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Stanton Collection Honors One Of Its Own

HAMMONDSVILLE-Stanton Elementary School is pulling together to help others and carry on the legacy of one of its own with a collection for local cancer patients. The student council has organized a Cancer Hope Kit drive in the memory of Carolyn Byers, a paraprofessional who served at the ...

Jefferson County names new JFS director

STEUBENVILLE—Jefferson County has a new Job & Family Services Director in waiting. Jeffrey Felton, a Follansbee resident, will take the reins Dec. 1, succeeding Michelle Santin who is retiring after nearly 25 years of combined service. The Bergholz native graduated in 1974 from Brooke High ...

Jefferson County 911 levy renewal vital for system

WINTERSVILLE — Voters in Jefferson County will have the chance to show their support for the county's 911 system when they cast their ballots for the Nov. 3 election. They are being asked to renew the 1.5-mill, five-year property tax levy that provides most of the money required to ensure ...

Police Reports

STEUBENVILLE POLICE Truck v train: A dump truck was dragged about 50 feet after it turned into a Norfolk Southern train on the Tidewater Logistics property Friday. Police said the truck was traveling parallel to the tracks when the driver turned left towards the tracks “and…the dump truck ...

Ohio gas prices keep climbing

Since Ohio suspended the state’s tax on gasoline, the situation for drivers has gone from bad to worse. The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in Ohio is now $4.41, according to Gasbuddy. That’s up from $3.02 a year ago. In late September, the Ohio legislature suspended the state’s gas tax for 90 days, hoping to stem the rising prices, a move that will cost the state about $725 million in revenue. Nationally, the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline dropped 6 cents in the last week to $4.27, according to the American Automobile Association. “The drop is ...

Giving the band a boost

Craig Howell The Beauty In Silence was among a lineup of more than a dozen area bands performing Saturday for the inaugural Weir Band Booster Bash, organized in an effort to raise money for the Weir High School Band. Proceeds are set to go toward the purchase of new uniforms for the band. ...