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Buckeye Local auditorium gets a new look

RAYLAND — When students and visitors sit down for a concert, play or other special event at Buckeye Local High School this year, they’ll be in new seats as part of an ongoing effort to refurbish the auditorium. Superintendent Coy Sudvary said the previous 762 seats dated to the school’s ...

Weirton to celebrate Blue Mass Friday

WEIRTON -- St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church will celebrate area first responders this week, with the observance of a Blue Mass. The Mass will be held at noon Friday at the parish, located at 229 California Ave. in Weirton. Celebrated by the Rev. Dennis Schuelkens, the Blue Mass will be ...

New JVS Fire/EMT program aims to fill first responder gap

BLOOMINGDALE – About 10 juniors and seniors are currently enrolled and will work to obtain Fire I and II and EMT certifications and graduate with the abilities to serve in the safety forces. Fire and emergency service instructors (FESIs) Rusty Cominsky, Art Fowler Jr., Travis Coffy and Jim ...

Students expand their palates through FFVP program

WINTERSVILLE — Elementary students at Indian Creek Local Schools are continuing to expand their nutritional horizons by participating in the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP). Cross Creek and Hills elementary schools are taking part in the program for a second year and have received ...

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Public meeting on license-plate cameras today STEUBENVILLE — City Council has set aside 45 minutes before the start of tonight’s council meeting so residents can have their say on the use of automated license-plate reading cameras in Steubenville. The public meeting will get underway at 6:45 p.m. Police insist the cameras are a crime-fighting tool used to identify vehicles involved in AMBER Alerts, stolen vehicle cases and serious violent crimes. They say the system records license plates and vehicle information, not who is inside a vehicle. The city’s Flock cameras, paid for ...

Steubenville boy continues to defy the odds

STEUBENVILLE — Damir Thorn may be just a little boy, but to his mother, he is nothing short of a miracle. Born three months prematurely and weighing less than 1.5 pounds, doctors did not expect the newborn to survive. Yet Damir has continued to defy expectations and thrive. Now 2, he ...