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East Liverpool celebrates America 250

EAST LIVERPOOL — The East Liverpool America 250th Celebration held downtown on Saturday following the Revolutionary War Monument dedication provided food, fun, entertainment, three hot dog eating winners and four pie contest champions. Winners of the pie baking contest, one in each ...

American Legion receives LEDA funds

NEW CUMBERLAND — The American Legion Post 10 building in Weirton will receive upgrades thanks to an allotment of state funds secured by a local state senator. Sen. Ryan Weld, R-Brooke, attended Thursday’s meeting of the Hancock County Commission to announce the awarding of nearly $43,000 in Local Economic Development Assistance funds for the veterans organization, which is located at 3140 Pennsylvania Ave. “These are funds available to local organizations,” Weld explained of the LEDA funds, which are appropriated by the West Virginia Legislature and typically used by local ...

Sorrenti’s career of service honored by Hancock County Commission

NEW CUMBERLAND — It is a rare group of people who provide decades of service to the public. Thursday afternoon, the Hancock County Commission honored one such individual, presenting a resolution in recognition of the service of John Sorrenti. Sorrenti, a lifelong resident of Weirton, is ...

Sabella sentenced for child pornography charges

LISBON — A wolf in sheep’s clothing — that’s how Judge Megan Bickerton described former hospital chaplain Joseph Paul Sabella before sentencing him Friday to 25 to 27 years in prison for downloading, printing and possessing 12,000-plus images of children engaged in sex acts. “You ...

CNBC: Ohio works for No. 1 rating

Why yes, Ohio wants your business, and a global business and financial news outlet is exclaiming the wonders of the Buckeye State’s business-friendly landscape. CNBC announced on its broadcast Thursday that Ohio is America’s Top State for Business in 2026.The network cited the state’s business costs, infrastructure, market access, electrical power capacity and inventory of shovel-ready sites in making its decision. Ohio’s housing costs also are among the most affordable nationwide, CNBC reported. “When I took office, I promised to ‘plant the seeds’ of long-term ...