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An education in voting

STEUBENVILLE — Just about every high school in the country has held or will hold elections for class officers this year. That includes the students at Steubenville High School, who had the unique opportunity Friday to cast their ballots with the help of the Jefferson County Board of ...

Daily Happenings

Birthdays Sept. 6 Adam Bezak, South Carolina Sept. 7 Don Taylor, Brilliant Mike Benko, Mingo Junction Police beat STEUBENVILLE POLICE Nature’s call: A man was in the 200 block of N. Forest Avenue “praying in the roadway naked” Wednesday. Police found his clothing strewn on the front lawn of a residence, and neighbors told them the man “completely undressed and began praying before running” to the 2500 block of Cherry Avenue. While they were checking the area of Cherry Avenue and Pico Park, a resident told them she’d seen the naked man running in the 2600 block ...

Briefs

No garbage pickups Monday in Steubenville STEUBENVILLE — Residents are reminded Steubenville's sanitation department will be closed Monday for the Labor Day holiday. That means no garbage collections Monday, so pickup will be one day later than normal for the remainder of the week. Steubenville retirees to meet STEUBENVILLE — Steubenville City Schools retirees met for lunch at Capraro's Restaurant and Lounge in Hopedale on Aug. 13. The next lunch will be Sept. 10 at Theo Yanni's in Weirton. In October, the group will travel to the Farm Restaurant and Pub in Adena. Anyone ...

Local veteran helps bring Vietnam memorial to Valley

Bridgeport resident Larry Barnes, commander of American Legion Post 159 in St. Clairsville, said his service in the U.S. Army taught him about discipline, a lesson that served him well in his civilian life. But serving in Vietnam also meant he was exposed to a number of hazards. “I ended ...

JVS Students get hands-on with new circuit trainers

BLOOMINGDALE — The auto service technology program at Jefferson County Joint Vocational School has another tool to enhance student learning with the addition of electrical circuit trainers. Instructor Ron Reasoner said five simulator kits were acquired this year from ATech Training Inc. to ...

Steubenville announces fall cleanup schedule

STEUBENVILLE — It’s fall cleanup time for Steubenville residents. Beginning Friday, Sept. 18, city sanitation crews will be out collecting unwanted household items from residents with active and current utility accounts. All items must be left at the curb where regular trash collection occurs each week and must be placed curbside no sooner than the night before the scheduled collection, officials said. Once the schedule is completed, there will be no return trips, they added. The fall cleanup collection schedule is: — Sept. 18: All streets on Labelle View. — Sept. 25: All ...