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Local high school students get a taste of the business world

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WEIRTON — More than 80 area high school juniors got a chance to step into the business world Tuesday with help from the Weirton Area Chamber of Commerce. The chamber welcomed students from Brooke, Madonna, Oak Glen, Weir, Indian Creek and Steubenville high schools to the annual Dr. Barbara ...

WLU hosts W.Va. Court of Appeals

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WEST LIBERTY — The West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals brought its docket to West Liberty University on Tuesday, where students and the public observed cases involving political speech and medical malpractice. Chief Judge Dan Greer and judges Charles O. Lorensen and Ryan White heard ...

Body found in Steubenville alley

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STEUBENVILLE — A body was found Tuesday in the 100 block of North Commercial Alley, Police Chief Ken Anderson said. Anderson said the body was discovered around 2 p.m. “Upon arrival, officers located a male subject next to a building,” he said. “The subject was confirmed (dead). ...

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Sycamore Youth Center to offer free summer dance camps STEUBENVILLE — The Sycamore Youth Center is inviting area youth to take part in upcoming summer dance camps, with free ballet and jazz sessions led by returning instructor Diana Tygett. The camps are part of the center’s annual ...

Firefighting’s in the blood for Steubenville’s newest hires

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STEUBENVILLE — Laken Ward is stepping into big shoes. She’s just the second woman to serve Steubenville as a firefighter. The first, Terri Kovach, retired 14 years ago as fire chief. If Ward is thinking that far ahead, she’s not saying, but given what she has accomplished so far, no one ...

Steubenville weighs costly MLK Center roof repairs

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STEUBENVILLE — At least one section of the roof at the Martin Luther King Jr. Recreational Center will have to be replaced in the near future, City Manager Mike Johnson said Tuesday. “There are three separate roofs on the MLK Center,” Johnson said after the meeting. “One was replaced ...