WEIRTON – For another year, officers with the Weirton Police Department will walk the halls of the three public schools located in the city. Weirton Council, during its meeting Monday, unanimously approved a resolution authorizing the continuation of an agreement with Hancock County Schools ...
FOLLANSBEE – New garbage collection regulations are set to go into effect in Follansbee at the end of the month, and city officials are reminding residents and businesses to make sure they are prepared. City Manager Chris Manack-Stover said letters have been sent to the community explaining the pending changes, which include an increase in rates approved by Follansbee Council earlier this year. “People have been notified,” she said during the Aug. 3 Council-as-a-whole meeting. Copies of the information also will be available at the Follansbee City Building and the city’s ...
STEUBENVILLE — A Jefferson County child’s battle with a rare illness has become part of a story reaching millions of viewers around the world, bringing attention to the power of hope, support and the impact of a simple wish. Four-year-old Neiko Boni was among 100 children selected to have ...
TORONTO — A late summer tradition will be returning to the streets of the Gem City in just a few weeks. The 48th annual Toronto Art Festival will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 5 and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 6, according to Julie Ault of Focus in Toronto, which puts on the event. Vendors of all types are still being accepted for the weekend, she said. While the wide variety of arts and crafts and the large selection of food are important components of the festival, entertainment also plays a big role. There will be an opening ceremony at 11 a.m. Sept. 5, which will include a ...
Craig Howell Area residents, and visitors alike, gathered around the World’s Largest Teapot in Chester Saturday, for live music, food, vendors, and more, all organized to celebrate the local roadside landmark. William Devon built the Teapot in 1938 from a large wooden hogshead Hires' Root ...
WEIRTON — Weirton municipal officials are reminding businesses in the city about the recently implemented increase to the Municipal Service Fee. Given final approval by City Council by a 6-1 vote April 13, the increase now requires any business operating in the city to withhold $5 per week from the pay of each employee. Finance Director Diana Smoljanovich, noting the change was set to take effect May 17 — 30 days following the ordinance's passage — said Friday it appears not everyone has followed the adjustment. “We should have seen an additional $160,000,” she said of the ...
