just how much progress the Jefferson County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society has made. "Look at what it's become," Day said. "I'm happy it has become like this. ...
Craig Howell A new mural is in the works on the southern wall of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2716 in Weirton. Paying tribute to the nation's military veterans, the mural is being painted by Oak Glen graduate Sarah Robinson, with support from the City of Weirton and the Top of West ...
Gov. Mike DeWine has vetoed a new Republican-passed bill that would have required Ohioans to show a photo ID to vote by mail. DeWine announced late Wednesday that he had vetoed House Bill 472, which expanded the strict photo ID requirement Ohio has had for voting since 2023. The Republican governor issued an unusually lengthy statement explaining his decision. He said the requirement would pose an unwieldy challenge for voters without providing any real benefit. “This bill is not needed, because Ohio does an excellent job running elections,” DeWine said. “We know who wins on ...
