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Special Olympians heading to national competition

WELLSBURG – Two local athletes are preparing to travel to Minnesota for a national competition. Kay Ferrari and Matteo Filipelli will soon be heading to Minneapolis and St. Paul to take part in the Special Olympics USA, representing West Virginia in the national games set for June 18 to ...

Ohio finds $1M in taxpayer funded childcare overpayments

After a what officials called a random sample review of taxpayer-funded licensed childcare centers in Ohio, a state agency found $1 million in overpayments and has terminated agreements with 10 centers. “Four hundred providers represent a statistically valid sampling of the total number of ...

Shiloh Shepherds show off in Weirton

WEIRTON – It was a dog-gone good time in Weirton over the weekend, as the Holiday Inn Weirton-Steubenville Area played host to some four-legged friends. The International Shiloh Shepherd Dog Club welcomed more than 50 dogs, and their humans, to Weirton as part of the organization’s ...

June First Friday will be a day at the beach

STEUBENVILLE — The June edition of First Fridays on Fourth Street might be the most impressive in the event's history. "It's going to be what I think will be one of the biggest First Fridays yet — we're doing a tiki theme, an Hawaiian theme," said Marc Barnes. "We're going to be doing a ...

JVS cosmetology program on cutting edge

BLOOMINGDALE — Cosmetology students and instructors at the Jefferson County Joint Vocational School shared how the program is shaping future careers during the recent school board meeting. Instructors Brianne Schoolcraft and Lillian Thrasher were joined by juniors Shaylee Rossi, Ava Nett and ...