NEW CUMBERLAND – Representatives of the West Virginia House Democratic Caucus joined local Democratic candidates Wednesday to talk issues with area residents. The 2026 West Virginia House Democrats Kitchen Table Tour made its way to Hancock County, with a stop at the Hancock County Senior ...
WEIRTON – Weirton Council gave its blessing, Tuesday, to an allocation of the city's opioid settlement funds in support of a long-standing organization working to aid the community's youth. Council voted unanimously to provide $75,000 from its pool of opioid funds – derived from lawsuit ...
WEIRTON – A long-planned project to expand the service capacity of the emergency department at WVU Medicine Weirton Medical Center received a boost, this week, from one of West Virginia's U.S. senators. U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., announced Wednesday, the appropriation of $2.45 ...
STEUBENVILLE — What began as a dream in 2019 has finally come true and will give area young people a chance to enjoy outdoor activities. Those plans brought supporters, community leaders and representatives from the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce together Tuesday afternoon for the ...
STEUBENVILLE — Mayor Ralph Petrella told City Council Tuesday they need to update the city’s comprehensive and CDBG community action plans if they’re going to have any shot at getting government grant dollars. Petrella said he and Fourth Ward Councilman Royal Mayo recently met with Housing and Urban Development state and federal officials who told them they won’t have a prayer of tapping into the grant pool without having a new comprehensive plan in place. “The comprehensive plan is of the utmost importance,” he said. “It lays out (our plans) for government agencies and ...
WELLSBURG — The search for a new member of the Brooke County Board of Education came to an end Tuesday evening, when board members unanimously voted to choose Fatima Smuck to fill the open spot on the board. "The board of education decided on her," Superintendent Jeffrey Crook said after ...
