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Hancock Commission takes step to dissolve county park board

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NEW CUMBERLAND — The Hancock County Commission began a process, Thursday, which could see the dissolution of the county’s Board of Parks and Recreation. Although not everyone is on board with the proposal. Commissioners voted 2-1 on the first reading of an ordinance “dissolving the ...

Weirton water distribution replacement could cost $190 million

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WEIRTON — Last year, the Weirton Area Water Board was ordered to design and implement a project to replace all cast iron and galvanized lines in the city’s water distribution system, following an investigation into widespread outages and boil orders in early 2025. Now, officials have an ...

Weirton sanitary plant project still eyed for April completion

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WEIRTON — The project to expand the capacity of Weirton’s wastewater treatment plant is nearing completion. The $37 million project was the main talking point during Thursday’s meeting of the Weirton Sanitary Board, with representatives of Thrasher Engineering noting construction stands ...

WV Department of Education seeks partners to feed kids this summer

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CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Department of Education is seeking partnerships with organizations across the state to help feed children and provide supervised activities this summer. An average of 204,115 children in West Virginia — about 86 percent of school children — receive free ...

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SVRTA board to meet STEUBENVILLE — Steel Valley Regional Transit Authority will hold its regular board meeting at 4:30 p.m. Thursday. The meeting will be held at the Robert J. Cutri Modal Center. JVS board to meet BLOOMINGDALE — The board of education for the Jefferson County ...