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Weirton Water Board continues focus on distribution system

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WEIRTON – While the project to upgrade Weirton's water treatment plant comes closer to an end, the Weirton Area Water Board continues its work on upgrades to other aspects of its system. During last week's board meeting, members were updated on the progress of several ongoing projects, including a project to replace lines in the area of Walnut Street – which has become a focal point in several instances of water issues in the last few years. “Preliminary designs are underway,” announced Jesse Alden, project manager from the Thrasher Group. “We are in the process of getting ...

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Cross Creek meeting set WINTERSVILLE — Cross Creek Township will have a special meeting at 4 p.m. Monday at the township office, 1267 Cadiz Road. The meeting will be to take care of billing and to sign checks. Strawberry festival in Brilliant BRILLIANT — Brilliant Methodist Church will hold its annual strawberry festival July 3, organizer have announced. Being held in conjunction with the Wells Township Independence Day celebration, the festival will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. behind Buckeye North Elementary School. International Senior Club meets WEIRTON — The ...

Weirton Christian Center provides meals to children during the summer

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WEIRTON – The Weirton Christian Center is serving as a sponsor for the federal Summer Food Service Program, providing free lunch and a snack to area youth under the age of 18. Lunch will be served at the Weirton Christian Center from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday through Thursday, through July 30, with snacks available for those enrolled in the Christian Center's summer program from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. The Weirton Christian Center is located at 117 Ivy St. in Weirton. The summer program is available from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday, for youth in kindergarten readiness ...

Sycamore Youth Center continues summer mobile food pantry program

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STEUBENVILLE — The Sycamore Youth Center's Summer Mobile Food Pantry is once again serving children and families throughout Steubenville and Wintersville, providing free food assistance every Friday through Aug. 7. The program is designed to help address food insecurity among local youth during the summer months when school meal programs are not available. Children and teens ages 1-18 are eligible to receive food at no cost. The mobile pantry makes multiple stops each Friday at locations throughout both communities, bringing shelf-stable food directly into neighborhoods where ...

Mural dedicated to Chester's Rock Springs Park is taking shape

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CHESTER – A mural project designed to preserve the history of a local amusement park continues to take shape. Over the last few weeks, Pittsburg artist Kyle Holbrook has been working on the mural, commemorating the history of Rock Springs Park, an amusement park open in Chester from 1897 to ...

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Craig Howell Crews have been active, in recent weeks, on the demolition of the former American Legion Post 45 building in Follansbee. The building, located at 998 Main St., was condemned last year after an archway, that was part of its facade, collapsed into its roof, crashing through the ...