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Weirton considering providing opioid funding to Weirton Christian Center

WEIRTON – Weirton Council will consider allocating a portion of the city's opioid settlement funding toward an organization focusing on the youth of the community. Officials will be presented, during Tuesday's council meeting, with a resolution to allocate $75,000 from the opioid funding to ...

Fluharty Gets Endorsement From W.Va. Chamber PAC

Del. Shawn Fluharty has received an endorsement in the race for West Virginia Senate District 1 that Democrats don't often earn. Fluharty has received an endorsement from the West Virginia Chamber PAC, the political action committee for the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce, confirmed by a letter Fluharty received from the state Chamber at the end of September. "The Chamber PAC supports candidates who will work to improve education outcomes and foster an environment where businesses can grow and create jobs," wrote West Virginia Chamber of Commerce President Stephen Roberts in the ...

Three, including former president, indicted in EGCC case

STEUBENVILLE — A long-anticipated 23-page indictment released by the Ohio Auditor of State's office Thursday details what investigators allege was an elaborate scheme to divert millions of student aid dollars meant for disadvantaged students into the pockets of a former Eastern Gateway ...

JVS seeks levy renewals for continued funding

BLOOMINGDALE — Residents in Jefferson County are being asked to renew two levies that are vital to the operation of the Joint Vocational School when they cast their ballots in the Nov. 3 election. Money generated by the 1 million dollar, 10-year levies will help support day-to-day ...

Weirton announces Fall Clean Up dates

WEIRTON – While the idea of clearing out unwanted things often is associated with spring, the City of Weirton also offers such an opportunity for residents in the autumn. The city's annual Fall Clean Up has been scheduled, beginning with metal collection days on Oct. 15 and 16, and the household clean up from Oct. 19 to 23. The service is provided only to current city sanitation customers. As part of the Oct. 15-16 metal collections, items including stoves, refrigerators, dishwashers, washing machines, dryers, hot water tanks, old railings, bicycle frames, and metal shelving will be ...

Republican candidates take the stage in Northern Panhandle

WELLSBURG – Area voters gathered at the Crooked Dock Thursday for an opportunity to hear from several Republican candidates seeking office in the upcoming election, ranging from those hoping to be county commissioners to an incumbent member of Congress. Organized by the Hancock County, ...