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Richmond council meeting changed RICHMOND — Village Council is changing the meeting date due to the Labor Day holiday. The meeting has been moved to 7 p.m. Sept. 8 and is open to the public. For information, call the Village Building at (740) 765-5372 and leave a message. Road work planned in city STEUBENVILLE — A couple of road projects next week will affect traffic, the city's engineering department has announced. The portion of Sinclair Avenue that runs from Lovers Lane to John Scott Highway will be closed from 7 a.m. Monday until 3:30 p.m. Aug. 28 while crews ...

Local family opens Once Upon a Child in Steubenville

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STEUBENVILLE — Local people serving local people is a concept Jeannie Kern believes in. “It’s very important because these are the people in our community,” Kern said Thursday, right before opening the doors of her new business, Once Upon a Child. “Everything you see here is what ...

New app, website planned for Steubenville schools

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STEUBENVILLE — A new website and app linking all Steubenville City Schools to students and parents are in the works. At its meeting Wednesday, the Steubenville Board of Education got a peek at the website, which is under construction, and learned details about it from Natalie Campana, who ...

Driver says another vehicle rammed pickup before Mingo Junction crash

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MINGO JUNCTION — The 17-year-old driver of a Ford Ranger that went over a guardrail, traveled down an embankment and caught fire early Wednesday morning told police another motorist deliberately rammed the pickup twice before the crash. Five teenagers, ages 13 to 17, were injured in the crash at the intersection of Logan Avenue and Commerce Street. Three were flown by medical helicopter to a Pittsburgh hospital, where they were reported in stable condition Wednesday evening. The driver told police Thursday morning that the teens had been “ding-dong-ditching” homes in Steubenville ...

Bezak gains OSBA Aptitude Award

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BLOOMINGDALE - Jefferson County Joint Vocational School Board President Steve Bezak III has added a prize to his mantel as a recipient of the 2026 Ohio School Board Association Aptitude Award. Bezak, who currently serves as JVS board president and is a member of the Buckeye Local Board of ...

Weirton Traffic Commission studying parking concern at pocket park

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WEIRTON — Members of the city’s Traffic Commission are studying potential parking concerns along one of the community’s “pocket parks.” Commissioners convened for their regular meeting with an agenda including a request to “Investigate potential safety concerns related to vehicles ...