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CHANGE receives $500,000 rural health transformation grant

WEIRTON – A local healthcare provider expects to be able to better serve its patients and the community through the support of West Virginia's Rural Health Transformation Program. CHANGE, Inc. was announced as the recipient of a $500,000 grant through the program, with Gov. Patrick Morrisey ...

Weirton Park Board continues discussion on Starvaggi Pool future

WEIRTON – Weirton Parks officials still plan to move forward with a project to renovate Starvaggi Memorial Pool, but admit it will be a challenge. The long-discussed project has gone through multiple redesigns in recent years, as bids have gone well above the planned budget established by ...

Former Brooke High School principal waives preliminary hearing

WELLSBURG – The case against the former Brooke High School principal accused of hiding cameras in the school's girls' locker rooms will be heading to circuit court. Eric Michael James, 53, through his defense counsel, DeMarr W. Moulton, waived his preliminary hearing Monday morning, while ...

Steubenville officials to begin work on FY 2027 budget

STEUBENVILLE — Over the next month Steubenville City Council members will hear department heads talk about their spending needs and wants for 2027. The first of three budget committee meetings kicks off at 6 p.m. Sept. 29, with additional sessions scheduled for Oct. 6 and Oct. 20. Council will get the proposed budget on Dec. 1, and they’re expected to vote on it two weeks after that. City Manager Mike Johnson said Monday it’s shaping up to be a challenging year, money-wise, pointing out the city’s needs “are greater than its financial resources, which will require the city to ...

Pair pleads in 2025 drowning death of area teen

WELLSBURG – Two individuals charged in relation to the 2025 drowning death of an area teenager pled guilty, earlier this month, in Brooke County Circuit Court. Ashley Shelton, 30, entered a guilty plea to one count of child neglect resulting in death on Aug. 3, while Joshua Lewis Lockerbie, ...

United Way backs Imagination Library

STEUBENVILLE — Among the legacies left by Dolly Parton is continuing support for the Imagination Library program. The United Way of Jefferson County is the local coordinator for the program and is able to reach thousands of children between the ages of birth and 5 throughout the area. ...