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Commissioners recognize growth of 4-H in Hancock County

NEW CUMBERLAND – Hancock County’s 4-H programs have experienced much growth in recent years, with new clubs being established and attracting a larger number of participants to their annual summer camps and other activities. The Hancock County Commission, Friday, recognized the growth and ...

‘United for ALICE’ to help struggling Jefferson Co. families

STEUBENVILLE — A sobering reality faces many parts of Jefferson County: Nearly half of the county's households — 42 percent to be exact — find themselves struggling to make ends meet. A program being launched by the United Way of Jefferson County is looking to provide assistance to ...

Hancock Commission adopts meeting procedures following record dispute

NEW CUMBERLAND – Hancock County commissioners, Friday, formally adopted Robert's Rules of Order, following weeks of disagreement over the detail included in the official record of their meetings. Minutes from the commission's Aug. 7 special meeting, and Aug. 14 and Aug. 28 regular meetings, ...

Strength in partnership

Contributed WVU Medicine Weirton Medical Center and the Weirton Firefighters IAFF Local 948 have teamed up, once again, in recognition of October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Weirton firefighters recently donated stress balls for use by mammography patients at the hospital while going ...

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Harmon Creek ramp closure planned WEIRTON – The Harmon Creek off ramp, located at Exit 3D on U.S. 22 eastbound, will be closed from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., beginning Tuesday and lasting through Oct. 5 for patching. Motorists are advised to use an alternative route, which includes traveling to the Three Springs Drive exit and then onto U.S. 22 westbound to Harmon Creek. Madonna homecoming parade scheduled WEIRTON – The Madonna High School homecoming parade will be held Sept. 30, beginning at 6 p.m. on Penco Road. Traffic will be closed on Penco Road, from Cove Road to ...

MLK mural bringing community together

STEUBENVILLE — With each stroke of his paint brush, muralist Kyle Holbrook is celebrating the legacy of a man who was gunned down by an assassin before he was even born. Holbrook, 44, is back in Steubenville, this time painting a mural on the wall of American Legion Post 274 in the North ...