WEIRTON – An annual effort to lend some aid to local veterans is continuing this week. The 12th-annual Bob Busch Memorial Veterans Clothing Drive is underway at the Millsop Community Center, with donations of new or gently used clothing being accepted through Friday. Parks Executive ...
STEUBENVILLE — City officials are hoping to replace two outmoded fire stations with just one new, well-thought-out building in downtown Steubenville, though exactly where that would be is still up in the air. If it happens, Fire Chief Joe Ribar told council Tuesday they’d close the Pleasant Heights and headquarters buildings permanently. The West End station would remain in service. “Those two stations (Pleasant Heights and headquarters) are aging and were not built for today’s fire service, such as vehicles, equipment and staffing,” Ribar said after the meeting. “And we ...
STEUBENVILLE — First Lt. Raymond Banker Gilbert returned to his hometown Tuesday afternoon, met with a hero's welcome and greeted by residents from across the Tri-State Area. It was a homecoming that happened after 75 years. Gilbert died on Jan. 31, 1951, in a Korean prisoner of war ...
STEUBENVILLE — A research project has helped to offer a glimpse into the life of a local man who served with the Army during World War I. Keith Johnson, a volunteer at the Jefferson County Historical Association Museum, said he has been transcribing and annotating letters written by Charles Tortorice during his service in the trenches in Southern France. "It's important to keep the memory of World War I alive," Johnson said Tuesday while reflecting on the letters and Veterans Day. "There's still interest in World War II and the Vietnam War, but I think people have kind of lost ...
In the wake of Democrat Amy Acton’s gubernatorial victory, political experts and Democratic lawmakers have speculated Republican lawmakers in Ohio might take measures to limit the executive powers of the governor’s office. Republicans, who hold supermajorities in the state House and ...
WELLSBURG – The Brooke County Health Department has reported a fourth positive rabies case in the Bethany area for the year. A raccoon tested positive for rabies through ongoing surveillance with the USDA. The Health Department continues to stress the importance of prevention efforts to ...
