WOODSFIELD – An Amish man convicted of the rape of his two daughters was sentenced Tuesday to 31 years to life in prison. Albert Hochstetler was recently convicted of two counts of rape and two counts of gross sexual imposition after his two daughters came forward with the information that ...
STEUBENVILLE — Skeletal remains dating back more than a century were uncovered Monday afternoon at an abandoned cemetery atop Washington Street hill as a required archaeological inspection began at the site of a proposed senior housing development. The cemetery — referred to in historical ...
Water line repair planned WEIRTON — Crews from the Weirton Area Water Board will be working on a water line on Riverview Drive, beginning at 8 a.m. Wednesday. Once work is completed, a boil order will be issued for Riverview Drive, Elwood Avenue and any other water customers in the area experiencing low or no water pressure. City school board to meet STEUBENVILLE — The Steubenville City Board of Education will hold its regular July meeting at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday. The meeting will be held at the administrative offices, 611 N. Fourth St. Area man dies in motorcycle ...
CHARLESTON — A teacher from Hancock County has been named one of five finalists for the 2027 West Virginia Teacher of the Year award. Morgan Bricker, an English and journalism teacher at Weir High School, was among the finalists announced Monday by the West Virginia Department of Education ...
WEIRTON — The community kicked off its third annual Disability Independence Celebration on Monday with an exhibit highlighting the artistic talents of area residents of all ages and abilities. A reception was held at the Summit Art Gallery, serving as the first event in a weeklong series of ...
STEUBENVILLE POLICE Booked: Tonya Wallace, 44, 426 S. 4th St., Steubenville, warrant for theft. Wallace also was cited for no operator’s license. Code issues: Notices of violation were sent to owners/occupants of properties at 137 McConnell Ave., all for high grass. JEFFERSON COUNTY SHERIFF Weeded out: An Adena woman told deputies July 14 that her roommate “is antagonizing her and will not stop.” She said they were staying there to help fix the property up for the owner, but her roommate “became sober and took her weed and won’t stop bothering her.” Deputies said she ...
