NEW CUMBERLAND – City officials plan to address issues with some dead, or fallen, trees in the community, after being approached by a resident with concerns for his family’s safety. “There’s three trees on South Chestnut and two in Eden Valley,” Mayor Will White said during ...
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 ...
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 – 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
