NEW CUMBERLAND — The Weirton Area Chamber of Commerce brought a taste of the holidays to the Upper Ohio Valley Thursday, presenting its annual Christmas in July Golf Scramble. Twenty-two teams came out in support of the event, hitting the course on a cool, clear day. “It’s been a ...
Steubenville alley resurfacing project to begin Sunday STEUBENVILLE — The City of Steubenville will begin the 2026 Downtown Alley Street Resurfacing Project Sunday, July 26, with overnight paving scheduled from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. nightly throughout the week, weather permitting. Work will include the Commercial Street Alley from North Street to South Street and the Court Street Alley from Washington Street to South Street. Motorists are advised to use alternate routes. The streets will be posted as “No Parking” in advance, and vehicles left in the area will be towed at the ...
WHEELING — A group of Warwood residents is attempting to halt the development of a data center on the former Centre Foundry & Machine Co. property along W.Va. 2 by taking legal action against the new owner. A civil complaint was electronically filed Wednesday in Ohio County Circuit Court by attorney J. Anthony Edmond Jr. of the local law offices of Edmond & Baum PLLC against Silicon Foundry Energy LLC, doing business as Silicon Foundation. The action was filed on behalf of several Warwood residents, many of whom appeared this week before Wheeling City Council to voice their concerns ...
Police Beat STEUBENVILLE POLICE Pair booked: A Market Street resident and her father are facing “numerous” charges, including child endangerment, after authorities allegedly found contraband in their apartment Wednesday. Police said Emmett C. Blanchard, 43, of 723 Market St., Apt. B, was charged with felony possession of drugs and two counts of child endangerment. His daughter, Briona L. Blanchard, 22, also of 723 Market St., Apt. B, was charged with permitting drug abuse and two counts of child endangerment. Police said they encountered a bedroom with “a biometric thumb scanner ...
STEUBENVILLE — Children attending this week's Sign Language Camp at the Sycamore Youth Center discovered that learning a new language can be exciting, interactive and full of laughter. The four-day camp, led by instructors Jess Cheslar and Megan Reister, gave students an introduction to ...
WHEELING — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito pledged her support for those affected by extreme flooding this week in West Virginia and said she would provide any needed help in obtaining federal assistance once damage is assessed. Capito, R-West Virginia, spoke with state reporters via teleconference Thursday and reported it was a beautiful day in Washington, D.C. “But it was certainly not a beautiful day in Buckhannon, Weston, and Lewis and Upshur counties on Tuesday with a devastating flood (happening there),” Capito said. “It flooded some areas where I don’t remember ever ...
