STEUBENVILLE — Faced with the challenge of an unconventional, all-by-mail election, local officials were pleased with the way Jefferson County voters responded with roughly 24.24 percent turnout reported unofficially Tuesday night. “I’m very proud of the Jefferson County residents who ...
STEUBENVILLE — Questions about an equipment purchase and staffing dominated discussion during Tuesday’s City Council meeting, the fourth to be livestreamed during the statewide coronavirus lockdown. Utility Director Chuck Murphy told council a $443,000 vacator truck is crucial to ...
MINGO JUNCTION — Not knowing how soon the village’s swimming pool and park facilities may open, Village Administrator Bob Smith told Mingo Junction Council on Tuesday he’s preparing for them to be used this summer anyway. Smith told council the swimming pool will be cleaned and repairs ...
COLUMBUS (AP) — Joe Biden won Ohio’s presidential primary Tuesday, clinching a contest that was less about the Democratic nomination and more about how states can conduct elections in the era of the coronavirus. The primary was the first major test of statewide elections via mail amid an outbreak. There were reports of confusion but no widespread disruption. It wasn’t like Wisconsin earlier this month, when voters were forced to overlook social distancing guidelines to stand in line wearing masks to cast ballots. “Within the context of the threat of the virus, it’s a ...
WHEELING — Ten charities across West Virginia will receive $5,000 each in donations from the Health Plan to help with food distribution drives, with five of those organizations located in Wheeling. The Health Plan announced Monday that $50,000 would be donated to help those in need during the COVID-19 pandemic. The donations are slated to become available by the end of the month. Locally, Catholic Charities, the Soup Kitchen of Greater Wheeling, House of the Carpenter and St. Luke’s and St. Matthew’s Episcopal churches, all of Wheeling, each will receive a $5,000 donation to ...
PARKERSBURG — The writer of the Book of Hebrews in the New Testament admonishes early Christians against “neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some,” emphasizing the importance of communal worship. It’s a charge that contemporary Christians are adapting to meet in the midst ...
