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Crittenton breaks ground for cottage homes for young mothers

WHEELING – Crittenton Services in Wheeling is building room to house more pregnant teens and young women with babies. On Wednesday, ground was broken for the construction of two cottage-style homes near Crittenton’s main office in Elm Grove. The first sits on Wade Avenue above ...

Project SEARCH class celebrates accomplishments

WEIRTON — A partnership designed to provide opportunities for a group of local youths celebrated the accomplishments of its first class of participants Wednesday. Officials and staff with WVU Medicine Weirton Medical Center and Hancock County Schools gathered in the hospital’s Purewal ...

Viola upsets Zatezalo in Republican race for District 2 House seat

WEIRTON – A political newcomer unseated a long-time incumbent in the race for the Republican nomination for West Virginia's House of Delegates District 2 on Tuesday night. According to unofficial votes, Tony Viola of Weirton received a total of 626 votes, compared to 465 votes for ...

Incumbent Laura Wakim Chapman Earns GOP Nod For W.Va. Senate District 1

WHEELING – Incumbent West Virginia Sen. Laura Wakim Chapman won the Republican nomination to the West Virginia Senate District 1 seat on Tuesday, setting up a tightly contested race in the Nov. 3 general election. Chapman defeated former Eagle Manufacturing President and CEO Joe Eddy, ...

Steubenville stands by mall condemnation order despite objections

STEUBENVILLE — A city-imposed deadline for the current owner of the Fort Steuben Mall to either produce a plan to address alleged building code violations or face closure remains in effect despite pressure from business owners and at least one council member. At Tuesday’s meeting, City Manager Mike Johnson told council there was no indication the owner, Total Finance, planned to take steps to correct the conditions, so requests to double or quadruple the 30-day deadline were denied. “My heart goes out to the mall businesses and employees,” Johnson said after the meeting. ...