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Steubenville Council opts for ‘collaborative approach’ to opportunity zone application

STEUBENVILLE — After much discussion, council decided that City Manager Mike Johnson should represent them in discussions pertaining to a “collaborative” application for an opportunity zone designation that could cross municipal boundary lines. Opportunity zones are economically distressed census tracts where private investors “can receive tax incentives for putting capital into local businesses and real estate.” Applications are due this week. All agreed a tract that “essentially covers the majority of the downtown area, as well as the area where Franciscan University is ...

Community Bread Basket welcomes guests to new location

WEIRTON – Officials, volunteers and more are celebrating what some are considering a miracle for the Community Bread Basket. “It was a dream I had that came true,” Marilyn Charnie, president of the board of directors, explained in welcoming the crowd gathered for a grand opening at the ...

Weirton holds soggy celebration for Independence Day

  WEIRTON – A series of summer storms may have lowered the temperatures, but it didn’t lower the spirits in Weirton, as the community celebrated the nation’s birth. Organized by the Weirton Festival Committee, under the auspices of the City of Weirton and the Weirton Board of ...

United Sole helps families with shoes for school

STEUBENVILLE — With the start of the new academic year not that far off, parents with school-age children will be looking at purchasing clothing and other items. Some area residents, though, will be faced with the decision of buying an item like a pair of shoes or using their money for ...

Steubenville celebrates Independence Day

Weather didn't deter the people in and around Steubenville from celebrating America's 250th birthday this past weekend. The family fun could be found Friday and Saturday from Fourth Street to Historic Fort Steuben. Friday featured live music, vendors, local craft beer and children's ...

Wellsburg celebrates Independence Day with races, music, fireworks and more

WELLSBURG – The community capped off a week of events in celebration of Independence Day, over the weekend, with a parade, fireworks, and the return of one of Wellsburg’s traditional holiday events. Saturday morning’s festivities kicked off with an opening ceremony featuring members of ...