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Watchdog Group: EPA surveilled social media posts

EAST PALESTINE — Instead of looking out for the residents impacted by the 2023 train derailment, the federal Environmental Protection Agency used resources to look into the social media movements of those residents, a government watchdog group claims. According to the Government ...

Tony Viola to seek District 2 House seat

WEIRTON — A local businessman known for helping individuals find their new home has set his sights on a different type of house. Standing before family and friends Wednesday morning in the Weirton Room of the Millsop Community Center, Tony Viola II, broker and owner of Howard Hanna Mortimer ...

Pre-trial hearing scheduled for former deputy

NEW CUMBERLAND — The next court appearance for a former Hancock County sheriff’s deputy charged with child pornography possession won’t be a trial after all. According to a Hancock County Circuit Court spokesperson, Patrick Hoder now is slated for a pretrial hearing at 9 a.m. Sept. ...

White retiring from Brooke 911 director post

WELLSBURG — The Brooke County Commissioners are looking for a new director for the county’s 911 Center after current 911 Director Christina White announced her plans to retire from the position she has held since December 2019. White, who has been a full-time employee of the county for 23 ...

Playground, store go before Steubenville Council

STEUBENVILLE — The proposed establishment of a playground for children of various abilities at Jim Wood Park and possible addition of a Dollar General store at the city’s South End were among matters before Steubenville Council on Tuesday. Council sunshined a memorandum of understanding ...