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Republican candidates take the stage in Northern Panhandle

WELLSBURG - Area voters gathered at the Crooked Dock Thursday for an opportunity to hear from several Republican candidates seeking office in the upcoming election, ranging from those hoping to be county commissioners to an incumbent member of Congress. Organized by the Hancock County, Brooke County and Ohio County Republican executive committees, the event included candidates from throughout the Northern Panhandle, with local radio personality Steve Novotney serving as master of ceremonies. Among those in attendance was U.S. Rep. Riley Moore, R-W.Va., who is seeking his second term ...

Calcutta VFD marks National Fire Prevention Week

Calcutta Volunteer Fire Department spent this past week engaging in the community in observance of National Fire Prevention Week. This year’s theme was Charge Into Fire Safety about lithium ion batteries. Department members provided a lecture on fire safety at home and demonstrations for ...

Akron Children’s Mobile Care Unit coming to East Liverpool City Schools

EAST LIVERPOOL —East Liverpool City Schools will welcome the Akron Children’s Mobile Care Unit to the district, bringing convenient, high-quality pediatric healthcare services directly to Potter students and families. The Mobile Care Unit, operated by Akron Children’s in partnership ...

Street paving begins in New Cumberland

NEW CUMBERLAND - A few weeks after being announced by the governor, a project to pave the city streets of New Cumberland is getting under way. According to information released Tuesday night by the West Virginia Department of Transportation, paving of all city streets is beginning this week, with traffic restrictions in place daily from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., from the intersection of Industrial Park Road and state Route 2, to Jackson Street. The project is scheduled to continue through until early November, with flaggers maintaining traffic. “This is going to be something different ...

Former Eastern Gateway president and two others indicted

STEUBENVILLE — Ohio Auditor Keith Faber announced Thursday that indictments were issued against three people whose crimes diverted $20 million in federal financial aid and state subsidies from Eastern Gateway Community College, led to closure of the community college in 2024 and affected its ...

Man who allegedly rammed police vehicles in arranged drug deal one of 22 open indictments by grand jury

LISBON —A man who allegedly rammed vehicles containing four East Palestine police officers when he arrived for an arranged drug deal was issued an indictment this week. Micah Ronald Barnes, 27, Pittsburgh, Pa., was one of 22 defendants openly indicted by the Columbiana County Grand Jury, which met for two days. The grand jury also issued 27 secret indictments and one superseding indictment. The charges against Barnes included four counts of felonious assault, a first-degree felony, second-degree felony trafficking in cocaine, third-degree felonies of failure to comply with an order ...