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Body found in Steubenville's Beatty Park

STEUBENVILLE — A man's body was discovered Friday morning in Beatty Park. Police Chief Wes Crawford said the man's identity is not being released pending notification of his next of kin. Crawford said the cause of death could not be determined at the scene and the investigation is ongoing. Volunteers working at the park say hikers found the man's body by the old Stone Lodge.

Warwood residents file civil suit to stop data center development

WHEELING — A group of Warwood residents is attempting to halt the development of a data center on the former Centre Foundry & Machine Co. property along W.Va. 2 by taking legal action against the new owner. A civil complaint was electronically filed Wednesday in Ohio County Circuit Court by ...

Sermon topics

• Cove Presbyterian Church: "The Trinity at Work" • Finley Church: "Embracing Our New Identity" • Harmony Church of Mingo Junction: "Praise, Repent, Ask, Yield" • Memorial Baptist Church: "Dinner at Matthew's House" • St. Paul's Church: "It's All a Package" • Two Ridges Presbyterian Church: "The Greatest Treasure" • Winterville Methodist Church: "Testimony" • Zion United Church of Christ: "Predestined to Pray"

Overturned cargo

Traffic had to be routed off of a portion of southbound Ohio Route 7 in Steubenville Thursday morning after a tractor trailer carrying a load of coal overturned, spilling its load onto the roadway. By 9:30 a.m., the truck had been lifted back onto its wheels, while another truck was brought in ...

Capito addresses floods, military action and potential government shutdown

WHEELING — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito pledged her support for those affected by extreme flooding this week in West Virginia and said she would provide any needed help in obtaining federal assistance once damage is assessed. Capito, R-West Virginia, spoke with state reporters via teleconference Thursday and reported it was a beautiful day in Washington, D.C. “But it was certainly not a beautiful day in Buckhannon, Weston, and Lewis and Upshur counties on Tuesday with a devastating flood (happening there),” Capito said. “It flooded some areas where I don’t remember ever ...

An evening to rock

Ross Gallabrese U.S. Kids rocked the Berkman Amphitheater stage Thursday as the Fort Steuben Summer Concert Series continued. Twice as Nice opened the evening. The series of free concerts will continue next Thursday with Megan Paullet performing at 7 p.m. and Aftermath following at 8 p.m.