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Weirton Peach Festival moves to new location for this year

WEIRTON — While it won’t be held at its traditional location, a favorite summer event will continue this year as the Weirton Peach Festival moves to the Masonic Temple. The festival will take place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at the Masonic Temple, 1350 Knights Road, Weirton. The ...

Olney Friends School celebrates 150 Years at Barnesville campus

BARNESVILLE -- It's almost time for classes to start, but it isn't too late to enroll in a school like no other. Olney Friends School, located at the edge of Barnesville, is a place where high school students from all across the country and around the world learn and grow together. Its ...

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Steel Valley Regional Transit Authority to meet STEUBENVILLE — The Steel Valley Regional Transit Authority will hold its regular board meeting at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, at the Robert J. Cutri Modal Center in Steubenville. JVS board to meet Tuesday BLOOMINGDALE — The Jefferson County Joint Vocational School District Board of Education will hold its regular meeting at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18, in the boardroom at Jefferson County Joint Vocational School, 1509 County Highway 22A. Edison announces 2026-27 meal prices Edison announces 2026-27 meal prices HAMMONDSVILLE — ...

Hancock County embezzlement case continued

NEW CUMBERLAND – A man accused of embezzling more than $11,000 from a local youth athletic organization waived his time for a preliminary hearing in Hancock County Magistrate Court Wednesday. David Andrew Brown, of Chester, appeared with his attorney Kevin Pearl before Magistrate Steve Svokas Wednesday morning, requesting the time be waived as well as asking for a continuance. Brown is next set to appear in Magistrate Court at 11 a.m., Sept. 3. Hancock County Prosecutor Steve Dragisich, following the hearing, explained, under state law, an individual arrested typically has up to 20 ...

Murals lost as Steubenville building comes down

STEUBENVILLE — The old Elks Lodge in downtown Steubenville and two murals that once graced its exterior walls have both been reduced to rubble. The building, located at the corner of North Fifth and Washington streets, was purchased by the College of St. Joseph the Worker at an auditor's ...