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Mastrantoni calls it a career after 35 years of service to Weirton

WEIRTON – As of 4:01 p.m. Friday, a career of service to the community spanning 35 years (and four months) officially came to an end. A.D. “Butch” Mastrantoni has served as utilities director for the city of Weirton since 1991, overseeing the operations of both water and sanitary ...

Weirton Christian Center to host open house

WEIRTON – The Weirton Christian Center will welcome the community to learn more about its programs during an open house Thursday. Scheduled from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the center, located at 117 Ivy St., the open house is part of Lights On Afterschool, celebrating the achievements of afterschool programs across the country, and drawing attention to the services such programs provide for children without available supervision weekday afternoons. It is one of 8,000 such events set to take place this month. The Weirton Christian Center's open house will include an information session, ...

Serving the community

Contributed Members of the Rotary Club of Weirton, during their meeting Wednesday, learned more about the services of the Community Bread Basket from board President Marilyn Charnie and Administrator Jeanie Montgomery. Earlier this year, the Community Bread Basket moved to the former WesBanco ...

Police reports

STEUBENVILLE POLICE Vandals: A caller from the 100 block of South Ninth Street told police she found three boys playing “in and around” company vehicles parked there earlier in the week and told them to leave the and if they came back she’d call police. When she checked on the vehicles Thursday, she said five of them had been vandalized. Not wanted: A caller reported a man “possibly trying to force his way into an apartment” in the 700 block of Market Street Thursday. The caller said the man was not on her lease and doesn’t live there and she wanted him to leave. After ...

Weirton Water Board continues planning for improvement projects

WEIRTON – The Weirton Area Water Board continues to oversee several ongoing improvement projects for the water system, including beginning design work on a project to update much of the distribution system in the city's downtown. Jesse Alden, project manager for Thrasher Engineering, ...

Operation Vital Crosswalk Bridges the Work Gap for Veterans

STEUBENVILLE — Bill Johnson's response to a question from Steubenville Mayor Ralph Petrella Thursday night was delivered in a very straight-forward fashion. "You're here — and that's step No. 1," Johnson said after Petrella asked what city government could do to help men and women who ...