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Slope failure closes ramp early; repair plans unphased

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MINGO JUNCTION — Continued slope failure may have closed the Logan Avenue ramp to state Route 7 early, but it hasn’t affected plans to repair and reinforce the ramp area, an Ohio Department of Transportation official said Friday. ODOT decided Thursday to indefinitely close the ramp to ...

Women urged to be vigilant against heart disease

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WINTERSVILLE — Laurie Labishak, marketing director for Trinity Health System, told the many attending the medical system’s first Crimson Connections for Your Heart Event that heart disease kills more women than all forms of cancer combined. “One in three women. It’s a startling ...

Local insurance producer passing the torch

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WINTERSVILLE — An independent agency representing multiple companies, McBane Insurance & Financial Services has been covering the Ohio Valley since 1900, when it was founded by James McBane. The family-owned agency — which has offices in Bergholz, Carrollton and Wintersville — is ...

Officials pledge help

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STEUBENVILLE — State Rep. Ron Ferguson and State Sen. Brian Chavez pledged Friday to help secure as much state funding as possible to replace failing water systems in Amsterdam and Bergholz. Ferguson, R-Wintersville, and Chavez, R-Marietta, listened for more than an hour as local ...

Alleged meth in child’s system leads to charges

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MINGO JUNCTION — The alleged discovery of methamphetamine in a 1-year-old child’s system has left two local parents facing felony child endangerment charges. Caleb Pyle, 33, and Rainy McCain, 33, were arrested March 12 following an investigation by the Mingo Junction Police Department in ...

Brooke, Hancock improving schools

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Through support from the community and partnerships with area institutions of higher learning, leaders of the Brooke and Hancock county school districts have been working to improve their facilities and prepare their students for future careers. In the last two years, the Hancock County Board ...