Birthdays
Oct. 11 Mila Trbovich, Mingo Junction Janet Griemes, Wintersville Oct. 12 D’Andrea (Champ) Harper, Mingo Junction Jenny Baker, Bloomingdale
Jefferson County United Way serves good food for a good cause
STEUBENVILLE — The spotlight might have been on the food, but Wednesday evening's Taste of Jefferson County also brought people together. "For 30 years we have been able to give this to the community," Marci Crawford, executive director of the United Way of Jefferson County, said shortly ...
The Ark sets coat, hat giveaway for Monday
WINTERSVILLE — Concerns about the economy and the approach of winter have led some area parents to wonder about how they will be able to obtain a warm winter coat or shoes for their children. One place residents of the Wintersville area can turn to is the Ark. Operated by the Sycamore ...
Capito secures $2.45M for Weirton Medical Center emergency department expansion
WEIRTON – A long-planned project to expand the service capacity of the emergency department at WVU Medicine Weirton Medical Center received a boost, this week, from one of West Virginia's U.S. senators. U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., announced Wednesday, the appropriation of $2.45 ...
Briefs
Toronto McDonald's sets fundraiser for Friday TORONTO — The McDonald's restaurant at 1850 Franklin St. will hold a community fundraiser Friday in memory of Susan Marie Bradley, an employee and friend who unexpectedly died on Oct. 2 at the age of 57. In support of Bradley's family, 20 percent of all sales at the Toronto restaurant made between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. will be donated directly to them. The fundraiser serves as a way to honor Bradley's life and legacy and to provide support to those she loved most. Her significant other, Rich Short, still works at the Toronto ...
Weirton Christian Center receives share of opioid funds
WEIRTON – Weirton Council gave its blessing, Tuesday, to an allocation of the city's opioid settlement funds in support of a long-standing organization working to aid the community's youth. Council voted unanimously to provide $75,000 from its pool of opioid funds – derived from lawsuit ...