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Steubenville Council hears concerns about homeless

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STEUBENVILLE — Some two dozen community advocates met with city leaders Tuesday in hopes of mapping out a strategy for dealing with homelessness in the aftermath of the closing of Steubenville’s two emergency shelters. Grappling with state funding cuts, Urban Mission Ministries was forced ...

Bove, Schoolcraft elected to Indian Creek school board

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WINTERSVILLE — Voters in the Indian Creek Local School District named two to its five-member board and approved the renewal of a five-year levy to support the school district’s operations. Emerging winners of the nonpartisan race were Dan Bove Jr., who received 2,808 votes, or 41.58 ...

Four chosen to serve after Wintersville Council election results

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WINTERSVILLE — Voters in Wintersville selected four incumbents to represent them on the village’s council. The apparent winners of the very close race are Bob Merriman, with 588 votes, or 21.75 percent; Carmen DeStefano, with 541 votes, or 19.09 percent; Randy Spence, with 537 votes, or ...

Three returned to serve on Toronto City Council

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TORONTO — Three incumbents seeking re-election to three at large Toronto Council received support from voters on Tuesday. The three were Michael Burkey, who received 541 votes, or 35.9 percent; Larry Glenn, who received 475 votes, or 31.52 percent; and Ron Holmes, who received 474 votes, ...

Baker, Peeler re-elected to Mingo Junction Council

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MINGO JUNCTION — A majority of voters in Mingo Junction chose two incumbents from a pool of five candidates to represent them on Village Council in Tuesday’s general election. Emerging winners of the race were Mark Baker, who received 374 votes, or 33.27 percent, and Adam Peeler, who ...

Saline Township EMS levy fails

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HAMMONDSVILLE — A majority of voters in Saline Township opposed a five-year 6-mill levy for local emergency medical services. A total of 250 voters, or 75.76 percent, opposed the levy, while 80 voters, or 24.24 percent, supported it, according to unofficial results from the Jefferson County ...