Dolly Parton, the country music icon whose soaring vibrato vocals, poignant songwriting and sparkling costumes defined her rise from a log cabin in the Tennessee mountains to the height of stardom and acclaim, has died.…
Brooke OKs temporary Hope policy
WELLSBURG — Members of the Brooke County Board of Education are taking steps to make sure they have a fee…
Developers withdraw cemetery disinterment petition — for now
STEUBENVILLE — Attorneys representing the developer planning to build senior citizen housing on a forgotten Catholic cemetery at the top…
Learning by doing: Project SEARCH begins second year in Weirton
WEIRTON — A new class of students is searching for opportunity as part of a partnership between Hancock County Schools…
Hancock County Schools ready for the new year
NEW CUMBERLAND — The school year in Hancock County began with a few bumps but, overall, a good first day,…
Weirton Ride increasing its route runs
WEIRTON — The City of Weirton's public transit program is providing more opportunities for area residents to get a ride.…
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Veterans recognized at Jefferson County Fair
SMITHFIELD — Members of the Jefferson County Veterans Association were honored during Saturday's annual…
WINTERSVILLE — The Upper Ohio Valley Camera Club meets at 6:30 p.m. on the first and…
Camera club names top finishers
Veterans breakfast set for Wednesday STEUBENVILLE — Area veterans can join together for breakfast as well…
Briefs
Police Beat STEUBENVILLE POLICE Tough love: A Woodland Avenue man told police his brother “was stealing…
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Local Sports
Buckeye top Creek in home opener
CONNORVILLE — After seeming to lose the momentum and dropping the third set to…
GOLF BIG RED GETS CLOSE WIN IN HOME TRI STEUBENVILLE — The Big Red golf team…
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Business
Indian Creek’s Marshall honored as Nutrition Group Director of the Year
WINTERSVILLE — Nicole Marshall has made it her mission to nourish students while they…
Editorials
Different perspectives
It's easy to be critical about the way your community looks, or the people who have been elected to govern it or those who have been appointed to be in charge of services ranging from the streets to the water system, from the sewer system to garbage collection. If you have any doubts about…
Gary Franks: Lightning will not strike twice in Maine as Platner steps down
Veronique de Rugy: What a 700-Year-Old Fresco Can Teach America
Josh Hammer: The Return of Socialism and the GOP's Golden Opportunity
Local Columns
Ross Gallabrese: Statewide candidates still showing interest in community
Some thoughts ... • While election season has not really started to heat up yet, there still has been plenty of activity around the area. In the past two weeks, we have seen visits from a candidate for governor — Democrat Amy Acton — both of Ohio's candidates for the U.S. Senate — Republican…
Ross Gallabrese: County fairs remain special
Ross Gallabrese: Pedestrians beware
Ross Gallabrese: Thoughts for a new month
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Ohio News
Feds may end Ohio manufacturing program after audit cites $20.9 million in misspending
By ANDREW TOBIAS/Signal Ohio A longstanding, federally funded Ohio manufacturing program that provides job training and technology support to companies could be shut down for good if federal officials follow recommendations in a new audit. In an audit released this week, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Office of Inspector General faulted Ohio for poor…