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Veterans luncheon Tuesday STEUBENVILLE — Jefferson County Sheriff Fred Abdalla Jr. will host his bi-monthly luncheon for county veterans at noon today. The luncheon will be held inside the Jefferson County Justice Center, located along state Route 7 in Steubenville. Jewelry and ...

Husted leads Brown in first Senate poll

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More than a year before the 2026 general election, Sen. Jon Husted leads former Sen. Sherrod Brown in the race for the last two years of Vice President J.D. Vance’s U.S. Senate term, according to a new poll released Friday by Emerson College. The poll also shows businessman Vivek Ramaswamy ...

Program about opportunities

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WEIRTON — A community partnership is all about providing opportunities for a group of local youths. Officials with WVU Medicine Weirton Medical Center and Hancock County Schools came together Monday to formally announce the launch of Project SEARCH at the hospital. Founded at Cincinnati ...

Expect health insurance prices to rise

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Pricey prescriptions and nagging medical costs are swamping some insurers and employers now. Patients may start paying for it next year. Health insurance will grow more expensive in many corners of the market in 2026, and coverage may shrink. That could leave patients paying more for doctor ...

Weirton park board reviewing bids on Starvaggi Pool project

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WEIRTON — The Weirton Board of Parks and Recreation is in the process of reviewing the two bids it received on long-planned renovations to the Starvaggi Memorial Pool. “Wow! That’s all I can say,” said Parks Director Coty Shingle when discussing the bids as part of Thursday’s Park ...

Twelve-year-old killed in ATV crash

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FREEPORT TOWNSHIP — The Steubenville Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating the crash of an all-terrain vehicle Saturday afternoon that resulted in the death of 12-year-old Ana Zarkovic. Officials with the highway patrol said she was driving the vehicle on Old Smyrna Road ...