Contributed Supported by a contribution from First Choice America Credit Union, the Weirton Steel 25-Year Club will stage its annual summer picnic on July 18 at the Serbian Picnic Grounds in Weirton. The 25-Year club has been in existence for 80 years. This year’s picnic is for the ...
STEUBENVILLE — Retiring Police Chief Ken Anderson said his goodbyes at Tuesday’s council meeting, thanking city officials past and present as well as the law enforcement community “for allowing me to be a part of this family for 33 years.” While his retirement officially begins July 20, Anderson has time off he must use before then, so his successor, Capt. Wes Crawford, will be acting police chief. While a public gallery filled with family, friends and colleagues, including Sheriff Fred Abdalla Jr., looked on, Anderson told Crawford to “work hard to leave this department ...
Contributed The Weirton Red Hat Sassie Lassies recently met at the Ponderosa Golf Course in Hookstown, Pa. Among those attending were, from left, Connie Norwood, Brenda Edwards, Cheryl Kondik, Martha Varitek, Carla Colson, Judith Mikula, Marge Phillips, Angela Reinard, Donna Robinson, Karen ...
STEUBENVILLE POLICE Nicotine fit: An alarm company asked police to check on a woman in the 3900 block of Stratford Boulevard who said her husband had shoved her Sunday. She told police her husband “threw a ham sandwich at her and shoved her,” but police said they didn’t see any redness or signs of bruising. She said they’d been married 33 years and, instead of charges, said “she would just go upstairs and lay down.” Her husband said she was “upset over not having any cigarettes” and had been following him around the house. He admitted throwing the ham sandwich at her ...
MORGANTOWN – A recent study showed that West Virginia has the lowest monthly bills among the 50 states. That's good news – in a way. As Lauren Weatherford, a WVU Extension associate professor, pointed out, “You have to look at the data in context. You can't look at the data as an individual factor.” The figures come from Doxo.com's 2025 U.S. Household Bill Pay Report and were reported by UtilityRates.com. Doxo.com, among other things, offers an app to manage and pay all household bills. UtilityRates.com helps residents of states with deregulated utilities find the best ...
WEIRTON - The dates for Weirton's annual controlled bow hunt have been set. The hunt will take place from Sept. 5 to Dec. 31, with an extended season planned for Jan. 11 to Jan. 31. In order to participate, an individual must have lived in either Hancock or Brooke counties for at least the past six months. All hunters planning to participate must attend one of three scheduled pre-hunt meetings, to be held in the Weirton Room of the Millsop Community Center. Pre-hunt meetings will be held at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Aug. 5, and at 10 a.m. Aug. 15. There will be a $20 registration fee to ...
