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The witching hour

Craig Howell The Weirton Lions Club welcomed guests to Get Togethers Picnic Grounds Saturday for the club’s inaugural Witches Night Out event. Featuring numerous vendors, food, and other attractions, including a Kids Witch costume contest sponsored by Sweet Temptations, a pet costume ...

Jefferson County GOP opens headquarters

STEUBENVILLE — Saturday was the perfect day for the Jefferson County Republican Party to open its campaign headquarters, officials with the party explained. "We are one month away from Election Day, so we thought this was a good day to open this up and get people energized," said Brian ...

Weirton Christmas contests seeking entries

WEIRTON – We may still be in the midst of the spooky season, but the Weirton Festival Committee already is looking forward to Christmas. As it prepares for the annual Weirton Christmas on Main Street, committee members are, once again, seeking entries for their two traditional, holiday ...

Steubenville Film Festival organizers feel city a great place for the event

STEUBENVILLE — Kate Stapleton is sure that Steubenville is a great place to hold a film festival. "I think Steubenville has every element to make it a massively successful film festival," she said. "There are certain commonalities in film festivals that we have been to. Steubenville has ...

Jefferson engineer’s office to use GIS to more precisely map, assess pavement conditions, formations

STEUBENVILLE—Jefferson County Engineer Eric Hilty is going to use new GIS (geographic information system) technology to assess the condition of nearly 260 miles of county roadways. The technology, provided by Applied Research Associates, Inc., involves an automated pavement condition survey using industry-standard pavement imaging equipment and a web-based data visualization solution. The company’s vehicles are equipped with the same top-of-the-line sensors, lasers and cameras used by ODOT for their annual statewide pavement condition assessments. “We’re going to gather GIS ...

WVU Medicine Weirton Medical Center welcomes local breast cancer survivors

WEIRTON – WVU Medicine Weirton Medical Center began its observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, by inviting local breast cancer survivors to share their stories. More than 50 individuals, including “warriors” and guests, gathered at the hospital's Purewal Rooms on Friday morning ...