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Committee OKs WesBanco signs on iconic downtown Youngstown building

YOUNGSTOWN — With WesBanco Inc.’s acquisition of Premier Financial Corp., the former Home Savings and Loan Co.’s iconic downtown Youngstown tower will undergo its second major change in five years. The city’s design review committee on Tuesday approved a request from WesBanco to ...

Kennywood Park ready to open the gates for its 127th season

PITTSBURGH — Opening Day at Kennywood, Pittsburgh’s Thrill and Entertainment Destination, is quickly approaching, as the park’s 127th season begins on 412 Day, Saturday, April 12. This year begins with a ribbon-cutting and unveiling of the all-new Kennywood Junction themed area and ...

SVRTA anticipating big year with upgrades, expansions in store

STEUBENVILLE — In the Nov. 5 general election, a majority of voters in Steubenville, Mingo Junction and Wintersville elected to renew a tax levy supporting the Steel Valley Regional Transit Authority. Last passed in 2014, the 1.5-mill levy this year carried a .5-mill increase — for a total ...

Now open

Erin Krieg and Sarah Ferguson, owners of Fifth Label Clothing Co., were joined by members of the Weirton Area Chamber of Commerce, representatives of the city and other guests as they celebrated their grand opening March 20. Located at 3348 Main St., Weirton, the business offers women’s and ...

Trinity’s medical education program grows

Six years in, Trinity Health System’s Graduate Medical Education program is already making a difference in the medical community. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic Trinity Health System started the area’s first Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education certified residency ...

Certified dispatchers

Criminal justice students at Jefferson County Joint Vocational School have passed their National Emergency Communications Certification exams and are now eligible to become 911 dispatchers. Instructor Jamie Freeman said students completed a 40-hour online course where they practiced radio ...