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Steubenville sanitation schedule changes for Labor Day STEUBENVILLE — The City of Steubenville Sanitation Department will be closed Monday in observance of Labor Day. No garbage collection will occur Monday. During the week of Sept. 7-11, garbage collection will occur one day later than usual. Cross Creek sets special meeting WINTERSVILLE — Cross Creek Township Trustees will hold a special neeting at 4 p.m. Thursday at the Township Board Room, 1267 Cadiz Road. On the agenda are the Skyview Drive project, a gas and oil contract signing and to increase 2026 appropriations. SHS ...

Redevelopment begins on former Weirton Elks Lodge building

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WEIRTON — Work has begun to stabilize and rehabilitate the former Elks Lodge building in Weirton. The Weirton Elks Lodge 1801, part of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, closed in 2022, with the property taken over by the City of Weirton in 2025. Earlier this year, Weirton Council ...

Friendly competition on tap at First Fridays

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STEUBENVILLE — Looking for a little friendly competition? September's First Fridays on Fourth is the place you will want to be. "The idea is pretty simple — we're going to do the normal First Friday with this great addition: We're going to line the street with all sorts of competitive ...

OhioRISE welcomes all to Inclusion Night at Jefferson County Fair

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RAYLAND — OhioRISE welcomed some familiar friends and made new contacts during the Jefferson County Fair’s Inclusion Night Aug. 19. They joined other agencies on the midway to greet fairgoer families and share information. Jefferson County Educational Service Center OhioRISE is a Medicaid ...

Jefferson County Heritage Tree to be planted at Friendship Park

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SMITHFIELD — The Friendship Park District will host a public dedication ceremony Sept. 12 for Jefferson County’s official Heritage Tree as part of Ohio’s Heritage Trees: Planting History Project. The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. at Shelters 4 and 5 overlooking Friendship Lake. The event is free and open to the public. The statewide project will place a white oak, Ohio’s official state tree, in each of the state’s 88 counties as part of the America250 commemoration of the nation’s 250th anniversary. Cenovus Energy is the presenting sponsor, with Ohio Liquor and the ...