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Kings Creek Road area boil order lifted

WEIRTON - The boil order for the Kings Creek Road area has been lifted by the Weirton Area Water Board, effective at 2:20 p.m. today. The order, issued Monday following work on a water line, affected the 1400 to 2800 blocks of Kings Creek Road, as well as Greentree Lane, Theresa Drive, Rhing Court, Northview Court, and all of Cove Valley Estates. Customers may resume using water without any restrictions.

Protest in Weirton

Contributed About 25 residents of Ohio and West Virginia took to the sidewalks in front of Weirton's Millsop Community Center on Sunday to stand for democracy on Flag Day and against the policies of the Trump administration. The event was sponsored by Upper Ohio Valley Indivisible, an ...

WV legislators urged to overhaul enrollment-heavy school aid formula

CHARLESTON – Financial officials from four county school systems once again warned West Virginia lawmakers that the funding formula that sends state dollars into classrooms is too reliant on enrollment and not providing enough funding for students with special needs. Financial officers ...

Follansbee Council looks to acquire former football field property

FOLLANSBEE – The city of Follansbee plans to make an offer for the purchase of property that once served as the football field to the former Follansbee Middle School. Council met in special session Monday, with all five members approving a proposal to purchase the land at a cost of ...

A royalty ride 50 years late

RICHMOND — As plans progress for the Jefferson Union High School Class of 1976 to hold its 50-year reunion on Aug. 8, committee members have enjoyed reminiscing about days of old at what has since become Edison High School. How heavy rain robbed the homecoming queen court members of what ...