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Property Transfers

Center TownshipFrank Chestnut to Gregory Wright, home on state Route 164; $139,000.George Lones to Janet Krueger, trustee, condominium on Robert Road; $124,000.Robert and Bonnie Gardner to Scott and Aubrey Scheinerl, home and 5.1 acres on state Route 172; $175,000.Joseph and Karen Stepo to Thelma and Jerry Gawlik, vacant property on Pleasantview Drive; $17,000.ColumbianaCorey and Trisha Less to Michael and Amy James, home on North Elm Street; $173,000.Richard and Mary Ann Rezek to Ruth Parry Trust, home on Timberline Drive; $165,000Roy and Joyce Allen to Nicole Cochran, home on North ...

East Liverpool native granted 18th patent

DAYTON - An East Liverpool native recently was awarded his 18th US Patent.on May 31, US Patent No. 9,353462 (Fiber Blends) was granted to Paul M. (Mel) Standley, and assigned to Finite Fiber, an Akron-based producer of precision cut fibers and a subsidiary of Dowco LLC, also an Akron-based company.The patent deals with novel custom pre-blends of aramide (Kevlar) fibers of various particle sizes and surface roughness characteristics (fibrillation), carbon fibers, and PTFE (polytetrafluoroethane - Teflon) fibers in various proportions that may be combined with other selected materials ...

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Family Medical Care’s new Vision Center accepting patients

WEIRTON - CHANGE Inc. has announced that Family Medical Care's Vision Center is accepting new patients at the Weirton Family Medical Care office, located at 3136 West St.The FMC Vision Care team has more than 40 years of experience with a private practice setting."With the new Vision Care team, Family Medical Care offers a new, fully-equipped Vision Center," a release reads. "The Vision Center is geared to meet all routine eye care needs, including a comprehensive eye exam along with an optical department that offers low-cost frames, lenses, and contacts.The FMC Vision Center accepts ...

CHANGE Inc. offering Homebuyer Education Class online

WEIRTON - CHANGE Inc. has partnered with eHome America, the nation's premier online home ownership education program, offering access to quality, accessible information and education for first-time home buyers"Now our rural and metropolitan residents alike can have quality learning anytime, anywhere from the comfort of their home or on-the-go via their tablet," a release reads. "Once registered for the online class, they have up to a year to complete the course."The online course is offered in English and Spanish with more than 50 video tutorials available. Homebuyers learn at their own ...

CHANGE awarded funding to expand services in county

WEIRTON - In the span of four months, CHANGE Inc. received the highly-competitive Substance Abuse Service Expansion Grant, the Health Infrastructure Investment Program Grant and the Oral Health Service Expansion Grant, all of which will assist in expanding the services of CHANGE and expand upon the Patient Centered Medical Home model for the residents of Hancock, Brooke and Jefferson counties.CHANGE Inc. is a federally-qualified Health Center (FQHC) and community action agency servicing Hancock and Brooke counties in West Virginia and Jefferson County in Ohio as well as surrounding ...