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Brooke County Sheriff Charged: Alexandra N. Ricenbaw, 29, Wheeling, violation of a protective order, Wednesday. Follansbee Police Charged; Christina M. Boyer, 29, 209 Rockdale Road, extortion, Tuesday, for allegedly offering not to testify against a person in a pending criminal case in exchange for $120 for her hair extensions. Wintersville Police Cited for speeding: Margaret E. Mornson, 79, 366 township Highway 259, Richmond; Bertha A. Matthews, 65, 4924 county Road 43, Steubenville; Sarah J. Champlin, 34, Uniontown, Pa.; Lindsay A. Kelly, 31, 870 Washington Pike, Wellsburg; ...

Today’s birthdays

Amber Rea, Kent Pam Edwards, Mingo Junction Doug “Tweetie” Boyd, Wintersville

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Brooke County Sheriff Charged: Brian L. Dobbs, 45, 130 Windsor Ave., Wellsburg, grand larceny and conspiring to commit grand larceny, Tuesday. Charged: Autumn B. Kovach, 47, 58 27th St., Wellsburg, possession of a controlled substance and receiving stolen goods, Tuesday. Follansbee Police Charged: Austin D. Rinkes, 21, 885 Highland St., wanton endangerment involving a firearm, Tuesday. Charged: Jack R. Johnson, 41, 522 Highland St., Follansbee, domestic battery, Tuesday. Steubenville Police Seeing is believing: A man reported lacerations to his neck, Tuesday. Police said the ...

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West Virginia State Police Charged: Devin L. Plymire, 26, 1409 Pennsylvania Ave., Steubenville, failure to register as a sex offender, Monday. Charged: Daniel K. Cawthorn, 68, 6 Morningside Drive, Wintersville, failure to register as a sex offender, Monday. Jefferson County Sheriff Disturbance: A Tiltonsville resident told deputies his wife the neighbor was “wigging out in their front yard” and was possibly involved in a domestic disturbance at his home, Monday. The neighbor’s mother-in-law also called in, telling deputies they were trying to get her daughter out of the ...

Today’s birthdays

Glenda Leonard, Wintersville Donnie Smith, Mingo Junction