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Wintersville woman killed in wrong-way crash on Route 22 in Pa.

An Ohio woman died Sunday night in a wrong-way crash on Route 22 in Hanover Township. State police said Dawn R. D’Andrea was driving west in the eastbound lanes of the highway near the Burgettstown exit shortly after 10:30 p.m. when she crashed head-on into another car. D’Andrea, 53, of ...

Data centers front and center in Ohio Senate race

A stretch of federal land in southeastern Ohio is about to hold one of the largest data center projects in the world, and the debate surrounding the facility has come to dominate Ohio’s battleground Senate race. U.S. Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, is defending his seat against former Sen. Sherrod ...

Local historian chronicles memories of Beatty Park

STEUBENVILLE — Flora L. VerStraten-Merrin is a local historian and was a driving force behind the formation of the Friends of Beatty Park. In the final stages of writing a book about the park, she says it has brought her to the realization that park was and still is a connective historic ...

Annual Upper Ohio Valley Walk to End Alzheimer's Thrives At New Home

WHEELING – The annual Upper Ohio Valley Walk to End Alzheimer's had a new home on Sunday afternoon. This year’s walk was moved from Wheeling Park to Wheeling University’s indoor track. Upper Ohio Alzheimer's Association Board of Directors event chairperson Tate Blanchard said the ...

Franciscan University to discuss writer's vision

STEUBENVILLE — Franciscan University of Steubenville's Institute for the Study of Man and Woman will celebrate the life and thought of Catholic writer Gertrud von le Fort with a special evening of reflection at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 14 in the Pope St. Paul VI Event Center, Christ the Teacher Hall. The event is free and open to the public. A Celebration of the Timeless Work of Gertrud von le Fort will bring together three scholars to explore von le Fort's insights into womanhood and the "eternal feminine," with particular attention to her classic work "The Eternal Woman." The event comes ...

Commissioners recognize growth of 4-H in Hancock County

NEW CUMBERLAND – Hancock County’s 4-H programs have experienced much growth in recent years, with new clubs being established and attracting a larger number of participants to their annual summer camps and other activities. The Hancock County Commission, Friday, recognized the growth and ...