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Franciscan University homecoming weekend set

Community September 23, 2026

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

Local News September 23, 2026

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

Local News September 23, 2026

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 ...

Police

Daily Happenings September 23, 2026

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 ...

Washington Pike paving to be completed with $650,000 announced by Morrisey

Local News September 23, 2026

WELLSBURG – The efforts to pave Washington Pike will soon reach their conclusion. Among many announcements made during his visit, this week, to the Northern Panhandle, West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey revealed the allocation of $650,000 to complete the paving of West Virginia Route 27, ...

New Cumberland to benefit from $1.2 million street paving project

Local News September 23, 2026

NEW CUMBERLAND – The City of New Cumberland is receiving a boost in getting the condition of its streets and alleyways addressed. As part of his tour of the Northern Panhandle this week, West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey made a stop at the New Cumberland City Building, where, surrounded ...