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Hancock Commission considers agreement for senior meal program

Local News July 3, 2026

NEW CUMBERLAND — Hancock County commissioners addressed several end-of-year items during their meeting Tuesday, including a lease agreement between the Hancock County Senior Center and the Brooke County Committee on Aging. The Brooke County Committee on Aging is a nonprofit organization that oversees the Brooke County Senior Center. “They want to rent out the kitchen to provide meal delivery,” Commission President Eron Chek said. The nutrition program serves both Brooke and Hancock counties, offering lunches through one congregate site in Hancock County and two locations in ...

Blinking traffic signals at 12 downtown Steubenville intersections to transition to 4-way stops

Local News July 3, 2026

STEUBENVILLE — Drivers will have to adjust to a new norm in downtown Steubenville—blinking red lights at 12 intersections that are transitioning to all-way stops. City Engineer Mike Dolak said traffic signals at those intersections are being decommissioned. For the next six months they’ll blink red to help motorist adjust to the change. “It’s part of the downtown signal removal project,” he said. “We did a safety study, looked at all the intersections, that found at 12 out of 13 intersections traffic signals are not warranted any longer. The lights are old and antiquated ...

Daily Happenings

Daily Happenings July 2, 2026

Birthdays July 3 Darlene Oiler, Steubenville July 5 Justin Cummngs, Bloomingdale Marriage Licenses The following marriage applications have been filed in Jefferson County: Frederic Earl Stingle of Smithfield and Sheryl Lynn Morrison of Dillonavle Anthony James Renzelli and Anna Marie Gombar, both of Wintersville Christopher James Lott Jr. of Mingo Junction and Rachel Jane Clampitt of Wellsburg James Dean Balvin and Stacy Lynn Constantine, both of Wintersville Silas Abram Wolfe and Veronica Rose-Marie Thelen, both of Bloomingdale Jonathan Matthew Smith and Justine Nicole ...

United in art

Community July 2, 2026

Craig Howell A new mural is taking shape on the north wall of the Strip Steel Credit Union building, 3316 Main St., Weirton. Outlines for the mural include depictions of the logos of branches from the United States military, as well as an American flag and other elements.

History in the Hills: 250 years of Independence

Community July 2, 2026

As a historian it is hard to describe the excitement that I feel about this Independence Day. Something about an anniversary is exciting but more than that, this day, this year in particular, feels different. Exactly 250 years ago on July 4, our nation was born with the Declaration of Independence. I think as a people it would hard to find a document more impactful on a personal and national level. Due to this document and the nation that was born as a result, my ancestors, and so many others, came to this country for the opportunity for a better life. They hoped, to pursue the ideals ...

Sermon topics

Community July 2, 2026

• Bell Chapel UMC: "What's in a Name? Gideon" • Cove Presbyterian Church: "Good vs Evil: The War Within" • Finley Church: 10:45 a.m. — "There is Only One Foundation"; 6 p.m. — "A Better Hope" • First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ): "An Invitation to Rest" • Harmony Church of Mingo Junction: "Mammon" • Memorial Baptist Church: "Delighting in Weakness" • St. Paul's Church: "Matching the Image" • Two Ridges Presbyterian Church: "A Godly Heritage" • Wintersville Church of Christ: "Ephesians 2: Unity in the Body of Christ " • Wintersville Methodist ...