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Scholarship winner to perform

WHEELING — The Thursday Music Club will meet at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Char House on the Boulevard in Bethlehem. Entertainment for the meeting will be provided by Mason Stoll, winner of the Gretchen McKee Scholarship at West Liberty University. Stoll is a senior music education major at West Liberty University. Since 2023, he has studied voice with Linda Cowan. In 2025, he was a semifinalist in the upper-division musical theater category for the Tri-State Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing. The following year, he traveled to receive second place in the ...

Police

STEUBENVILLE POLICE On a roll: An Adams Street resident was held without bond Thursday after he allegedly threatened that “before he dies he was going to kill her” Police report Daljeet Singh, 32, 406 Adams St., Apt. 1, also allegedly threatened to rape a city patrolman and allegedly assaulted a male correctional officer while he was being booked into the county jail. The correction officer told them he’d been hit in the face and…had a visible cut” on his face, police said. Singh was charged with assault and two counts of aggravated menacing. Double dipping: Occupants of the ...

Taking precautions

Craig Howell The Weirton Area Chamber of Commerce welcomed representatives of the local business community Wednesday morning to its Morning Momentum educational seminar, focusing on artificial intelligence and digital literacy. The seminar was presented by Chamber President Stephanie ...

Weirton Kroger to celebrate recent updates with grand re-opening Friday

WEIRTON – Kroger is set to celebrate a newly remodeled Weirton store after just over three months of renovations and improvements. Located at 100 Saint Thomas Drive, the store will officially unveil its $1.2 million renovation on Friday. Shoppers may explore the store’s updates, sample food and take advantage of grand re-opening specials. A ribbon cutting is set for 10 a.m. to help unveil the store's new look. As part of the celebration, the first 50 customers in line by 9 a.m. will receive a $10 gift card. In addition, any customer can enter to win a chance for free gas for a ...

Police Reports

STEUBENVILLE POLICE Loading up: Rural King employees reported a couple tried to leave Monday without paying for $211 in automotive tools they hadn’t paid for. They told police the two hid the tools in an empty store box in their cart, then covered them with empty paper bags. After they passed the registers and were headed for the doors the manager confronted them and the couple abandoned the cart, leaving in a black Dodge Caliber with a West Virginia license plate. Off again: A caller reported a man “choking a female” in the 100 block of N. 4th Street Tuesday. The male involved ...