STEUBENVILLE — It’s important to bring members of the community together so they can better understand the work done by Urban Mission Ministries, agency officials say. That was one of the main goals of a series of open house sessions held Wednesday. “This allows everyone to see what we ...
STEUBENVILLE — City officials have been told 146 truckloads of topsoil, “more or less,” may have been removed from a long-forgotten cemetery on McDowell Avenue before the project was shut down two weeks ago. In an update sent to city officials, developer Tom Simons said ASC Group, a Columbus-based consultant specializing in cultural, environmental and hazardous site evaluations, had been hired by Woda Cooper Companies to conduct an archaeological evaluation of the site on the hillside behind The Laundromat. Woda Cooper has clearances and funding to build as many as 50 affordable ...
WEIRTON — WVU Medicine Weirton Medical Center has opened its expanded Intensive Care Unit, delivering a higher level of care to patients across the region. The ICU allows the hospital to care for even the most critically ill patients locally, ensuring they can remain close to their ...
A new cancer center in Weirton and a new community hospital in St. Clairsville are among the hundreds of millions of dollars in capital projects approved Wednesday by the WVU Health System Board of Directors. The two projects will total $76.1 million -- $56 million for the St. Clairsville ...
WEIRTON — City officials are considering increased traffic control at a Marland Heights intersection after concerns were raised about the safety of children and other pedestrians. Ward 5 Councilwoman Brittany Holloway brought a request to the Weirton Traffic Commission on Wednesday for placement of a stop sign on the west side of Beaumont Drive at its intersection with Brightway Street. “There’s a bus stop there at the fire station,” Holloway said, explaining she had been contacted by parents about their children almost being hit by vehicles entering the intersection near the ...
STEUBENVILLE — A body was found Tuesday in the 100 block of North Commercial Alley, Police Chief Ken Anderson said. Anderson said the body was discovered around 2 p.m. “Upon arrival, officers located a male subject next to a building,” he said. “The subject was confirmed (dead). “ He said the scene was turned over to detectives and “the matter is now under investigation.”
