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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 ...

Franciscan University homecoming weekend set

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STEUBENVILLE — Franciscan University of Steubenville will welcome alumni, parents, families and friends back to the hill for its annual Homecoming Weekend Friday through Sunday The weekend festivities begin Friday with the sold-out eighth annual President's Golf Outing at Steubenville Country Club. The Household Life Mass will be celebrated at 4:45 p.m. in Finnegan Fieldhouse, followed by the Alumni Awards Reception at 6 p.m. and Alumni Awards Banquet at 7p.m. at the Pope St. Paul VI Event Center in Christ the Teacher Hall. The Student Talent Show will begin at 8 p.m. in Finnegan ...

Trail will boost region's economy

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STEUBENVILLE — Completing an Ohio River crossing would not just help to fill in a major gap on the Great American Rail-Trail, it would help drive economic development across the region. "This is the first gap that we really have between here and Washington, D.C., and the Ohio River is a ...

CHANGE receives $500,000 rural health transformation grant

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WEIRTON – A local healthcare provider expects to be able to better serve its patients and the community through the support of West Virginia's Rural Health Transformation Program. CHANGE, Inc. was announced as the recipient of a $500,000 grant through the program, with Gov. Patrick Morrisey ...

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Steubenville police Tense bunch: A man in the 3600 block of Sunset Boulevard claimed his mother had struck one of his children Saturday, but mom denied it and said her son made it up because she’s trying to make him leave her home. She said he showed up unannounced with his wife and kids and “became upset” so she asked him to leave. He refused and claimed he doesn’t have to because he lives there, which mom denied, and during the ensuing argument she said he threatened to assault her and her daughter. Mom said she doesn’t feel comfortable with him staying there. The son ...