WELLSBURG — Wellsburg Council members are discussing the potential for establishing new procedures and requirements for their meetings. Council convened in its regular session July 28, which had been rescheduled from a meeting originally set for July 14 where only three of the eight members ...
STEUBENVILLE — Jefferson County commissioners agreed Thursday to submit the “very preliminary” estimate requested by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency regarding the potential cost of supplying Cadiz with water, but stressed they do not want to be rushed into a decision they could regret later. During a work session Thursday, Jefferson County Water and Sewer District Director Jonathan Sgalla told commissioners the OEPA is seeking the most cost-effective solution to address the Harrison County community’s water needs. “There’s a major collaboration involved in this,” ...
MINGO JUNCTION — The Jefferson County Innovation Center has come to fruition, and officials will celebrate with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Aug. 13. Community partners, local leaders and the public are invited to take part in festivities at 2321 Wilson Ave. in Mingo Junction. The event will ...
Local and state officials recently conducted field reviews of the proposed locations for a new crossing to replace the Market Street Bridge. In a newsletter update on the project released Thursday, Brooke-Hancock-Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission Executive Director Mike Paprocki ...
Police Beat STEUBENVILLE POLICE Grounded: A man riding his bicycle told police he saw a man “punch a female in the face” in the 400 block of Madison Avenue Monday. He said he confronted the male and they argued, then after he began riding away, he said the male “came up from behind and pushed him off his bike.” He said after he fell, the man “punched him several times in the head,” then he and the woman he punched got in a car and drove away. Police said they didn’t see any injuries to the man’s head, but his elbow and knee were cut. He didn’t want medical ...
WHEELING – The Bethlehem Apostolic Temple will make its annual effort to help students move joyfully back to the classroom with two events this weekend. The church’s annual distribution of school supplies is set to begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at the North Wheeling Dream Center, 407 Main St. ...
