STEUBENVILLE – McKinley STEM Academy was among schools throughout the nation that marked the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S. with a special program on Friday morning. And they did so by expressing their thanks to the many emergency first responders and ...
FOLLANSBEE – While taking time to remember the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, two area officials also encouraged residents to recapture the sense of unity felt in the days after. During a brief ceremony held Friday night at Follansbee Park, marking the 25th anniversary of ...
WEIRTON – After announcing it would be closing its doors a few weeks ago, a local nonprofit organization that served residents in Hancock and Brooke counties now finds itself the subject of an investigation. In a press release issued Thursday evening, officials with the Brooke Hancock Family Resource Network announced operations of the nonprofit had been halted after a review of its finances uncovered some inconsistencies. “The Board of Directors of the Brooke Hancock Family Resource Network ceased operation in August after possible fraudulent activities were uncovered by an ...
WELLSBURG – A total of nine individual lawsuits now have been filed on behalf of female student-athletes who utilized the girls locker rooms at Brooke High School since the start of the new school year. The complaints – filed in Brooke County Circuit Court – seek monetary damages for the students in an amount to be determined at trial, along with interest, court costs and attorney fees. Four of the young women are students at Brooke High School, while the other five are visiting students forced to use the girls locker room at Brooke County High School, according to information ...
WINTERSVILLE — A $2,000 grant from the AEP Ohio Foundation will help stock pantries at Indian Creek schools and provide students with food, clothing and hygiene supplies. District Treasurer/CFO Adam Lewis applied for the grant after company officials presented the opportunity. Applicants ...
I am sure that most of you dear readers will know by now that there is going to be a new business coming to downtown Steubenville soon. If all goes to plan, next year we will be enjoying drinks at the new OYO Brewing Company on Market and S. Fourth St. This brewery will be the first in Steubenville since about 1919 but our brewing past goes back to our very beginnings as a community. I thought it would be interesting to look at our brewing heritage here in town. A number of years ago I purchased a book called Brewing Beer in the Ohio Valley by Dr. Robert A Musson. This book is part of a ...
