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Former Weirton school building to be converted into apartments

WEIRTON – A former school building will soon have a new use. The Weirton Zoning Board of Appeals during its meeting Tuesday approved a conditional use request by Jesse Krieg of Kensington Investments to convert the former Marland Heights Elementary into an apartment complex, featuring 12 ...

It's bee season

Craig Howell The planning committee for the Herald-Star Jefferson-Harrison County Regional Spelling Bee presented by Youngstown State University has started work on this school year's event, set for March 13 at Buckeye North Elementary School. Meeting Tuesday inside the R. Larry George ...

No decision on Brooke vacancy

WELLSBURG — Members of the Brooke County Board of Education moved a step closer to filling a vacancy Tuesday night. The board chose to interview the top five candidates for the open spot during a special session set for 6 p.m. Oct. 13 at the board of education office complex. That ...

Edison selects homecoming court

Contributed Edison High School has selected its 2026 Fall Homecoming Court and is gearing up for activities throughout the week. The school will hold spirit week with themed dress-up days, including pajamas, jerseys, tie dye, beach wear, and finally homecoming court shirts. The homecoming ...

Oyo Brewing Company Complex Opening in August

Ross Gallabrese Andrew Sharples, right, developer and owner of Oyo Brewing Co., gave members of the Steubenville Kiwanis Club an update about the project during Tuesday's meeting. Scheduled to open in August, the complex, which sits at the corner of Fourth and Market streets, will include a ...

Steubenville budget hearings continue

STEUBENVILLE — City Council knocked off three more departmental budget hearings, this time focusing on Municipal Court, the sanitation department and maintenance and repair. The sanitation department's fiscal outlook has been steadily declining during the past decade, and Supervisor Bob Baird told council Tuesday he doesn't see it getting better without help. "With any business, any department in this city, any organization, your revenues have to at least match your expenses or you're going down," Baird said. "So there's only there's only two ways that I know of to address that ...