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Recent Birthdays Sept. 14 Sam Swearigen, Mingo Junction Cynthia Adams, Mingo Junction Bob Crites, 88, Steubenville STEUBENVILLE POLICE A Lawson Avenue man was charged with arson after an early morning fire Saturday gutted his home. Police said Brandon M. Carroll, 27, 435 Lawson Ave., was booked into the Jefferson County jail without bond. Security cameras captured footage of a man in a red hoodie leaving the residence immediately before the fire started, police said, and several people allege Carroll told them “he had caught the (residence) on fire,” with one of them ...

New charges filed against Brooke principal

WELLSBURG – The preliminary magistrate hearing against Brooke High principal, Eric James, accused of hiding cameras in three girls' locker rooms at the school, was continued until next week, while two additional charges have been filed in the case. James, who was arrested Sept. 3 on two ...

Female Seminary mural gets a touchup

STEUBENVILLE — A mural originally painted 36 years ago to celebrate the “Female Seminary” that educated more than 5,000 young women before it closed in 1898 is getting a touchup, thanks to Historic Fort Steuben and the Steubenville Visitor Center. The mural, located on Market Street ...

Developer drops plans to disinter remains from old Catholic cemetery site

STEUBENVILLE — Woda Cooper Companies has abandoned plans to build a senior citizens housing complex at the old Catholic cemetery site at the top of Washington Street hill. City officials were notified by Woda Attorney Michael J. Shaheen over the weekend that his clients were pulling the ...

Brooke County Fair to kick off Friday

WELLSBURG – For the last 25 years, the Brooke County Fair has provided a full weekend of activities for area residents, and that will remain true when the fair kicks off Friday. Set to take place at Brooke Hills Park, the fair will be open for visitors from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. ...

Hancock County grand jury returns 14 indictments

NEW CUMBERLAND – A Hancock County grand jury returned indictments against 14 individuals Friday, including several facing charges related to sexual abuse or drugs. Among those indicted were Chalmer Allen “Buddy” Noble, 55, of 131 School St., Weirton. Noble was arrested by Weirton ...