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Rainbow Bridge Memorial dedicated in Wellsburg

WELLSBURG – Area residents will now have a permanent location to remember their pets who have crossed the rainbow bridge. A dedication service was held Wednesday at Wellsburg's Fourth Ward Park, for the new Rainbow Bridge Memorial, developed through a proposal by Wellsburg Councilman Tom ...

Taking precautions

Craig Howell The Weirton Area Chamber of Commerce welcomed representatives of the local business community Wednesday morning to its Morning Momentum educational seminar, focusing on artificial intelligence and digital literacy. The seminar was presented by Chamber President Stephanie ...

Tempers flare during discussion of after-hours youth programs at Steubenville's MLK Center

STEUBENVILLE — Tensions over a change in hours that could force an employee at the Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center out exploded into raised voices and finger pointing during Tuesday's City Council meeting. Mayor Ralph Petrella was forced to slap his gavel off the desk a total of nine times and raise his voice, admonishing Fourth Ward Councilman Royal Mayo and City Manager Mike Johnson to be silent. "Gentlemen," Petrella said, his frustration showing. "We're moving on, understood? We're not having outbursts like that, we're not doing this here. This will be a professional ...

Franciscan University homecoming weekend set

STEUBENVILLE — Franciscan University of Steubenville will welcome alumni, parents, families and friends back to the hill for its annual Homecoming Weekend Friday through Sunday The weekend festivities begin Friday with the sold-out eighth annual President's Golf Outing at Steubenville Country Club. The Household Life Mass will be celebrated at 4:45 p.m. in Finnegan Fieldhouse, followed by the Alumni Awards Reception at 6 p.m. and Alumni Awards Banquet at 7p.m. at the Pope St. Paul VI Event Center in Christ the Teacher Hall. The Student Talent Show will begin at 8 p.m. in Finnegan ...

Trail will boost region's economy

STEUBENVILLE — Completing an Ohio River crossing would not just help to fill in a major gap on the Great American Rail-Trail, it would help drive economic development across the region. "This is the first gap that we really have between here and Washington, D.C., and the Ohio River is a ...