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Soup and sandwich sale set WELLSBURG — St. John Altar and Rosary will hold a soup and sandwich sale beginning at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the church hall, located at 1300 Charles St. in Wellsburg. The sale will continue until all of the food has been sold. Soups on the menu will include ...

Wellsburg man sentenced in sexual assault case

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WELLSBURG — A Wellsburg man was sentenced to up to two years of confinement at a juvenile detention center and five years of supervised release after being charged with the sexual assault of a minor. The sentence on Monday came after Garrett Colley, 21, of Wellsburg entered a Kennedy plea ...

Students follow their ‘Broadway Dreams’

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STEUBENVILLE — Two Steubenville High School students got a taste of the Great White Way when they attended the Broadway Dreams theater program this summer. Seniors Anthony Pearce and Mia Loy headed to New York City from June 30-July 5 where they joined other youth for a summer intensive ...

Hancock Commission discuss distribution of opioid funds

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NEW CUMBERLAND — Hancock County commissioners are looking further into opportunities to distribute some of the county’s allotment of West Virginia opioid settlement funds, although not everyone can agree about how those funds should be used. Commissioners met in a work session Monday ...

Rising up the ranks

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The Weirton Police Department, city officials, family and friends gathered Monday to celebrate the promotion of two of the city’s law enforcement officers. Randy Kernen has been elevated to the rank of lieutenant, while Jeff Miller now holds the rank of sergeant. Kernen first joined the ...

Ohio legislation would end public pension pickup

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COLUMBUS — A lawmaker from the northern part of the state introduced legislation Friday that aims to end the practice of pension pickup across all levels of Ohio government. House Bill 473, introduced by state Rep. David Thomas, R-Jefferson, would prohibit public employers from paying the ...