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Hancock County 4-H Camp makes history this summer

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WEIRTON — This summer marked the busiest and most successful season of 4-H camping in Hancock County history. A total of 135 members from across the county attended one of four camps being offered. Participants explored new skills, made lifelong friends and discovered the power of teamwork, ...

Community news from around the area

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Special ceremony set at Bethany BETHANY — A matriculation ceremony for the Class of 2029 at Bethany College will be held at 5 p.m. today. The college’s new students will take their first steps through the Oglebay Gates, which is a symbolic procession marking the beginning of their ...

Appeal arguments continue over East Palestine settlement

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EAST PALESTINE — The appeal of last year’s $600 million settlement between Norfolk Southern and residents impacted by the Feb. 3, 2023, derailment and chemical spill is dead in the water, a brief filed in Cincinnati’s Sixth Court on behalf of appellees insists. “Some cases present ...

AEP foundation helps United Way

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The United Way of Jefferson County has received a $10,000 donation from the AEP-Ohio Foundation. On hand for the presentation were, from left, Mike Sikora, AEP key accounts manager; Charles McGowan, AEP Steubenville DSS; Marci Snyder-Crawford, executive director of the United Way; and Frank ...

Massive rescue effort led to pulling workers from debris

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CLAIRTON, Pa. (AP) — Moments after an explosion erupted at a U.S. Steel plant outside Pittsburgh, company firefighters, local responders and employees raced in to rescue people from the smoldering wreckage. They were able to free one injured worker who was whisked to a hospital. But one ...

Weirton again looks at city manager spending limit

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WEIRTON — After a similar resolution failed earlier this year, Weirton officials are making a renewed effort to increase the spending limit placed on the city manager. As part their meeting Monday, members of Weirton Council unanimously approved the first reading of an ordinance “To amend ...