WELLSBURG — Wellsburg Council will need to amend its budget following a recent decision to rejoin the Business Development Corp. of the Northern Panhandle, while another proposal could provide additional funding for economic development in the community. On July 28, council voted 4-3 to ...
SMITHFIELD — Fair week officially kicks off Monday in Jefferson County, though several pre-opening activities are on tap over the weekend. The fair, now in its 155th year, brings a full week of live music, livestock shows, dance and cheerleading competitions, tractor pulls, a “Baby Beautiful” competition and more to the Jefferson County fairgrounds at Friendship Park, 1505 Friendship Park Road, Smithfield. “We’re all pretty excited about it,” Secretary Crystal Conaway said Tuesday. “We’re joining with everyone else and celebrating 250 years of American freedom. We have ...
WEIRTON — While it won’t be held at its traditional location, a favorite summer event will continue this year as the Weirton Peach Festival moves to the Masonic Temple. The festival will take place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at the Masonic Temple, 1350 Knights Road, Weirton. The ...
BARNESVILLE -- It's almost time for classes to start, but it isn't too late to enroll in a school like no other. Olney Friends School, located at the edge of Barnesville, is a place where high school students from all across the country and around the world learn and grow together. Its ...
Steel Valley Regional Transit Authority to meet STEUBENVILLE — The Steel Valley Regional Transit Authority will hold its regular board meeting at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, at the Robert J. Cutri Modal Center in Steubenville. JVS board to meet Tuesday BLOOMINGDALE — The Jefferson County Joint Vocational School District Board of Education will hold its regular meeting at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18, in the boardroom at Jefferson County Joint Vocational School, 1509 County Highway 22A. Edison announces 2026-27 meal prices Edison announces 2026-27 meal prices HAMMONDSVILLE — ...
NEW CUMBERLAND – A man accused of embezzling more than $11,000 from a local youth athletic organization waived his time for a preliminary hearing in Hancock County Magistrate Court Wednesday. David Andrew Brown, of Chester, appeared with his attorney Kevin Pearl before Magistrate Steve Svokas Wednesday morning, requesting the time be waived as well as asking for a continuance. Brown is next set to appear in Magistrate Court at 11 a.m., Sept. 3. Hancock County Prosecutor Steve Dragisich, following the hearing, explained, under state law, an individual arrested typically has up to 20 ...
