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Harrison Community Hospital expands monitoring capabilities

CADIZ — WVU Medicine Harrison Community Hospital has upgraded its telemetry monitoring capabilities with more than $420,000 in new equipment designed to provide clinical teams with enhanced information to support patient care. The hospital recently went live with the new telemetry ...

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Follansbee Council to meet in special session FOLLANSBEE – Follansbee Council will meet in special session at 5:50 p.m. Monday in order to address issues in relation to a sinkhole on Shannon Boulevard. The session will be followed by council's regular meeting at 6 p.m. at the Municipal Building. Veterans Memorial Bridge closures set WEIRTON – The West Virginia Division of Highways has scheduled multiple closures of the Veterans Memorial Bridge as part of a cable replacement project on the span. Closures, which will affect traffic in both directions, are set for 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. ...

Disabilities board seeks levy renewal

STEUBENVILLE — Each year, the Jefferson County Board of Developmental Disabilities provides programs and services to around 500 individuals. A big reason the agency is able to do that is because of money provided by a couple of levies that, combined, bring in about $4 million each year. ...

Program looks to keep kids safe

STEUBENVILLE — Somewhere in Jefferson County, odds are good there's a child being bullied or abused, maybe even self-harming. Unless it's your child, you might not know it's happening. And even if it is your child, you might not want to think about what it could lead to. But the Ohio ...

Police Reports

JEFFERSON COUNTY DRUG TASK FORCE A search warrant at a Steubenville residence led to arrests, Drug Task Force Commander Maj. Chris Vinci said Thursday. Facing charges are: *Christopher Curenton, 37, Steubenville, was arrested on active warrants through Steubenville Municipal Court for obstructing official business, assault, and aggravated menacing. Additional charges of having weapons while under disability, a third-degree felony, and possession of drugs involving crack cocaine, a second-degree felony are pending, Vinci said. *Deborah Schiffman, 45, of Steubenville, was also arrested ...

Weirton Parks keeps focus on improvements, security

WEIRTON – The Weirton Board of Parks and Recreation is hoping to increase its security for at least two of its recreational areas. For several months, the Park Board has discussed the possibility of installing cameras at Starvaggi Memorial Park and Margaret Manson Weir Memorial Park, citing ...