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Weirton Water Board appointment pulled during council meeting

WEIRTON — A nomination for a seat on the Weirton Area Water Board was pulled from the agenda of Monday’s City Council meeting after the candidate decided to withdraw from consideration over the weekend. Among Monday’s business items set to be considered by City Council was the ...

‘America and Art – Celebrating Our 250th Founding Through Art’ to go on display in Weirton

WEIRTON — The Top of West Virginia Arts Council invites artists to show their interpretation of the nation’s founding and history through their work. “America and Art — Celebrating Our 250th Founding Through Art” caters to visual artists working in any medium. Each artist may submit up to four pieces of original work. No prints or mass-produced works will be accepted. Participants must be 18 or older and may submit their pieces online at Top of WV Arts Council submission page no later than Wednesday. The opening reception will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. May 28 at the ...

Mall owners running out of time to decide next step

STEUBENVILLE — Total Finance, the owner of the Fort Steuben Mall, has a little more than two weeks left to decide whether to address building code concerns or close the aging shopping center, which city code officials have declared “unsafe for occupancy and uninhabitable.” On Monday, City Manager Mike Johnson said Total Finance had requested two extensions to the 30-day deadline imposed in an April 27 letter from code officials. Both were denied. “On May 4, the mall owner requested a six-month extension to comply with the city’s April 27 letter,” Johnson said. “The city ...

Boil order lifted in portion of Three Springs Crossing

WEIRTON - A boil order issued Monday afternoon for a portion of the Three Springs Crossing business plaza has been lifted, effective at 9:02 a.m. today, according to the Weirton Area Water Board. The order had been in effect for Tun Tea, Bistro 303, Route 22 Sports Bar, and Mountain State Behavioral Health, with those businesses able to resume using water without any restrictions.

Brooke board presents honors

WELLSBURG — Brooke County’s Teacher of the Year and Service Employee of the Year were recognized during Monday’s Board of Education meeting. Jessica Yarter, a fourth-grade teacher at Jefferson Intermediate School, and Sonia Clark, a secretary at Brooke Middle School, received their ...

Weirton to rededicate Marland Heights Park Saturday

WEIRTON — For the last few years, Marland Heights Park has undergone a series of renovations in an effort to better prepare it for future generations. Saturday, many of those renovations, along with additional plans, will be officially unveiled to the public — along with a new ...