CHARLESTON – Two months into the new fiscal year, West Virginia is showing a modest tax revenue surplus, but the state’s finances did not trigger a new personal income tax cut and state departments and agencies have been told to maintain flat budgets for the next fiscal year. According to ...
CHARLESTON – U.S. Sen. Jim Justice's first bill to land on the desk of President Donald Trump will pay tribute to the late Marine Corps veteran Woody Williams and other Congressional Medal of Honor recipients with their own monument on the National Mall. The U.S. House of Representatives ...
WEIRTON – Maintenance will be performed on a water line on Zeta Street, beginning at 9 a.m. Thursday, according to the Weirton Area Water Board. Residents on Zeta Street, Brookline Street, and the 3400 and 3500 blocks of Elm Street may experience low or no water pressure during the project. A boil order will be issued once service is restored to the area.
WEIRTON – Bennett Drive will be temporarily closed for road maintenance, from St. Ann Way to Central Avenue, Thursday, weather permitting. The maintenance is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., according to the Weirton Public Works Department. Motorists are advised to plan their routes accordingly.
STEUBENVILLE — Finance Director Dave Lewis warned council Tuesday that the 2027 budget process will be challenging. With the first of council’s budget workshops set for Sept. 29 at 6 p.m., Lewis said health care claims are significantly lower this year while other line items — like overtime pay and ambulance services — are much higher. “(But) at the end of the budget process the city has to find a way to live within its means,” he said. “We have always been able to make it happen.” He said city income tax revenue, the general fund’s largest revenue source, was ...
WEIRTON — Work has begun to stabilize and rehabilitate the former Elks Lodge building in Weirton. The Weirton Elks Lodge 1801, part of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, closed in 2022, with the property taken over by the City of Weirton in 2025. Earlier this year, Weirton Council ...
