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Bonnie’s Bus to make stop in Follansbee

MORGANTOWN – Bonnie's Bus mobile mammography units will be in the Northern Panhandle as part of the program's upcoming visits to West Virginia communities. One of the units will be in Follansbee, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., July 31, at Trucare Health Partners. For an appointment, call (304) 505-6045. A unit also is scheduled to be at the Benwood McMechen Housing Authority in Benwood, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., July 29, and Community Health Center of NE Wetzel County in Burton on July 30. For appointments in Benwood, call (304) 233-0830, and in Burton call (304) 775-4671. Bonnie's Bus is a service ...

Traffic reminder issued ahead of Wheeling Symphony performance

WEIRTON – The City of Weirton has issued a reminder of traffic restrictions ahead of Friday's performance by the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra. The performance, held through the support of the Top of West Virginia Convention and Visitors Bureau and local businesses, will visit Weirton as part ...

Weirton man faces sexual abuse charges

WEIRTON – A city resident is facing sexual abuse charges following his arrest Monday. According to information released by Weirton Police Chief Charlie Kush, Chalmer Allen Noble, 55, of 131 School St., has been charged with six felony counts of sexual abuse by a parent, guardian or person ...

Council honors Steubenville’s trailblazers in resolution

Councilman Royal Mayo, right, presents a resolution celebrating the achievements of Steubenville’s African-American residents, including brothers Jerome and John Edwards, fighter pilots flying with the famed Tuskegee Airmen in World War II, and Moses Fleetwood Walker, who in 1884 was the ...

First Friday … and Saturday … set

STEUBENVILLE — When First Fridays on Fourth returns this week, area residents will have the chance to enjoy two days of holiday-themed activities. Friday night will feature the regular July edition of the monthly street festival along Fourth Street between Adams and Washington streets. Events will begin, as usual, at 6 p.m. Then, on Saturday beginning at 2 p.m., the festival will reopen with activities leading up to the city's annual fireworks display, scheduled to begin around 9:30 p.m. at Historic Fort Steuben. There will be live music, vendors, local craft beer and children's ...

Wellsburg Independence Day events get off to rainy start

WELLSBURG – Wellsburg’s week-long celebration of the Independence Day holiday got under way over the weekend, although weather was a hindrance to one of the community’s newest events. The Super Kids Race was set to take place Sunday afternoon, after being delayed from its original ...