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Sinclair Building targeted for 'public nuisance' designation

STEUBENVILLE — The city of Steubenville wants a judge to declare the 111-year-old Sinclair Building at Fourth and Market streets a “public nuisance.” The petition, filed Tuesday in Jefferson County Common Pleas Court, asks the court to force the owners to repair the building or demolish ...

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Birthdays Sept. 10 Judy Woldgang, Follansbee Ben Boyd, Bloomingdale Police Beat STEUBENVILLE POLICE E-bike breakout: An E-bike rider told police his brakes gave out and he crashed into a car in the 600 block of Carnegie Street Tuesday. Police said Malachi Cochran, 18, 1506 Oregon, told them he was northbound on Carnegie when he realized his bike could not stop and he crashed into a vehicle. OVI charged: A Martins Ferry man was charged after callers in the 600 block of Oxford Sunday reported a man who “was possible intoxicated” had struck multiple vehicles and was trying to ...

Wheeling to mark 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks

WHEELING — Rabbi Joshua Lief of Wheeling's Temple Shalom said remembrance ceremonies for the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on New York and Washington, D.C., are just as important now as ever, and perhaps even more important. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the attacks on American ...

Toronto man dies in SR 152 crash

RICHMOND — A Toronto man was killed Tuesday following a single-vehicle crash near Richmond. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, James A. Clark, 70, was driving a 2024 Jeep Gladiator north on state Route 152 at about 4:26 p.m. when the vehicle went off the right side of the roadway, overturned and struck a tree. Clark was pronounced dead at the scene by the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office. Multiple emergency crews responded including the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and the Belvedere, Unionport, Hopedale and Wintersville Fire Departments. The crash remains under ...

Catholic Central Keeps Pace Before Maroon Knights Pull Away

STEUBENVILLE — The Catholic Central boys' soccer team battled rival Wheeling Central for about 70 minutes of play, however, the Maroon Knights took control thanks to a 10-minute stretch of game time. The Maroon Knights tallied a goal with about three minutes left to play in the first half, ...

Several Ohio Valley Students Named National Merit Semifinalists

A student from Steubenville High School joined several students from across the Ohio Valley in finding their names on the prestigious list of National Merit Scholarship semifinalists, which were announced Wednesday. Steubenville's Cole Carey joined five Wheeling Park High School seniors and ...