WEIRTON — A new class of students is searching for opportunity as part of a partnership between Hancock County Schools and WVU Medicine Weirton Medical Center. The Project SEARCH program in Weirton celebrated the beginning of its second year Monday, welcoming six high school seniors — ...
NEW CUMBERLAND — The school year in Hancock County began with a few bumps but, overall, a good first day, according to school officials. Monday was the first day for students to report in Hancock County Schools, and Superintendent Walter Saunders noted he and other Central Office staff were ...
WEIRTON — The City of Weirton's public transit program is providing more opportunities for area residents to get a ride. In the coming days, Weirton Ride will be growing the number of routes it provides riders looking for a way to get around the city. “We're adding to the existing ...
NEW CUMBERLAND — The Oak Glen community is grieving the loss of one of its own. Hancock County deputies are investigating a fatal all-terrain vehicle crash which claimed the life of Carter “Boo Boo” Pesacreta, 16, of Newell, Friday afternoon. The Sheriff’s Department reports that deputies responded to a call at approximately 2:30 p.m. Friday on Wylie Ridge Road, near the intersection of Anderson Lane, for an ATV crash. Preliminary investigations indicate Pesacreta lost control of the vehicle, resulting in it leaving the roadway and rolling over an embankment. “It’s ...
Veterans breakfast set for Wednesday STEUBENVILLE — Area veterans can join together for breakfast as well as camaraderie Wednesday at the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department. The sheriff's Veteran's Appreciation Breakfast, honoring those who have served in the U.S. military, begins at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the sheriff's office, 16001 state Route 7, Steubenville. Board of elections schedules emergency meeting STEUBENVILLE — The Jefferson County Board of Elections has scheduled an emergency meeting for Wednesday to approve a new voting location for the precincts of Piney ...
STEUBENVILLE — A special shipment will be arriving at the Urban Mission Ministries warehouse on Thursday. That's when officials with the local nonprofit expect to receive a truck carrying up to 40,000 pounds of food donated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It's a ...
