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Shiloh Shepherds show off in Weirton

WEIRTON – It was a dog-gone good time in Weirton over the weekend, as the Holiday Inn Weirton-Steubenville Area played host to some four-legged friends. The International Shiloh Shepherd Dog Club welcomed more than 50 dogs, and their humans, to Weirton as part of the organization’s ...

Special Olympians heading to national competition

WELLSBURG – Two local athletes are preparing to travel to Minnesota for a national competition. Kay Ferrari and Matteo Filipelli will soon be heading to Minneapolis and St. Paul to take part in the Special Olympics USA, representing West Virginia in the national games set for June 18 to ...

Bourbon night

Craig Howell The Weirton Area Chamber of Commerce welcomed guests to Get Togethers Picnic Grounds Friday night for a Bourbon and Cigar Night. Those attending were able to enjoy live musical entertainment by Buddy and Anthony, food, and sample a variety of bourbon, beer and wine, along with ...

Land office has rich history

STEUBENVILLE — The first federal land office, which has been preserved and can be toured at the Historic Fort Steuben complex, has a long history in our area. The history of the Northwest Territory dates to May 20, 1785, to provide surveying and mapping of the seven ranges of wilderness in ...

Ohio finds $1M in taxpayer funded childcare overpayments

After a what officials called a random sample review of taxpayer-funded licensed childcare centers in Ohio, a state agency found $1 million in overpayments and has terminated agreements with 10 centers. “Four hundred providers represent a statistically valid sampling of the total number of providers with agreements to provide publicly funded childcare in Ohio,” the Department of Children and Youth said in a news release. “These reviews included an in-depth analysis of attendance records and practice. “ The centers no longer receiving state funding following are in Franklin, ...

Police Reports

STEUBENVILLE POLICE No problem: A Pittsburgh Street resident said her neighbor “was drunk and her kids were outside yelling that they were hungry” Friday. Police said the mom was actually on the porch with two of her kids and appeared capable of carrying for her children, and all appeared happy and health. Stay away: A city resident told police Friday her child’s father is harassing and threatening her. She said she hadn’t spoken to him in a month and has him blocked on social media due to past domestic violence issues, but his mother dropped him off at her residence. She ...