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Road closures, lane restrictions planned in Steubenville, Wellsburg

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STEUBENVILLE — Motorists in Steubenville and Wellsburg should be aware of upcoming road work that will impact traffic beginning Monday. Washington Street (state Route 43) in Steubenville will be closed to all traffic beginning at 7 a.m. Monday from the Market Street Ramp to North Seventh Street. The closure is expected to last seven to 10 days. The closure is needed for a contractor to complete concrete pavement joint repairs across all four lanes of Washington Street. Motorists traveling eastbound on Washington Street (SR 43 South) will be directed to use the Market Street Ramp to ...

Award-winning Italian film has local tie

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STEUBENVILLE — When Carmine Pate talks about his father, he proudly points to the numerous movie roles he has had during a career in the film industry that has spanned more than 50 years. “He got his first break in films when he was cast in the early 1970s in a film called ‘The ...

Sermon topics

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• Bell Chapel UMC: "What's In a Name? Joshua" • Cove Presbyterian Church: "He Knows You" • Finley Church: 10:45 a.m.: "Fidelity in a Broken World"; 6 p.m.: "The Greatest Sacrifice" • First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ): "Impossible Multiplication" • Memorial Baptist Church: "He Knows You" • St. Paul's Church: "Fish Sandwiches for All" • Wintersville Methodist Church: "Parable of the Four Soils is Taught by Jesus"

Youth league treasurer arrested for embezzling of funds

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NEW CUMBERLAND — The longtime treasurer of the Oak Glen Junior Bears Baseball Association has been arrested on suspicion of embezzling at least $11,000 from the youth athletic league. David Andrew Brown, of Chester, was arrested Tuesday, according to Magistrate Court records, and charged with one felony count of embezzlement. He has since posted the $20,000 bond and is scheduled to next appear in Hancock County Magistrate Court Aug. 12. Hancock County Detective Scott Little has been investigating the case, explaining members of the association's board, most of whom had been newly ...

New steel sign celebrates Chester’s place in West Virginia

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CHESTER — The state’s northernmost municipality has joined a network of communities showing off their West Virginia pride through the dedication of a large metal sculpture. Friday morning, Chester Mayor Ed Wedgewood was joined by state Sen. Laura Wakim Chapman, Del. Pat McGeehan and ...

Commissioners table $500K payment until Edison damage dispute is resolved

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STEUBENVILLE — Jefferson County commissioners made it clear Thursday they are not comfortable paying nearly $751,000 owed to Johnson Controls for a water meter replacement project without assurances taxpayers in the Edison Local School District will not be left responsible for damage caused to the district’s gymnasium. Commissioners approved payment of two invoices totaling just over $272,374 but tabled action on a larger invoice until Assistant Prosecutor Shawn Blake can review Edison Superintendent Bill Beattie’s proposal to withhold at least $500,000 from Johnson Controls while ...