NEW CUMBERLAND — Monday’s meeting of the Hancock County Board of Education focused heavily on personnel matters. Jennifer Marchese, director of personnel, led Monday’s meeting in place of Superintendent Walter Saunders, who joined by telephone. She reminded those in attendance that all ...
STEUBENVILLE — Even though she has been on the job for just a little more than a week, Jen Board says she is looking forward to getting Youngstown State University Steubenville up and running. "I'm excited to be here this week and rolling up my sleeves and figuring out what we need to do ...
WELLSBURG – Brooke commissioners opened bids Tuesday for the purchase of new X-ray machines and cardiac monitors, but are holding off on a formal approval of the purchases pending review of the proposals. “We received two for each,” County Clerk Kim Barbetta noted. One bid was received ...
CHARLESTON – Several Republican members of the West Virginia Legislature are encouraging the state’s two U.S. senators to back a ban on greyhound racing included in the latest version of the federal farm bill, while two lawmakers from Ohio County expressed support for the industry. In a letter sent Monday to U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Jim Justice, both R-W.Va., eight members of the West Virginia Legislature urged the senators to endorse the Greyhound Protection Act within the Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2026. The letter was first reported by West Virginia Public ...
STEUBENVILLE — Fort Steuben Mall conditions worsen, inspector reports more violations A follow-up inspection at the Fort Steuben Mall has uncovered worsening conditions and “even more problems,” Chief Building Official Tim Maurer reported Wednesday. The initial inspection in April ...
STEUBENVILLE — If the Fort Steuben Mall’s owner has a professionally developed plan to bring it up to building and fire code standards, he’s not saying. City Manager Mike Johnson told council Tuesday he hasn’t heard from the ownership group, Total Finance, in weeks. “Our building inspectors are going out tomorrow to see if anything’s been done,” Johnson said. “(But) we haven’t heard from the mall owner or their representatives in weeks, and I think our next fire inspection is (around) June 30.” Building inspectors had originally given the owner until May 27 to have ...
