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Steubenville BOE recognizes student accomplishments

STEUBENVILLE — The Steubenville Board of Education recognized two students for outstanding academic and athletic accomplishments during its Sept. 16 meeting. Aaron Newman, principal of Steubenville High School, and Jackie Reeves, a guidance counselor, introduced senior Cole Carey, who has ...

Former Brooke High School principal waives preliminary hearing

WELLSBURG – The case against the former Brooke High School principal accused of hiding cameras in the school's girls' locker rooms will be heading to circuit court. Eric Michael James, 53, through his defense counsel, DeMarr W. Moulton, waived his preliminary hearing Monday morning, while ...

Contractor injured at Jefferson County JVS

BLOOMINGDALE — Students and staff members at the Jefferson County Joint Vocational School faced some anxious moments Monday morning after an incident left a subcontractor who was working in the building injured and closed the school for most of the day. According to Robert Gaffney, chief of the Belvedere Volunteer Fire Department, reports about a fire at the school were received about 10:11 a.m. Monday. He said the fire had been extinguished before crews arrived at the scene. Something happened while a contractor was working in the school's electrical room, Gaffney reported, and ...

Donation brings JVS experience full circle

BLOOMINGDALE — A past student is helping future graduates hone their skills by donating training equipment to the electrical trades program at Jefferson County Joint Vocational School. Jim Westfall, a 1996 graduate of the JVS and owner of Vocational-Education Training Solutions, contributed ...

James waives preliminary hearing

WELLSBURG – The former principal of Brooke High School, accused of hiding cameras in the school's girls' locker room areas, is heading to circuit court. Eric James, 53, through his defense attorney DeMarr W. Moulton, waived his preliminary hearing Monday morning while appearing before ...

Hot time at the Brooke County Fair

Craig Howell Patrick Graham of Graham Acres Forge and Kris McLaughlin of 4 Star Forge demonstrated their blacksmithing craft during the Brooke County Fair, held over the weekend at Brooke Hills Park. The fair featured a variety of attractions, rides, competitions, and more, over two days, ...