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Recent Birthdays Sept. 14 Sam Swearigen, Mingo Junction Cynthia Adams, Mingo Junction Bob Crites, 88, Steubenville STEUBENVILLE POLICE A Lawson Avenue man was charged with arson after an early morning fire Saturday gutted his home. Police said Brandon M. Carroll, 27, 435 Lawson Ave., was booked into the Jefferson County jail without bond. Security cameras captured footage of a man in a red hoodie leaving the residence immediately before the fire started, police said, and several people allege Carroll told them “he had caught the (residence) on fire,” with one of them ...

Sassie Lassies meet

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Contributed Members of the Weirton Red Hat Sassie Lassies met recently at Dee Jays BBQ Ribs and Grille on Three Springs Drive. Attending were, from left, Connie Norwood, Cheryl Kondik, marge LeMasters, Karen Kuhn, Betty Dugan (a guest), Donna Robinson, Linda Walter, Martha Varitek, Connie ...

Want to lower your risk of dementia? It doesn't involve a blood test

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WASHINGTON (AP) — New blood tests that might predict Alzheimer’s years before symptoms begin may sound tantalizing for people who worry about later-in-life dementia. But doctors say they aren't quite ready yet — and besides, you don’t need a test before trying to lower your risk. The ...

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Weir Class of 67 to meet WEIRTON — Members of the Weir High School Class of 1967 will hold their monthly luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Theo Yianni's, 322 American Way. All classmates in the area are encouraged to attend. Plans for a 2027 reunion will be discussed. Battle of Stones River roundtable topic WHEELING — Caroline Davis will be the guest speaker when the Ohio Valley Civil War Roundtable meets at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 23 at 6:30 at the Ohio County Public Library's auditorium. Her lecture will focus on the Battle of Stones River (Dec. 31, 1862 - Jan. 2, 1863.) Gen. ...

Former Bellaire teacher sentenced to more than a decade in prison

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ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Former Bellaire High School teacher and track coach Shawn Valloric was sentenced to 14-15 years in prison Monday. Valloric pleaded guilty to 52 charges involving child pornography in August. In April, he was arraigned on 52 counts of pandering sexually oriented matter ...