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Jefferson County groups receive grants JEFFERSON COUNTY — Two Jefferson County nonprofit organizations have received grants through the Dale Hileman Legacy Fund and the Donald R. Myers Legacy Fund to Support Partnership in Appalachian Ohio. The United Way of Jefferson County was awarded a $750 grant from the Dale Hileman Legacy Fund. The funding will support the organization’s Community Stability and Opportunity Initiative, which helps ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) households stay housed, fed and connected to essential services. “These grants reflect ...

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Today's Birthday May 1 Steve Trbovich, Mingo Junction Police Beat STEUBENVILLE POLICE Facing charges: A city resident is facing charges after authorities allegedly found fentanyl, crack cocaine, drug paraphernalia and cash in his home Wednesday. Police said detectives with the Jefferson County Drug Task Force booked John Samuel Powell, 37, 1418 Pennsylvania Ave., Steubenville, into custody on two felony counts of drug possession, possession of paraphernalia and possession of drug abuse instruments. City police and the special response team assisted with the search. Returned: A ...

Greyhound racing could be ending

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WHEELING — A provision in the Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2026 that passed the U.S. House on Thursday would criminalize greyhound racing nationwide. That means the nation’s two remaining dog tracks — Wheeling Island Casino Hotel Racetrack and Mardi Gras Casino & Resort, both ...

Trump signs bill funding DHS, ending record shutdown

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump swiftly signed a bipartisan legislation Thursday to fund much of the Department of Homeland Security, but not its immigration enforcement operations, shortly after the package won final approval in the House, ending the longest agency shutdown in ...

Jeff Co. commissioners renew youth program funding and address multiple projects

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STEUBENVILLE — Jefferson County commissioners renewed funding for a popular youth program this week, though they did not increase the amount as organizers had hoped. A year ago, commissioners granted Sycamore Center $25,000 in OneOhio opioid prevention funds for programming designed to keep kids “off the streets, off drugs and moving in a positive direction.” With reductions in federal funding, organizers had hoped for additional support. “I’m very cautious,” Commissioner Tony Morelli said. “It seems like a lot of money but there’s been a lot of pain to get that money. ...