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The season starts now: High school football preview inside

STEUBENVILLE — After a long summer of work by area players, coaches and staffs, the wait is almost over. In just a matter of hours, all of that work will begin to pay off as high school football returns to fields throughout the Ohio Valley. Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights will bring the sights and sounds that signal the start of another football season. Players are ready to strap on their helmets and shoulder pads and take the field. Coaches are ready to grab their play sheets, put on their headsets and begin making the decisions that can determine the outcome of a game. And ...

‘Clue’ closes playhouse season

WELLSBURG — Get ready for a night of spine-tingling suspense and side-splitting laughter as Brooke Hills Playhouse presents "Clue." Based on the iconic 1985 Paramount Pictures movie and the classic Hasbro board game, this hilarious farce-meets-murder-mystery will keep audience members ...

Weirton Food Truck Festival set for Saturday

WEIRTON – A variety of food trucks from throughout the region will be converging on the Weirton Event Center Saturday. The Weirton Food Truck Festival is set to make its return, from noon to 7 p.m. at the Event Center, located at 3322 East St., Weirton. This year's event is organized by ...

WMC Foundation launches Building a Healthier Community Grants Program

WEIRTON — As WVU Medicine Weirton Medical Center makes historic investments in the future of health care, it also is investing directly in the communities it serves. The newly established WMC Foundation Inc., the philanthropic arm of WVU Medicine Weirton Medical Center, has launched its inaugural Building a Healthier Community Grants Program, providing funding opportunities for nonprofit organizations working to improve the health and well-being of residents throughout the region. Applications are being accepted through Sept. 4. Eligible organizations may serve Hancock, Brooke and ...

Russo says voters come first

STEUBENVILLE — With 88 counties in Ohio, staying on top of issues surrounding elections is an important part of the secretary of state's job. "Every board of elections in every county is different, and there are unique issues," Allison Russo said Tuesday morning after visiting with ...