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Water outage planned for Starvaggi Drive area

WEIRTON – A valve repair will result in a water outage for one city neighborhood, according to the Weirton Area Water Board. Beginning at 8 a.m. Wednesday, residents of Starvaggi Drive, Parkview Drive and Millsop Drive will be without water service while crews repair a valve in a water line in the area. The outage will last until work is complete. A boil order will be issued for the area once the repair is finished.

Parking ordinance receives first vote in New Cumberland

NEW CUMBERLAND – Following several months of discussions, New Cumberland Council is taking a step to alleviate parking issues in one of the city’s residential neighborhoods. As part of Monday’s meeting, council approved the first reading of Ordinance 26-001, establishing no-parking ...

Weir High Drama Club celebrates 10 years with Slapdash! Forever

WEIRTON — The Weir High Drama Club is set to return to the stage with a night of improvisational comedy. Slapdash! Forever (An Evening of Comedy Improv) will mark 10 years with a performance at 7 p.m., May 16. The anniversary show builds on a legacy of high-energy, unscripted performances over the last decade by local students. The production is directed by Corey E. Miller, Weir High’s theater director and sponsor of both the Drama Club and International Thespians Troupe 1556. Student stage manager Jayme Utt will help guide the evening’s production. This year’s cast features ...

Follansbee seeks input on park usage

FOLLANSBEE – The Follansbee Park Advisory Board is seeking input from the community on what kinds of activities and improvements could be undertaken. An online survey currently is available for residents to share their thoughts on the city's parks. It can be found directly at ...

Students hone courtroom skills

STEUBENVILLE — It’s a case literally ripped from the headlines, one that revolves around hot-button issues like consent, privacy and cutting-edge genealogy techniques — except it wasn’t real. Nearly 40 students from four area schools — Edison, Harrison Central, Catholic Central and Steubenville High School — converged on the Jefferson County Justice Center recently for mock trial, a case simulation developed by the Ohio Center for Law-Related Education. The program allows students exploring career paths to get a taste of litigation while building critical thinking and public ...

Gasoline prices tough to explain

STEUBENVILLE — The price of gasoline continues to rise across the country. What residents in our region are paying per gallon, though, depends on where they live. "Gasoline pricing is one of the most difficult things to explain to consumers," Traci L. Nelson, president of the West Virginia ...