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Weirton takes steps to increase security

Editorials

It seems safety is on the minds of residents a lot these days, whether you’re driving through your neighborhood or going on a lengthy journey. For many years, security measures have been established pretty much everywhere we go — many in response to major incidents and disasters — from airports, to hospitals, to stadiums and arenas. This list includes local schools, where entrances are closely monitored and students and teachers, as well as visitors, have to pass through sophisticated detectors. One of the more visible examples is at the entrance to courthouses, police and ...

Sportsmanship important aspect

Editorials

The pageantry and excitement of high school football returns this week, and we once again are reminded about the special place the game holds in the hearts of residents from across the Tri-State Area. Area teams open their seasons Thursday night when Bellaire travels to Buckeye Local for a 7 p.m. start. More teams open their seasons on Friday night, when Steubenville Big Red hosts Youngstown Ursuline in a battle of state powers at Harding Stadium; Catholic Central heads north to take on Wellsville; Indian Creek travels to Cambridge; Edison hosts Shenandoah; Toronto hosts Southern ...

Football edition a yearly tradition

Editorials

Our annual football edition will be included with your Wednesday newspaper, marking the return of local high school sports for 2025. The high school football season, which officially opens this week in Ohio and next week in West Virginia, will be the topic of many conversations and will occupy the hearts and minds of fans from all parts of the region for at least the next 10 weeks — and, hopefully, beyond. With all of that in mind, members of our local sports staff, led by Sports Editor Andrew Grimm, have spent much of the past several weeks conducting interviews, taking ...

We cannot fail our children

Editorials

Tri-State Area residents generally think of the region as being a fantastic place for children to grow up. But perception does not always match reality, as WalletHub’s 2025’s States With the Most Underprivileged Children suggests. West Virginia is ranked sixth, Ohio is ranked 18th and Pennsylvania is ranked 35th on the list of states with the most underprivileged children. That West Virginia and Ohio rank in the lower half is reason for concern. But a look at the metrics tells the tale. Ohio is 16th for the percentage of children in households below the poverty line, 26th ...

Stop embarrassing yourselves

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: Considering the declassified material coming out about how Barack Obama and the Democratic Party weaponized the government against Donald Trump — Democrats say this is old news; we’re moving on, but Trump’s justice department isn’t. The Democrats will soon be held accountable for their mendacity. Even unions are abandoning the party. Democrats cry about gerrymandering in Texas, but they perfected the art. Here are some facts: Massachusetts was gerrymandered to prevent any Republican representatives from holding any of its 11 seats in Congress, although Trump ...

Guest column/A 50th high school reunion and memories of the past

Local Columns

This summer, I crashed a 50th high school reunion that wasn’t mine. It could have been but I changed school systems and the kids I grew up with and I went in different directions. I’m hard pressed to think when we ever crossed paths during our high school years while living in the same town. I grew up in the Catholic system in Weirton, attending St. Paul’s Grade School, but after seeing and experiencing a few abuses, though they were few, I’d had enough of uniforms and nuns and went off to Weir High School; plus, I didn’t want my parents paying another extra cost for my high ...