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Tempers flare during discussion of after-hours youth programs at Steubenville's MLK Center

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STEUBENVILLE — Tensions over a change in hours that could force an employee at the Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center out exploded into raised voices and finger pointing during Tuesday's City Council meeting. Mayor Ralph Petrella was forced to slap his gavel off the desk a total of nine times and raise his voice, admonishing Fourth Ward Councilman Royal Mayo and City Manager Mike Johnson to be silent. "Gentlemen," Petrella said, his frustration showing. "We're moving on, understood? We're not having outbursts like that, we're not doing this here. This will be a professional ...

Pair pleads in 2025 drowning death of area teen

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WELLSBURG – Two individuals charged in relation to the 2025 drowning death of an area teenager pled guilty, earlier this month, in Brooke County Circuit Court. Ashley Shelton, 30, entered a guilty plea to one count of child neglect resulting in death on Aug. 3, while Joshua Lewis Lockerbie, ...

October brings full slate of programs at area libraries

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STEUBENVILLE — The Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County will offer a variety of programs for children and adults throughout October. At the Main Library, 740-282-9782, adults can participate in a discussion of “A Psalm for the Wild-Built” by Becky Chambers at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 6 and 20. Registration is required. Tot Time for children ages 2-4 and a parent or caregiver will be offered at 11 a.m. Tuesdays, Oct. 6, 13 and 20, and at 5:30 p.m. Thursdays, Oct. 8, 15 and 22. Participants can drop by for stories and more. At the Adena Branch, 740-320-0009, Tot Time for ...

Steubenville officials to begin work on FY 2027 budget

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STEUBENVILLE — Over the next month Steubenville City Council members will hear department heads talk about their spending needs and wants for 2027. The first of three budget committee meetings kicks off at 6 p.m. Sept. 29, with additional sessions scheduled for Oct. 6 and Oct. 20. Council will get the proposed budget on Dec. 1, and they’re expected to vote on it two weeks after that. City Manager Mike Johnson said Monday it’s shaping up to be a challenging year, money-wise, pointing out the city’s needs “are greater than its financial resources, which will require the city to ...

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Sept. 22 Olivia Dylewski, Mingo Junction Vincent McFarland, Steubenville Domenick Mucci, Steubenville

United Way backs Imagination Library

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STEUBENVILLE — Among the legacies left by Dolly Parton is continuing support for the Imagination Library program. The United Way of Jefferson County is the local coordinator for the program and is able to reach thousands of children between the ages of birth and 5 throughout the area. ...