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Brooke County Commission could start awarding opioid funds soon

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WELLSBURG – After receiving one more request, Brooke County commissioners indicated they could soon begin distributing the county's allotment of West Virginia opioid settlement funds. As of Tuesday, commissioners had received requests for a portion of the estimated $1.1 million in opioid funds from close to 10 agencies. “We're going to be reviewing them,” Commissioner Tommy Diserio said during the commission's regular meeting Tuesday morning, adding approvals for the requests would be taking place during regular commission meetings. Previously, requests for funds had been ...

Sycamore Youth Center Hosts Six Bricks educator training milestone

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STEUBENVILLE — A significant milestone in educational training was reached Saturday at the Sycamore Youth Center as six educators completed the full Six Bricks Educator Training Program through a partnership between the Ohio Valley Youth Network and Six Bricks USA. Saturday's training ...

Block party to kick off July 4 festivities in Wellsburg

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WELLSBURG – A week of festivities in honor of Independence Day will kick off Friday night, with a block party organized by the Wellsburg Urban Renewal Authority. Area residents are invited to the Wellsburg Town Square from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Friday, for the first of a series of summer block parties. The festivities will include live music from Matt Hill and Friends, along with food and other refreshments from Taters Food Truck, Rusty Bull Taco Co., Dr. Sweets, and Carenbauer Distributing. Additional local vendors also will be on site. Headline sponsors include Jimmy Willis, House of ...

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Inspire Toronto Concerts return with patriotic kickoff June 30 TORONTO — The annual Inspire Toronto Concerts at the Gazebo series will return next week with a patriotic kickoff event featuring music, community performances and a tribute to America’s upcoming 250th anniversary. The series opens Tuesday, June 30, at the Toronto Gazebo with activities beginning at 6 p.m. A patriotic presentation will be held from 6-6:30 p.m. at the World War I monument, followed by performances by the Tri-State Community Concert Band and Community Choir from 6:30-7:30 p.m. and the Ron Retzer Trio ...

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Police Beat STEUBENVILLE POLICE Dogged: A city resident ended up in custody Saturday after she allegedly yelled obscenities and screamed at an officer who had asked her to get a dog running loose in front of her under control before it got too close to Juneteenth festival-goers. Police said Sheala M. Cronin Dembele, 35, 808 N. 8th St., was booked into the county jail with no bond on charges of assaulting an officer, resisting arrest, persistent disorderly, obstruction and having a dog at large. When the officer initially told Dembele to grab the dog she allegedly “started ...

Coming together

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Craig Howell Members of three local chambers of commerce - the Weirton Area Chamber of Commerce, Brooke County Area Chamber of Commerce and the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce, gathered Wednesday evening for a combined Business After Hours event, hosted at the Holiday Inn-Weirton ...