STEUBENVILLE — The College of St. Joseph the Worker is defending its decision to demolish a structure it deemed unsalvageable, including two murals celebrating Steubenville's past that had been painted on its exterior walls. The building at 427 Washington St. formerly housed the Elks ...
STEUBENVILLE — Jefferson County commissioners got permission Thursday to secure outside legal counsel as a three-member board rather than individually. A county official had said it’s “in the county’s best interest” for the three commissioners to have common legal counsel ...
MINGO JUNCTION — T.C. Chappelear says that the newest education building in the Indian Creek Local School District, the Jefferson County Innovation Center, is appropriately named. "We wanted that name vs. Indian Creek because, rightly so, people are tribal when it comes to their school ...
WELLSBURG — Wellsburg Council will need to amend its budget following a recent decision to rejoin the Business Development Corp. of the Northern Panhandle, while another proposal could provide additional funding for economic development in the community. On July 28, council voted 4-3 to ...
NEW CUMBERLAND — A Weirton man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in connection with the 2024 fatal shooting of his then-girlfriend and was sentenced Friday to 30 years in a state penitentiary. Jordan Lee Pager, 34, entered the guilty plea before Circuit Court Judge Joe Barki in ...
WEIRTON — While it won’t be held at its traditional location, a favorite summer event will continue this year as the Weirton Peach Festival moves to the Masonic Temple. The festival will take place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at the Masonic Temple, 1350 Knights Road, Weirton. The ...
