(AP) - School systems in Detroit, Indianapolis, Philadelphia and suburban Minneapolis are giving up on in-person classes, and some governors are reimposing restrictions on bars and restaurants or getting more serious about masks, as the coast-to-coast resurgence of the coronavirus sends deaths, ...
Spaghetti dinner to benefit festival FOLLANSBEE — The Follansbee Community Days committee will be selling spaghetti dinners for take-out only beginning at noon Sunday. The cost is $9 for the meals, which will include spaghetti with a large meatball, bread, salad and slice of cake. ...
Steubenville police Cited: Christine Lawrence, 24, 707 Market St., Apt. 407, Steubenville, assured clear distance ahead. Lawrence was cited following a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Sunset and Belleview boulevards. Cited: Veronica Allen, 59, 302 Fairplay Road, Bloomingdale, dog ...
WEIRTON — The Top of West Virginia Convention and Visitors Bureau will continue to receive funding from the City of Weirton following discussions Thursday night. Weirton Council met in special session Thursday, with an agenda listing a proposed ordinance to amend a 2001 piece of legislation ...
WEIRTON — The holidays are going to be a little less jolly in Weirton this year. Under guidance from the Hancock County Health Department, the Weirton Area Chamber of Commerce has canceled this year’s Weirton Christmas Parade, which had been scheduled for Nov. 28. “They have notified ...
WELLSBURG — After serving nearly 12 years as mayor, Sue Simonetti has chosen not to seek re-election. Simonetti said she announced her decision at Tuesday’s council meeting to allow other residents time to consider if they would like to declare their candidacy for next year’s election, ...
CHARLESTON — Multiple Democratic lawmakers have written letters to the West Virginia Public Service Commission asking them to put pressure on Frontier Communications to expand fiber for broadband internet expansion. The problem: the same West Virginia Legislature tied the hands of the ...
Council to hold special meeting FOLLANSBEE — Follansbee Council will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. Monday at the City Building to consider the purchase of office computers and related equipment. The vendor will be available to answer questions. Water-sewer board cancels ...
FOLLANSBEE — The West Virginia Fidelis Gamma Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa Honorary Teacher’s Sorority hosted the Ohio Valley District fall meeting on Oct. 31 at Follansbee Park. Members attended from seven chapters — Epsilon, Iota, Pi, Alpha Kappa, Alpha Tau, Lambda and Fidelis Gamma. ...
“We had well more than 2,500 online viewers of the Valley’s Got Talent competition this year, which was held Sunday at the Sycamore Youth Center with in-person attendance only for family members of participants,” reported Bobbyjon Bauman, president of the Ohio Valley Youth Network, which ...
“Be an American Worth Fighting For” is the theme of this year’s observance of Wreaths Across America, a time when millions of Americans come together to remember the fallen, honor those who serve and their families and teach the next generation about the value of freedom. This ...
WEIRTON — While much of the news surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic has been bad, there may be opportunity as a result of the virus’ spread. The Frontier Group of Companies continues to clear and prepare more than 1,100 acres of former steel-making property in Weirton, with officials ...
CHARLESTON — Despite continued pleas for West Virginians to get tested, avoid groups of people, social distance and wear masks, West Virginia continues to see substantial increases in COVID-19 cases and deaths. “We’ve got a problem, a real real problem,” Gov. Jim Justice said during ...
NEW CUMBERLAND — All of Weirton’s public schools are closed for the remainder of the week as a result of several confirmed COVID-19 cases involving both students and staff. The closures were announced on a posting on the Hancock County Schools website Tuesday, explaining school officials ...
WEIRTON — With the ringing of the bells at the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month, the Weirton community honored those who have stepped forward to serve their country. Local veterans and other residents gathered in the Weirton Room of the Millsop Community Center to pay their ...
CHARLESTON — Veterans Day looked different this year in West Virginia, but Gov. Jim Justice still took time to host a virtual tribute to the state’s veterans Wednesday. “What we owe them is everything we have to a bunch of ordinary men and women who stepped up beyond belief ... to ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Gov. Mike DeWine beseeched Ohioans on Wednesday to take the surging coronavirus spread seriously, issuing new orders on mask enforcement in businesses, gatherings across the state and threatening to close bars, restaurants and fitness centers if cases continue ...
TORONTO — Rain and concerns about spread of COVID-19 resulted in a shorter Veterans Day service this year at Toronto’s Veterans Victory Pavilion, but the level of appreciation for all American veterans was no less than before. Mayor John Parker thanked everyone for coming to acknowledge ...
HUNTINGTON — After a plane crash killed most of Marshall University’s football team in 1970, school administrators could have resorted to the simplest choice — dropping the losing sport altogether. They didn’t. They couldn’t bring themselves to do it. From the 75 lives lost in the ...
Today’s birthday Marlene Lamantia, Toronto. Police reports Jefferson County sheriff Pilfered: A crossbow was stolen from the back of an SUV parked on Liberty Street, Dillonvale, Monday. The owner said he checked his vehicle after learning a family member’s car had been entered the ...