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Wellsburg discussing rules for junked, abandoned vehicles

WELLSBURG — City officials are discussing the possibility of updating Wellsburg’s ordinances related to junked or abandoned vehicles. Councilman Larry Swanson raised the issue during Tuesday’s City Council meeting, saying while many of the concerns he wants to address are included in ...

Urban Mission builds community through food and fellowship

STEUBENVILLE — It’s important to bring members of the community together so they can better understand the work done by Urban Mission Ministries, agency officials say. That was one of the main goals of a series of open house sessions held Wednesday. “This allows everyone to see what we ...

Woda hires archaeological consultant to search unearthed cemetery

STEUBENVILLE — City officials have been told 146 truckloads of topsoil, “more or less,” may have been removed from a long-forgotten cemetery on McDowell Avenue before the project was shut down two weeks ago. In an update sent to city officials, developer Tom Simons said ASC Group, a Columbus-based consultant specializing in cultural, environmental and hazardous site evaluations, had been hired by Woda Cooper Companies to conduct an archaeological evaluation of the site on the hillside behind The Laundromat. Woda Cooper has clearances and funding to build as many as 50 affordable ...

WVU Medicine Weirton Medical Center opens expanded ICU

WEIRTON — WVU Medicine Weirton Medical Center has opened its expanded Intensive Care Unit, delivering a higher level of care to patients across the region. The ICU allows the hospital to care for even the most critically ill patients locally, ensuring they can remain close to their ...

Ohio Valley To Benefit From WVU Medicine Capital Projects

A new cancer center in Weirton and a new community hospital in St. Clairsville are among the hundreds of millions of dollars in capital projects approved Wednesday by the WVU Health System Board of Directors. The two projects will total $76.1 million -- $56 million for the St. Clairsville ...