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 ...
WEIRTON — The ballots are set for West Virginia’s general election, which will take place Nov. 3. Hancock County voters will have two local races on their ballots. Republican Ronnie D. Jones of Weirton, who defeated incumbent Eron Chek in the May primary, will face Democrat Brianne ...
STEUBENVILLE — Jefferson County commissioners awarded the contract to replace the courthouse’s outdated fire alarm system to Fort Steuben Maintenance. Fort Steuben bid $349,500 for the contract, the “lowest qualified, responsible bid received,” McKinley Engineering Associate Project Manager Christian Rivera said. Rivera previously told commissioners the project will be a “full replacement” and should be completed by February. Rivera recommended commissioners approve and award the contract, confirm available funding and receipt of the remaining required pre-contract ...
WELLSBURG — Members of the Brooke County Board of Education approved numerous expenditures, several overnight and day trips for employee training and numerous parent volunteers during their Aug. 24 meeting. The board also approved a temporary fee schedule for students who receive the ...
