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Follansbee to receive $500,000 for Hooverson Heights treatment plant upgrades

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FOLLANSBEE — A grant announced by Gov. Patrick Morrisey will close the funding gap needed for the City of Follansbee to upgrade the Hooverson Heights Water Treatment Plant. A $500,000 grant, provided through the West Virginia Infrastructure and Jobs Development Council, was among nearly $26 million in funding for projects across West Virginia announced by Morrisey on Monday. “We were given details of that Thursday,” Follansbee Mayor Scott McMahon said during Monday's City Council meeting. “That will be the matching portion.” The city previously received approximately $1.3 ...

Wheeling Park hosting World Cup watch parties

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WHEELING – A worldwide event will take on some local flair as the Wheeling Park Commission and FC Wheeling are hosting three free World Cup watch parties so the public can come cheer on the United States men's national team. “Soccer has a way of bringing people together,” explained Thomas Olivier, director of FC Wheeling. “It’s called ‘the world’s game' for a reason. We’re hoping for hundreds of people, especially families.” Olivier hopes those attending will get in the spirit by wearing red, white and blue. The watch parties will take place at the White Place on ...

Project is a labor of love for Hibbits

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STEUBENVILLE — What began as a service-learning project has become a labor of love for Sarah Hibbits. Hibbits, the Orton-Gillingham specialist for Indian Creek Local Schools, created chemo care bags in 2015 to help people undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatment at the Tony Teramana ...

Search begins for next Steubenville police chief

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STEUBENVILLE — With Steubenville Police Chief Ken Anderson set to retire a little more than a month from now, the search for his replacement begins in earnest this week. Anderson is retiring with 33 years on the job, the last four as chief. His last day will be July 20. City Manager Mike Johnson said a total of 10 applications were submitted, including three from within the department. A five-member executive subcommittee will meet behind closed doors this week to determine which candidates will be invited to interview Thursday. By charter, the committee includes Johnson and Mayor ...

Property tax petition quest for Ohio ballot pushed to 2027

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Ohio voters will not get the chance to eliminate property taxes in the state when they go to the polls this November. Organizers of a petition drive to get a proposed constitutional amendment banning property taxes on the ballot this fall need more time to gather the required number of signatures and are pushing the effort instead to 2027, Brian Massie, leader of Abolish Ohio Property Tax, said recently on the organization’s website AxOHTax.com. The group’s goal was to collect 620,000 signatures of registered voters to put the issue on the ballot this November, 200,000 more than ...

Expand Energy hosts regional emergency management agencies

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WHEELING — Representatives of emergency management organizations from across the Ohio Valley visited the offices of Expand Energy last week as part of a collaborative event allowing area first responders to get a better understanding of the natural gas company's operations. The company also ...