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Village, township work together

WINTERSVILLE — Crews from the village and Cross Creek Township worked together to complete street and road work, a partnership that helped both areas. “The street department, along with the Cross Creek Highway Department, spread about 100 tons of asphalt,” Village Administrator Jesse ...

Traffic to be restricted on part of Culler Road

WEIRTON – Traffic will be restricted to one lane on a portion of Culler Road Wednesday, as part of planned repairs to a water line. The restriction will be in place from Wirt Street to Putnam Lane beginning at 8 a.m., according to the Weirton Area Water Board.

McKinley Road area boil order lifted

WEIRTON - The Weirton Area Water Board has lifted the boil order for the area of McKinley Road, effective at 7:30 a.m. today. The order, issued Monday, was in effect for McKinley Road and Cleveland Road following work on a water line in the area. Those affected may resume using water without any restrictions or boil requirements.

Special Olympians heading to national competition

WELLSBURG – Two local athletes are preparing to travel to Minnesota for a national competition. Kay Ferrari and Matteo Filipelli will soon be heading to Minneapolis and St. Paul to take part in the Special Olympics USA, representing West Virginia in the national games set for June 18 to ...

Shiloh Shepherds show off in Weirton

WEIRTON – It was a dog-gone good time in Weirton over the weekend, as the Holiday Inn Weirton-Steubenville Area played host to some four-legged friends. The International Shiloh Shepherd Dog Club welcomed more than 50 dogs, and their humans, to Weirton as part of the organization’s ...

Ohio finds $1M in taxpayer funded childcare overpayments

After a what officials called a random sample review of taxpayer-funded licensed childcare centers in Ohio, a state agency found $1 million in overpayments and has terminated agreements with 10 centers. “Four hundred providers represent a statistically valid sampling of the total number of providers with agreements to provide publicly funded childcare in Ohio,” the Department of Children and Youth said in a news release. “These reviews included an in-depth analysis of attendance records and practice. “ The centers no longer receiving state funding following are in Franklin, ...