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JUHS Class of 1976 holds 50th

Contributed The Jefferson Union High School bicentennial Class of 1976 held its 50-year reunion with festivities on Aug. 7 and 8, kicking off with an icebreaker social time at 7 Ranges in Steubenville, continuing with a tour of Edison High School's facilities and culminating with a dinner at ...

Power station to switch to new alert system

By the beginning of 2027, residents of the Tri-State Area will have a new way to receive alerts for tests and emergencies at the Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station. “We'll be updating our warning systems,” Jennie Steifel, off-site emergency preparedness specialist for the station, explained while appearing before Hancock County commissioners during their meeting Friday morning. The nuclear power station, located in Shippingport, Pa., is transitioning from its traditional outdoor, pole-mounted siren alert system to a more automated system known as the Integrated Public Alert and ...

Dispute grows over plans to remove old cemetery remains

STEUBENVILLE — A Jefferson County businessman is one of at least five people who filed written objections to allowing Woda Cooper Companies to disinter remains from the old Catholic cemetery at the top of Washington Street hill in Steubenville. Those letters asked Probate Judge Frank Noble ...

Dillonvale man dead following Sunday evening crash in Smithfield Township

STEUBENVILLE — A Dillonvale man was killed Sunday night in a two-vehicle crash on County Road 10 in Smithfield Township, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The crash occurred at about 8:22 p.m. Aug. 16, approximately two-tenths of a mile west of Ohio 152. Corey Shetler, 29, of Dillonvale, a passenger in the one of the vehicles, died from injuries sustained in the crash. He was pronounced dead at 9:38 p.m. Troopers said Matthew DiLoreto, 27, of Mingo Junction was driving a 2023 Chevrolet Silverado eastbound on Jefferson County Road 10, while Harley Crawford, 28, of Adena was ...

Fidelis Gamma enjoys antique items at August meeting

The Fidelis Gamma Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa International Honorary Organization for Women Educators met at Eat ’n Park Restaurant in Weirton on Aug. 6, with co-presidents Ruth Fuller and Carolyn Allison officiating. Fifteen members attended. Fuller gave the welcome and Allison lit the memory candle. Chaplain Elaine McClung led members in the pledge, an inspirational reading, prayer and a blessing for the meal. Member Shirley Washam updated the group on the Southeast Region Conference. Allison and Fuller gave an update on the “Officers Executive 2026 report.” During the ...