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Jefferson County commissioners want to collaborate with Steubenville on project

STEUBENVILLE — Jefferson County Commissioners are hoping to collaborate with the City of Steubenville on a sewer line that would open their John Scott Highway property to development. Steubenville Wastewater Superintendent Chuck Murphy met with commissioners Thursday behind closed doors to ...

Rulli seeks to censure Democratic congressman

U.S. Rep. Michael Rulli, R-Salem, introduced a resolution to formally censure Democratic Congressman Al Green for his protest against President Donald Trump at the State of the Union address. During Tuesday night’s address, Green, of Texas, waved a sign that read “Black People Aren’t ...

Weirton begins work on 2026-27 general fund budget

WEIRTON — Weirton Council is beginning the process of planning for the next fiscal year, with members meeting in a work session at the Millsop Community Center Thursday evening. “This is our first budget workshop to work on our 26-27 budget,” Mayor Dean Harris explained in opening the ...

Hancock County Parks Board to stay in place

NEW CUMBERLAND — The Hancock County Board of Parks and Recreation will be staying put following a decision by county commissioners Thursday. Commissioners were set to vote on a second, and final, reading Thursday on a proposed ordinance, which, if passed, would have dissolved the volunteer ...

Nurses, individuals call to remove Wexner name from OSU hospital

The ongoing scandal over the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has reached Ohio State University, where a major hospital complex is named for one of Epstein’s former business associates, billionaire Lex Wexner. The Ohio Nurses Association and 295 individuals have requested the ...

Chicago man sentenced to 40 years in prison

WHEELING — A Chicago man was sentenced today for operating a drug distribution organization that transported fentanyl from Chicago to Weirton, U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey said Thursday. Gerald Henry, also known as “Unc,” “G,” and “G-ball,” age 41, was sentenced to 40 years ...