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Port authority sets special meeting STEUBENVILLE — The Jefferson County Port Authority will hold a special meeting of the board of directors at 4 p.m. today in the community room on the second floor of the Jefferson County Tower Building. The meeting will be to consider entering into a consulting agreement with a third-party real estate advisory firm to assist the port authority in connection with plans to develop, acquire or lease real property. Cross Creek trustees to meet WINTERSVILLE — Because of the Labor Day holiday, the Cross Creek Township Trustees have moved their ...

Fox Run CEO placed on leave following arrest

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ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Fox Run CEO Randall Mackendrick has been placed on administrative leave following his arrest on multiple charges, including unlawful sexual contact with a minor. Mackendrick, 59, was arrested early Saturday by the North Ridgeville Police Department on charges of ...

Ballots set for Nov. 3 West Virginia election

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WEIRTON — The ballots are set for West Virginia’s general election, which will take place Nov. 3. Hancock County voters will have two local races on their ballots. Republican Ronnie D. Jones of Weirton, who defeated incumbent Eron Chek in the May primary, will face Democrat Brianne ...

Redevelopment begins on former Weirton Elks Lodge building

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WEIRTON — Work has begun to stabilize and rehabilitate the former Elks Lodge building in Weirton. The Weirton Elks Lodge 1801, part of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, closed in 2022, with the property taken over by the City of Weirton in 2025. Earlier this year, Weirton Council ...

Brooke board sets temporary fees for Hope Scholarship students

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WELLSBURG — Members of the Brooke County Board of Education approved numerous expenditures, several overnight and day trips for employee training and numerous parent volunteers during their Aug. 24 meeting. The board also approved a temporary fee schedule for students who receive the ...

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Birthday Sept. 1 Sharon Larkins, 80, Steubenville Police Beat Steubenville Police Bad idea: An intoxicated male was causing problems in a parking lot on Johnson Road Friday. Police said the male had overindulged and was staggering when they saw him, and he told them “he was forced to go to the ER for detox and wanted to go home.” His mother said he needs help and they’d been in the lobby waiting to be seen when “she thought he was leaning in to give her a hug and instead head-butt her,” then walked out. She said he never threatened her or harmed her before that and ...