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Search for cause of fatal fire

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SMITHFIELD — Short Creek Joint Fire District Chief Austin Raymond says investigators are working to determine the cause of a deadly house fire in Smithfield over the weekend but “it’s going to take a while.” Three people — two of them school-aged children — were killed in the ...

Wellsburg’s new city manager sworn into office

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WELLSBURG — Wellsburg has a new city manager who is no stranger to the city, having lived there since 2021 and worked there previously for the Brooke County office of the West Virginia University Extension Service. Erica Tamburin also served as administrator for the village of Shadyside for ...

Morrisey lays out plans for personal income tax cuts

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CHARLESTON — With personal income tax cuts going into effect for 2026 in neighboring Kentucky and Ohio, Gov. Patrick Morrisey wants to move faster than West Virginia’s current glidepath for reducing personal income tax rates during the legislative session starting next week. During his ...

Field, phone projects approved at Buckeye Local

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DILLONVALE — More improvements are set for Buckeye Local School District facilities after officials approved a long-awaited upgrade to Pobolish Field and the replacement of a phone system that was deemed obsolete. School board members accepted a $282,090 bid from Lancaster-based Hickory ...