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Wedgewood to seek second term as mayor of Chester

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CHESTER — Ed Wedgewood announced Friday he intends to seek a second term as Chester’s mayor. “Over the past four years of this term, the city has made great progress, but I (believe) there is more to be done,” he said. Wedgewood cited Chester’s need for a new sewer plant as ...

Sci-fi museum in Warren gets an Ohio DNR grant

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WARREN — The Museum of Science Fiction and Fantasy Arts in Warren is one step closer to blastoff after receiving a $2.3 million grant from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. It was one of six grants announced Thursday by ODNR from its Abandoned Mine Lands Economic Revitalization ...

Weirton Park Board discusses budget plans

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WEIRTON — The beginning of the calendar year, for many governmental entities, often means planning for the budget of the next fiscal year. That was part of the focus for the Weirton Board of Parks and Recreation Thursday, as Parks Exeuctive Director Coty Shingle presented the board with ...

Steubenville officials to explore grant opportunity

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STEUBENVILLE — In limbo for the past year, a federally funded grant program with the potential to pump millions into the city’s North End community has been resurrected. Jefferson Metropolitan Housing Authority Director Melody McClurg said Tuesday the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban ...

DAR recognizes 101-year-old veteran

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STEUBENVILLE — In a season defined by remembrance and tradition, members of the Fort Steuben Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution gathered a little earlier than usual, moving their December meeting to a week earlier so as not to conflict with plans to participate in the Dec. 13 ...