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Road to close for maintenance

WEIRTON -- A portion of Greenbrier Road will temporarily close for maintenance and repair, between Campbell Lane and Cove Road, from 8 a.m. to noon, today.

Motorists are advised to plan accordingly. For more information, call the Weirton Public Works Department at (304) 797-8500, extension 3002 or 3003

Park Board to meet

WEIRTON -- The Weirton Board of Parks and Recreations will meet in regular session at 8 a.m. Thursday in the Weirton Room of the Millsop Community Center.

The meeting is open to the public.

Missing teen found

TORONTO -- City Police have confirmed contact has been made by a male teen reported missing on Friday evening and he's believed to be safe.

Police had asked for information about 16-year-old Tim Connor on Monday while noting he had left a note indicating he was leaving home and foul play wasn't suspected.

BHJ plan open for comment

STEUBENVILLE -- The Brooke-Hancock-Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Committee has opened for public comment the draft for its Jefferson County Coordinated Public Transit and Human Services Transportation Plan, covering 2023 through 2026.

The plan seeks to identify and meet unmet transportation needs in the county by establishing transportation goals and the strategies by which to achieve those goals. In the draft's executive summary, BHJ says the plan fulfills requirements by the Federal Transit Administration as established by the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act.

The draft can be found at bhjmpc.org, and comments should be submitted by email to Craig Brown, BHJ community planning director, at cbrown@bhjmpc.org.

Springfield trustees to meet

BERGHOLZ -- The Springfield Township Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. Monday.

The meeting will be held at 722 Monroe St.

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