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Brooke County considers opioid fund requests

WELLSBURG – Brooke County officials will have three more requests for a share of the county's opioid funds to review. During Tuesday's meeting of the Brooke County Commission, commissioners noted three requests from the Wellsburg Police Department, two of which have a focus on the ...

Welcome Home Ohio homes finding buyers before they’re finished

STEUBENVILLE — With a sale pending on one house and offers in hand on two others still under construction, jubilant Jefferson County Land Bank officials gathered Wednesday in Steubenville’s south end to break ground for their next “Welcome Home Ohio” house. The Welcome Home Ohio ...

Democrats speak out

STEUBENVILLE — Voting to keep Republican Jon Husted in the U.S. Senate would be bad for many Ohioans in general and senior citizens in particular, Ohio Valley Democrats said during a rally held Wednesday in front of the Jefferson County Courthouse. Organized by the state Democratic Party, ...

Hillcrest Road area boil order lifted

WEIRTON - The Weirton Area Water Board has lifted the boil order for the area of Hillcrest Road, effective at 6 a.m. today. The order, issued Wednesday following a scheduled line maintenance, affected Hillcrest Road, Lane J, Peak Street, Pikeview Road, the 100 block of School Street, and the 100 block of South 11th Street. Those in the affected area may resume using water without any restrictions.

W.Va. election officials monitoring rulings on absentee voting by mail

CHARLESTON – The U.S. Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump a partial victory for an executive order placing certain restrictions on mail-in voting, though the West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office said those restrictions likely will not affect the November general election. The ...