WEIRTON – A new chapter got under way Wednesday among the shelves of books and other materials at the Mary H. Weir Public Library. It was Philip Neilson's first day as the library's new executive director, officially taking over following the retirement of Rik Rekowski earlier this ...
Cross Creek budget hearing set WINTERSVILLE — A public hearing will be held on the Cross Creek Township 2027 budget. The hearing will be held at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the office of the board of trustees, 1267 Cadiz Road. The regular board meeting will follow. Veterans Service Commission to meet STEUBENVILLE — The Veterans Service Commission of Jefferson County will hold its regular meeting at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. The meeting will be held at 500 Market St. All veterans and interested parties are welcome to attend. Offices to close for holiday WEIRTON – Area governmental ...
STEUBENVILLE — A Richmond woman who allegedly punched a man after the truck pull at the 2025 Jefferson County Fair was among four people indicted by a Jefferson County grand jury Wednesday. Grand jurors indicted Kyleigh Marie McConnell, 225 Cherie Ave., Richmond, on a misdemeanor assault charge. Authorities allege McConnell, 36, took two swings at the victim after the truck pull on Aug. 15, striking him first on the side of the face and the second time connecting with his nose, which was broken. The victim, substantially older than McConnell, had been concerned about her male ...
STEUBENVILLE — Jefferson County will share in $15.5 million in Ohio Department of Development grants that will help communities clean up contaminated properties and prepare them for redevelopment. "We're excited about the grant money," Robert Naylor, executive director of the Jefferson ...
BELMONT COUNTY — Larry Barnes' voice caught as he talked about his friends whose names are on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The commander of American Legion Post 159 in St. Clairsville was in Washington, D.C., at the dedication of the memorial in 1982 with his wife, Cheryl, the president ...
WEIRTON – As part of the festivities for the Independence Day holiday, portions of Main Street in Weirton will be closed to traffic from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday. Vehicles will not be allowed to travel between Cove Road and Marland Heights Road, with motorists traveling south detoured onto Cove Road and U.S. 22, and northbound traffic sent onto Marland Heights Road and then West Street, where they will travel to the Lee Avenue intersection and back onto Main Street. Those driving west on Cove Road will turn north onto Main Street, with those seeking to go south then required to ...
