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Cross Creek budget hearing set WINTERSVILLE — A public hearing will be held on the Cross Creek Township 2027 budget. The hearing will be held at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the office of the board of trustees, 1267 Cadiz Road. The regular board meeting will follow. Veterans Service Commission to meet STEUBENVILLE — The Veterans Service Commission of Jefferson County will hold its regular meeting at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. The meeting will be held at 500 Market St. All veterans and interested parties are welcome to attend. Offices to close for holiday WEIRTON – Area governmental ...

Window 'blew out' one day after mall was condemned

STEUBENVILLE — One day after the Fort Steuben Mall was condemned as dangerous and unsafe, City Manager Mike Johnson reports a window at the former 3 Bad Hombres storefront “blew out.” Johnson said he’s not aware of any injuries as a result of the window giving way but notes that was one of the areas of structural concern that led to the mall’s closure. “In January the building inspector’s report indicated pressure on the windows was a concern,” he said. “In the June follow-up visit the inspector noted the condition of the windows was worsening as cracks were now ...

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Birthdays July 1 Jane Olesky, Toronto July 2 Sydney Bennington, Mingo Junction Police Beat STEUBENVILLE POLICE Role model: A mother was taken into custody after she allegedly was in an altercation with another mother in the mall parking lot Monday after their children had argued earlier. Police charged McKaya Jade Beaver, 23, 1419 Madison Ave., Toronto, with assault. Beaver allegedly told police she got out of her car to confront the other mother, calling it “an ‘on-sight’ type thing” and said she hit the other mother first, sparking the altercation. Police said both ...

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Police Beat Steubenville PD Stolen: A woman checking on a Butte Street property said she arrived there Sunday to find an air conditioning unit missing from the side of the house, the front door glass shattered and a headlight on a vehicle damaged. Booked: Mary Eddy, 37, 3019 West St., theft and a bench warrant (probation violation), Monday. Jefferson County Sheriff Creepy: A Two Ridge Road resident said a man followed her to her apartment Saturday and when she opened the door, tried to “follow her in and stated he was looking for someone.” She told him to get ...

Rabbi Lief to chair Wheeling Homeless Task Force

WHEELING – Officials in the city of Wheeling do not expect to solve the complex problem of homelessness, but a new task force of local religious leaders and chaired by Rabbi Joshua Lief of Temple Shalom are expected to offer a fresh approach to collaboratively tackling the challenging ...