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Steubenville road work to impact Sunset Blvd., downtown alleys

Local News June 20, 2026

STEUBENVILLE — The city will begin multiple street resurfacing and utility projects starting Monday and continuing throughout the week, resulting in lane restrictions, overnight paving and parking restrictions across several areas, according to the city engineer’s office. From 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday and continuing throughout the week, Sunset Boulevard from Efts Lane to Welday Avenue will be reduced to one lane. The lane closure is expected to last several weeks. The work is needed for an AT&T subcontractor to perform adjustments to manhole frame castings tied to the Sunset ...

Weirton Christian Center provides meals to children during the summer

Community June 20, 2026

WEIRTON – The Weirton Christian Center is serving as a sponsor for the federal Summer Food Service Program, providing free lunch and a snack to area youth under the age of 18. Lunch will be served at the Weirton Christian Center from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday through Thursday, through July 30, with snacks available for those enrolled in the Christian Center's summer program from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. The Weirton Christian Center is located at 117 Ivy St. in Weirton. The summer program is available from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday, for youth in kindergarten readiness ...

History in Conversation: Telling the Mountain State’s story as America turns 250

Local News June 20, 2026

MORGANTOWN — As West Virginia marked another year of statehood and the nation approaches its 250th anniversary, historians, alumni and community members gathered Thursday afternoon inside the Milano Reading Room at West Virginia University’s Downtown Library to reflect on the stories that ...

History in the Hills: Free at last

Community June 20, 2026

This year we have a lot of events happening at Historic Fort Steuben, specifically because it is the 250th anniversary of our nation. At the fort for this anniversary, we have a lecture series examining historic topics that are relevant to our history. Our next lecture will be Aug. 20 with Alan Fitzpatrick, who will be discussing the American Revolution in the Ohio Country. I am really looking forward to that discussion. As we know, this past Friday was Juneteenth, a national holiday which commemorates the moment when, "on June 19, 1865, some 2,000 Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, ...

The importance of a father's love

Community June 20, 2026

The last twelve months have been something unique and special. In the last number of years certain things have been shaping my life. I found out what it is to be an orphan. In South Africa where I am blessed to minister, anyone whose parents are deceased is considered an orphan. It does not matter the age of the child, if they are 5 years old, or 50 years old. If both of their parents are deceased, they are an orphan. In American culture we limit it to being an adolescent or young age of 18 years old or younger. My mother died when I was sixteen and my father died when I was forty-six. ...

Local News June 20, 2026

STEUBENVILLE — Residents turned out Friday for Steubenville’s Juneteenth celebration, a two-day event featuring music, food and fun. The festivities kicked off at noon Friday with a community parade featuring the Big Red band and children and adults carrying the festival’s official 10th ...